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Sous Vide Pork Chops

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GlennM
GlennM Posts: 1,365
edited June 2012 in EggHead Forum
OK, you guys did it to me. I went out and impulse purchased a sous vide demi today. I should not visit this forum!!
I have a couple of nice thick pork chops to cook for dinner tomorrow evening. Any suggestions?
In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • billybon
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    Why not start out simple? Brine the chops for a couple of hours, then rinse off excess salt. Bag and seal one chop per bag. Cook in preheated Demi at 135F for about three hours. Remove and pat dry. Season before searing over hot coals in the egg. (about 40 seconds per side)

    Yum, yum
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  • Hungry Joe
    Hungry Joe Posts: 1,567
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    Maybe we should have a sous vide forum also.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
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    I like billy bon's idea. I normally don't brine but the egg finish will give you loads of flavor either way.
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Duganboy
    Duganboy Posts: 1,118
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    Why not start out simple? Brine the chops for a couple of hours, then rinse off excess salt. Bag and seal one chop per bag. Cook in preheated Demi at 135F for about three hours. Remove and pat dry. Season before searing over hot coals in the egg. (about 40 seconds per side)

    Yum, yum
    Do you normally brine meats that you are doing SV?
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  • billybon
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    No, I do not normally brine meats that I am doing SV. However, brining the chops before cooking it SV will help inhibit the secretion of white protein, known as albumen. On his first cook, I wanted his results to be attractive as well as delicious. The albumen does not bother me personally.
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  • GlennM
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    I will put them I a brine shortly. Do you use any sugar in the brine?
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • billybon
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    Yes

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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,365
    edited June 2012
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    Ok, in the brine, 2 cups water, two tbs kosher salt, 1 1/2 tbs br sugar, a few cracked peppercorns and one smashed garlic clove. I will take them out after a couple of hours, food saver and then in the Demi later today! My wife thinks I have lost my mind!
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    "However, brining the chops before cooking it SV will help inhibit the secretion of white protein, known as albumen" 
    cool tip. do you know if this works outside of SV, and with other stuff prone to ooze (like salmon)?
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Newportlocal
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    I had never heard of it for pork but sounds good. Lots of people do a 10% salt brine 20-30min for salmon albumin.
    Here is a sous vide pork chop recipe with brine.
    http://blog.sousvidesupreme.com/2011/01/sous-vide-tender-and-juicy-pork-chops/
    Here is a sous vide BBQ recipe
    http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/07/sous-vide-101-spicy-rubbed-pork-chops-with-bbq-barbecue-sauce-recipe.html
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  • stike
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    thankibus muchibus.
    i cooked some salmon at a around 350, on a plank, and it didn't have any albumen.  dunno if it was the meat, or the gentler temp.

    sometimes i get the albumen and sometimes not, and haven't figured out why.

    i wonder if a light brine would help.

    thanks newport
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • gdenby
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    "However, brining the chops before cooking it SV will help inhibit the secretion of white protein, known as albumen" 
    cool tip. do you know if this works outside of SV, and with other stuff prone to ooze (like salmon)?
    At least for SV, salmon can have a 10 % brine for 10 minutes to reduce albumin coating. Or 5% for 20 min. I haven't tried it under the more extreme heat of grilling, so am uncertain how tightly the salt will keep the albumin from seeping.
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
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    Maybe we should have a sous vide forum also.
    You might want to check out e-Gullet. In their cooking sub-forum, the sous vide discussion is currently running close to 60 pages long. There is also an index to earlier discussion threads. Answering questions about SV is what got the Modernist Cuisine project started.
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  • stike
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    qdenby... must have sumthin to do with denaturing them ahead of time?
    interesting.
    thanks
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Newportlocal
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    Maybe we should have a sous vide forum also.
    You might want to check out e-Gullet. In their cooking sub-forum, the sous vide discussion is currently running close to 60 pages long. There is also an index to earlier discussion threads. Answering questions about SV is what got the Modernist Cuisine project started.
    +1 love their sous vide and chamber sealer threads
    Found a interesting tid bit on heat effecting albumin in salmon as well, but I am sure brining will do the job.
    http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/detail.asp?docid=26807 at the bottom of the page.
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,365
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    Sorry to hi-jack the "hi-jacked" thread but the chops are in the Demi now. I just made some herbed potatoes earlier, I'll bring them back to temp when the chops hit the egg!
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • Newportlocal
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    Sorry to hi-jack the "hi-jacked" thread but the chops are in the Demi now. I just made some herbed potatoes earlier, I'll bring them back to temp when the chops hit the egg!



    Damn! I put two pork chop recipes up there for you. A lot of sensitive people around here. Hope your food turns out great.
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  • stike
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    newport: welp. looks like you and i have been very bad the past two days talking about something brought up in a sous vide thread, by continuing to talk about it in the sous vide thread.

    to the extent that i contributed to your delinquency, i'm sorry.
    :))





    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Newportlocal
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    newport: welp. looks like you and i have been very bad the past two days talking about something brought up in a sous vide thread, by continuing to talk about it in the sous vide thread.

    to the extent that i contributed to your delinquency, i'm sorry.
    :))








    Yes I am sorry as well we are supposed to use the designated Cen-Tex sous vide thread
    :))
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  • tazcrash
    tazcrash Posts: 1,852
    edited June 2012
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    Yes I am sorry as well we are supposed to use the designated Cen-Tex sous vide thread
    :))
    Don't. We need to keep that one on track. That one is being used to discuss Justin Beiber, and cutouts in pants pockets.

    Who'da. Thunk it. ;)
    Bx - > NJ ->TX!!! 
    All to get cheaper brisket! 
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  • stike
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    This forum does not have enough Bieber or other OT stuff.  I need to reevaluate this forum for my purposes.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Newportlocal
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    This forum does not have enough Bieber or other OT stuff.  I need to reevaluate this forum for my purposes.



    You guys are killing me :))
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    Im dying laughing. My wife is just staring at me. She knows. I think She is also reevaluating her options at this point.
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • GlennM
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    edited June 2012
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    The chops are going on soon. I know Justin Bieber - he took lessons where I work!
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    The chops are going on soon. I know Justin Bieber - he took lessons where I work!
    What kind of lessons?????????????????????


    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • GlennM
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    OK. The food is gone,verdict and photos coming soon!
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • GlennM
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    OK, proof. 

     The chops were delicious, very tender and moist. Potatoes rocked! So far I am pleased with the Demi. I have been air drying a thick strip loin for a week, that is getting a bath tomorrow! 

     Cen-Tex, the answer to your question is "Music"
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    Nice cook. Welcome to the club!
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,365
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    I have been egging for a year now, just starting to post a bit !!  

    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • Newportlocal
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    Very nice!
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