Basic poke chop with grilled potatoes and homemade cherry sauce

tarheelmatt

Pork chops were nothing special.  About the thickest I could find that was in the counter.  Did a simple brine for a couple hours.  Pat dry then seasoned with salt, pepper, season salt, and sugar.  Then dusted with MC Honey Hog.  

Grilled potatoes is something I have never done on the Egg.  I don't know why, but I haven't.  Cut into circles, hit it with canola oil, salt, pepper, season salt (possibilities are endless here though).  I went indirect for these until done.  Around 400°.  I did these on my gasser ALL the time.  Folks would tell me to bring them to cook outs regularly.  

Cherry sauce consisted of fresh cherries, white sugar, brown sugar,orange juice, salt, pepper, butter, garlic powder, sherry, apple cider vinegar, and corn starch for thickening (though it needed more).  

Pictures posted or it didn't happen.  

1 - Cherries in with sugar and OJ. 





2 - Getting bubbly 




3 - Poured through wire strainer 




4 - Potatoes




5 - 



6 - Poke chops




7 - Plated 



8 - Sauce was thin, but had company over and didn't want to fool with thickening it up more.  Plating is messy, but whatever.  

Biggreenpharmacist

Yours look awesome! Great minds think alike. I did pork chops with honey hog, too. I didnt brine them, though, I marinated in dale's for couple hours. 

tarheelmatt

Biggreenpharmacist said:

Yours look awesome! Great minds think alike. I did pork chops with honey hog, too. I didnt brine them, though, I marinated in dale's for couple hours. 

Those look nice and thick.  Mine could have stood to be thicker.  

Hans61

Even though I'm full, that made me hungry!

Biggreenpharmacist

I buy whole pork loins on sale and cook half as a roast then use the rest to slice thick chops. Its cheaper and I can cut em as thick as I want. 

tarheelmatt

Biggreenpharmacist said:

I buy whole pork loins on sale and cook half as a roast then use the rest to slice thick chops. Its cheaper and I can cut em as thick as I want. 

I do that every now and again.  I like a bone-in chop for some reason over a boneless.  

JohnnyTarheel

Great meal!!  Cherry sauce sounds great!

northGAcock

Berry nice there Matt. 

bgebrent

Sign me up Matt!

johnmitchell

Very nice Matt... Plated pics... Well say no more!!!!! Great post.

DoubleEgger

Good looking grub Matt but that ain't no poke chop! That's too fancy. Us Southerners know that the only "poke chop" is fried. 

piney

Looks great Matt! I love the taters

tarheelmatt

Appreciate it fellas! 

That is true @DoubleEgger

theyolksonyou

I like the sound of that sauce. Those taters are off the chain. 

tarheelmatt

theyolksonyou said:

I like the sound of that sauce. Those taters are off the chain. 

Those taters with ranch were off the chain. My niece killed them and she had another pork chop too. Made me feel good as she will usually only eat fried pork chops. 

Gunnar

Nothing says "compliment" like guest going for seconds...nice meal.

blind99

lookin' great!!  love that cherry sauce!

pgprescott

How embarrassing! That plate just looks horrible! NOT! 

I feel less than adequete for some reason. 

YEMTrey

Great looking chops fellas.

tarheelmatt

pgprescott said:

How embarrassing! That plate just looks horrible! NOT! 

I feel less than adequete for some reason. 

Come on Pete, I've seen the meals you've pulledoff. 

tarheelmatt

Appreciate the kind words everyone.  

StillH2OEgger

That is one big plate of deliciousness right there. My better half is not a big fan of pork chops, but I feel like it's partly because I haven't quite been able to hit a home run with my limited attempts.

pgprescott

tarheelmatt said:

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pgprescott said:

How embarrassing! That plate just looks horrible! NOT! 

I feel less than adequete for some reason. 

Come on Pete, I've seen the meals you've pulledoff. 

I am plenty man enough to admit that my stuff is pedestrian compared to yours and many others on this site. No shame for me, you all just kill it! Nice stuff. 

tarheelmatt

pgprescott said:

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tarheelmatt said:

pgprescott said:

How embarrassing! That plate just looks horrible! NOT! 

I feel less than adequete for some reason. 

Come on Pete, I've seen the meals you've pulledoff. 

I am plenty man enough to admit that my stuff is pedestrian compared to yours and many others on this site. No shame for me, you all just kill it! Nice stuff. 

Appreciate the kind words buddy. Means a lot. 

Eggcelsior

tarheelmatt said:

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Biggreenpharmacist said:

I buy whole pork loins on sale and cook half as a roast then use the rest to slice thick chops. Its cheaper and I can cut em as thick as I want. 

I do that every now and again.  I like a bone-in chop for some reason over a boneless.  

because it has a handle, silly.

bgebrent

Eggcelsior said:

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tarheelmatt said:

Biggreenpharmacist said:

I buy whole pork loins on sale and cook half as a roast then use the rest to slice thick chops. Its cheaper and I can cut em as thick as I want. 

I do that every now and again.  I like a bone-in chop for some reason over a boneless.  

because it has a handle, silly.

What's your handle?

YukonRon

Dang. Posts like these, make me change cooking plans for dinner. Thanks Matt, for sending my sorry butt, back to the butcher. Beautiful cook dooood!

tarheelmatt

bgebrent said:

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Eggcelsior said:

tarheelmatt said:

Biggreenpharmacist said:

I buy whole pork loins on sale and cook half as a roast then use the rest to slice thick chops. Its cheaper and I can cut em as thick as I want. 

I do that every now and again.  I like a bone-in chop for some reason over a boneless.  

because it has a handle, silly.

What's your handle?

Baltimore Bandit

tarheelmatt

YukonRon said:

Dang. Posts like these, make me change cooking plans for dinner. Thanks Matt, for sending my sorry butt, back to the butcher. Beautiful cook dooood!

Thanks buddy. The chops were nothing special.  Just in a pack at the meat counter.