Pretzel Baked Pork Chops

 I wanted to share another Quarantine Recipe with you today. This one is for Pretzel Baked Pork Chops. I have to say it is simple to make, quick and incredibly delicious! 

My sister brought me over some pork chops and bangers yesterday.  So I decided to freeze one chop and the bangers and cook one chop for my dinner today. My sister and father are so good to me.  I am so blessed.

I had in my cupboard a bag of pretzels. I like pretzels.  Salty and crisp they are a favouite snack of mine. I used to like eating them with Cool Aid (a North American children’s drink) but I don’t do that anymore.  

I like to think I have grown up. 😊 At least a little bit anyways!

I had Dijon mustard in the refrigerator and some Orange Juice.  I got my thinking gear in action and this is what I came up with.  

I have to say I was really pleased with the results. 

I don’t think cooking like this is very hard. This is especially if you have a bit of experience, and if you have a good knowledge of flavours that work well together.

My sister had also brought me some fresh rosemary from her garden.  What to do . . . what to do.  

I recalled this Pork Chop Recipe I had for Oven Baked Breaded Chops. 

Its an old, old recipe from the 1950′s that I got from out of one of my mother’s old cookery books many years ago. The Martha Logan Meat Cookbook. I thought it would work very well with just a few adaptations.

 She did her best. I can’t fault her. I think everyone over-cooked their pork in those days! It was just the way you did it. For safety purposes. YOU still don’t want to cook it so its rare, but a little pink is okay.

These days our pork is much leaner, much cleaner and much healthier. There is no need to overcook it anymore!

 I wanted them to stay nice and moist, but I also wanted a crisp coating.  The Dijon did exactly what I wanted it to.

I sprinkled a bit of pepper on top of the Dijon and some of the rosemary my sister had brought to me from her garden. 

You don’t need any salt, there is enough in the pretzels.  Pork and mustard go very well together, so does pork and rosemary.

Mustard also goes very well with Pretzels!  I truly was inspired.  At least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

I put the pretzels into a baggie and bashed them with the side of a tin of baked beans.  You  don’t want to bash them really fine.  DO leave a bit of texture.

I need to have my kitchen scissors. I use them for everything. Snipping fat.  Snipping herbs. Spatchcocking birds, etc. They have come in very handy here in my room.

There are no sharp knives, so I have been using them to chop spring onions, cut potatoes, etc. Necessity being the mother of invention and all that.

You spread, season, herb, sprinkle the crushed pretzels on one side of the chops, dot with butter and place them into the baking dish. I poured in orange juice just to come halfway up the sides of the chop. 

Then I baked them in a medium high oven.  Just for about fifteen minutes.  After that time you carefully flip them over and repeat the mustard, pepper, rosemary and crushed pretzels.

I can’t wait to see what I can come up with next. This is fun!  I just love using my imagination and stretching my abilities! 

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