Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mike's thick cut top loin pork chops over mashed potatoes. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

We're talking fork tender thick chops, oniony mashed potatoes and a thick, rich pork gravy! So this dish kinda just 'happened'. Normally when I make thick cut chops I either pan sear and roast them or I'll braise them however I honestly didn't want to spend my free night in the kitchen.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have mike's thick cut top loin pork chops over mashed potatoes using 21 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's Thick Cut Top Loin Pork Chops Over Mashed Potatoes:

1. Get ● For The Meat
2. Get 2-2 " Thick Cut Top Loin Chops [1 pound a piece]
3. Make ready ● For The Brine
4. Prepare 3 Cups Water
5. Make ready 4 Cups Ice
6. Get 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
7. Get 1/3 Cup Kosher Salt
8. Get 6 Cloves Fresh Garlic [left whole]
9. Prepare 1 tbsp Whole Pepper Corns
10. Take 1 tsp Dried Thyme
11. Make ready 1 tsp Thyme
12. Take ● For The Seasonings
13. Get to taste Webers Steak & Chop Seasoning
14. Take to taste Fresh Ground Black Pepper
15. Get to taste Onion Powder
16. Get to taste Garlic Powder
17. Prepare ● For The Sides
18. Take as needed Homemade Mashed Potatoes
19. Prepare as needed Homemade Pork Gravy [use pan drippings]
20. Prepare as needed Fresh Baked French Bread
21. Prepare as needed Whipped Honey Or Cream Butter

Pork loin cuts like pork chops vary. Meanwhile, make the potatoes: Place potatoes in a medium saucepan, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Other names: Center loin chop, center-cut loin chop, loin pork chop, pork loin end chop, porterhouse Top loin chops will have no tenderloin. What it tastes like: Very lean, very mild pork flavor.

Instructions to make Mike's Thick Cut Top Loin Pork Chops Over Mashed Potatoes:

1. Two - 1 pound 2" thick Top Loin chops pictured. Fat trimmed.
2. Create your brine. Add everything in the ● Brine Section [except ice] in a pot and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar, salt and seasonings are fully dissolved.
3. Place brine in a plastic bowl. Allow brine to cool. Add ice to cool completely..
4. Add chops in brine with additional ice if needed and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Ideally you'll want your brine at 36°.
5. Pull your chops rinse and pat dry. Season as desired. Allow chops to come to room temperature.
6. Coat chops with oil and generously season all sides. Especially with fresh ground black pepper.
7. Preheat oven to 350°.
8. Using a cast iron skillet, heat it to a high searing heat.
9. Sear your chops on all sides. About 2 1/2 minutes on each side. Try not to flip too early. You want a solid char on your meat.
10. Place hot skillet and chops in your 350° oven until chops have reached an internal temperature of 140°. Usually 8 to 10 minutes.
11. Do not cut in to meat to check for doneness. You'll only release all its natural juices. Simply use a digital thermometer. Be careful to not overcook. Otherwise you'll have dry chops.
12. Once at 140° - pull from oven and allow pork to rest out of skillet for 5 minutes. Serve on personalized cast iron skillets over mashed or, to the side of baked potatoes. Fresh baked French bread and a chilly acidic salad to cut the richness of the pork are also great ideas. I have several chilly, crispy, citrus acid based salad recipes under my profile if you're interested.
13. Sliced Top Loin. Any juicy leftovers make for fantastic Sautéed Onion & Mushroom Sliders. Or, BBQ Sandwiches. Both on Brioche Buns.
14. Enjoy!

Thicker pork chops are more forgiving, so try to purchase double-cut pork chops (which. You may be able to find more information about this and similar. I use boneless pork chops, peel and cut the potatoes into chunks and just throw them in with the carrots and chops instead of putting them in the steamer basket. Official Post from Cindys Home Kitchen: Like Pork Chops & Mash Potatoes? Like Pork Chops & Mash Potatoes?

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