CharlieD
Chef Extraordinaire
... I am not about to argue with a southern girl.
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... I am not about to argue with a southern girl.
The parasite responsible for trichinosis lives in the muscle tissue. It is killed at 137F (58C). It is recommended that pork be cooked to at least 150-155F (66-68C). The last case of trichinosis in Canadian pork was in the 1990s and was not a commercially-raised pig. Wild game should also be cooked above 137F (58C) to kill the parasite as well. China has the highest number of trichinosis cases on an annual basis. Hmmm...does China export pork?
She fries them in water. I thought it was weird too. Shes from Kentucky and that's how her mother did it and her mother before her. You put an inch of water in the frying pan, put on medium heat. After a while the water will disappear and it will sizzle. Thats when you add more water. She keeps a regular sized drinking glass next to the stove for adding water. They cook slow and are nice and tender. I thought it looks more like boiling pork chops but I am not about to argue with a southern girl.
I've got some chops on the menu for tonight. I plan to make them "smothered" in onions, mushrooms, bacon, and cream.
It is weird and I get the southern influence. My MIL has never had tuna salad in her life. She told me she heats the tuna in a fry pan before serving. It made me nauseated to hear that.
Weird? Absolutely.
I live in another part of the South and have never heard of such a thing. Let's not act like everyone in "the South" does everything the same way.
One time when my mom and stepfather, who grew up in Michigan, were here for Sunday breakfast, I asked him to cook the sausage links. I was horrified to see him boil the links in a pan, to render and discard the fat, and then brown them in butter, like his mother did. Pork fat rules, dude! Wth!
Weirdness is everywhere and he's not allowed to cook here anymore.
My cleaning lady and I had a good laugh a few weeks ago when she told me her husband boiled their pork chops once. He's no longer allowed to cook either. Neither of us had ever heard of such a thing either, but it's interesting to find out that it's a legit method! (Her husband is from the midwest.)
My cleaning lady and I had a good laugh a few weeks ago when she told me her husband boiled their pork chops once. He's no longer allowed to cook either. Neither of us had ever heard of such a thing either, but it's interesting to find out that it's a legit method! (Her husband is from the midwest.)
I live in another part of the South and have never heard of such a thing. Let's not act like everyone in "the South" does everything the same way.
One time when my mom and stepfather, who grew up in Michigan, were here for Sunday breakfast, I asked him to cook the sausage links. I was horrified to see him boil the links in a pan, to render and discard the fat, and then brown them in butter, like his mother did. Pork fat rules, dude! Wth!
Weirdness is everywhere and he's not allowed to cook here anymore.
...I was horrified to see him boil the links in a pan, to render and discard the fat, and then brown them in butter...
There is nothing weird about boiling your sausage links at all. I have lived in all four points of the compass. A lot of folks are trying their dangest to follow their doctors orders. Cut back of taking in fatty meat. Also, A lot of folks do not like eating fat. My sister was one of those who boiled her sausages in an inch of water before sautéing them. Once the water was gone, she would place them in the oven to bake. Much healthier.
I've seen this process described on packages of sausage. Start them in a covered pan with a little water then they brown after the water evaporates.
There is nothing weird about boiling your sausage links at all. I have lived in all four points of the compass. A lot of folks are trying their dangest to follow their doctors orders. Cut back of taking in fatty meat. Also, A lot of folks do not like eating fat. My sister was one of those who boiled her sausages in an inch of water before sautéing them. Once the water was gone, she would place them in the oven to bake. Much healthier.
I have seen this process described on packages of sausage. Start them in a covered pan with a little water then they brown after the water evaporates.
People will always cook in goofy ways..it's fine with me as long they don't expect me to eat it.
Says who? There's mounting evidence that eliminating fat from your diet is not healthy.My sister was one of those who boiled her sausages in an inch of water before sautéing them. Once the water was gone, she would place them in the oven to bake. Much healthier.
And that was the problem! My house, my kitchen, my sausage!
Exactly right GG. Even if it was your mom in your kitchen. There's no kitchen in the world big enough for two grown women.
Says who? There's mounting evidence that eliminating fat from your diet is not healthy.