So I just got a grill pan to eat healthier.
The first thing I tried to do, was grill pork chops. I have a recipe that tells me to cook the chops 4-5 minutes on each side. The recipe calls for 1 inch chops.
The chops I have are a bit thicker. Probably an inch and a quarter, but it's also uneven. It's not an inch and a quarter all around.
Anyway, I tried grilling the chops 4-5 minutes on each side, and I stuck a meat thermometer into the center, and it was around 106 degrees.
According to what I've read, pork chops need to be 160. Not even close.
By the time I was done, I had stuck the meat thermometer so many times, it lost a ton of moisture.
Overall cooking time was around 20 minutes. Not sure if this is right.
Either I don't know how to use a meat thermometer, or the meat thermometer is inaccurate, or the grill pan wasn't hot enough. Whatever it is, the meat was extremely dry. I tried to force it down my gut, but I threw it out.
The next time, I made sure the grill pan heated up for a bit longer. But according to instructions, the pan is hot when you sprinkle some drops of water and it evaporates on contact. So I don't think it's an issue with heat.
However, the chops took another 20 minutes to reach 160. Actually, it wasn't even 160 at the center. It was still 140, but I decided to just pull it out, because it seemed overcooked at that point.
Again, the pork chops tasted like extra lean chicken breasts. Is this what pork chops are supposed to taste like? Am I doing something wrong?
PS: This was my first time eating pork chops, so I really don't have a measuring stick.
The first thing I tried to do, was grill pork chops. I have a recipe that tells me to cook the chops 4-5 minutes on each side. The recipe calls for 1 inch chops.
The chops I have are a bit thicker. Probably an inch and a quarter, but it's also uneven. It's not an inch and a quarter all around.
Anyway, I tried grilling the chops 4-5 minutes on each side, and I stuck a meat thermometer into the center, and it was around 106 degrees.
According to what I've read, pork chops need to be 160. Not even close.
By the time I was done, I had stuck the meat thermometer so many times, it lost a ton of moisture.
Overall cooking time was around 20 minutes. Not sure if this is right.
Either I don't know how to use a meat thermometer, or the meat thermometer is inaccurate, or the grill pan wasn't hot enough. Whatever it is, the meat was extremely dry. I tried to force it down my gut, but I threw it out.
The next time, I made sure the grill pan heated up for a bit longer. But according to instructions, the pan is hot when you sprinkle some drops of water and it evaporates on contact. So I don't think it's an issue with heat.
However, the chops took another 20 minutes to reach 160. Actually, it wasn't even 160 at the center. It was still 140, but I decided to just pull it out, because it seemed overcooked at that point.
Again, the pork chops tasted like extra lean chicken breasts. Is this what pork chops are supposed to taste like? Am I doing something wrong?
PS: This was my first time eating pork chops, so I really don't have a measuring stick.