Croatian Samobor Pork Chops Recipes

CROATIAN " SAMOBOR PORK CHOPS"

Steps:

• First rind potato and cut in 1/8 parts. Put them in large pot (the best is clay pot for baking bread) cover with some lard and salt, and bake it for 30 minutes in the oven.
• During this season pork chops. Fry each pork chop in frying pan on lard. Take them out and remove to warm place.
• Mince garlic and add it into frying pan on dripping fat. Fry garlic just 10 seconds and add just little flour (one or two teaspoons) and some stock. Sauté it 1 minute and add beef stock (not all, depends how soupy you want your sauce).
• Put back pork chops, mix it with sauce and add beef stock if necessary. Sauté meat until potato is ready (soft); it should be ready now.
• Put meat into potato pot and cover with sauce, sprinkle with parsley and put it in oven for just 5 minutes to bake on strong top heat.
• When serve, it is nice to bring the whole pot to the table, your guests will be satisfied with the view.

BAKED MOIST PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chops with salt and pepper.
• In a large heavy pan, heat 2 Tbsp oil on high and brown both sides of the meat.
• Put the brown pork chops into a deep casserole dish. Heat the remaining oil and saute the onion and garlic till golden. Pour in chicken stock, wine and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.
• Pour the liquid over the chops, cover tightly and bake for 1 1/2 hours at 350°.

CROATIAN PORK CRISPS ("CVARCI")

Steps:

• Cut the bacon in cubes approximately 2 cm large.
• Put it in a large pot and fry it gently until bacon melts. If you want them gold put milk, but than the fat product is not so good (for later cooking).
• When you see "cvarci" became gold in colour and start to chirp put the whole onion in it and let it fry for 3 tp 6 minutes.
• Drain "cvarci" and save the liquid fat (lard) in a pot. You can use it for preparing food.