Crispy Breaded Pork Chops

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, a pinch of salt, and half teaspoon cracked black pepper in a long shallow dish, set aside. In a shallow bowl wide enough to hold a pork chop at a time, mix together the beaten eggs, water, and Tabasco sauce, set aside. In a large saute pan cook bacon pieces on medium low heat until bacon is crisp, around 6 minutes, remove bacon to a paper towel set on a plate, remove all but three tablespoons bacon grease, set the rest aside. While bacon is cooking, one thin pork chop at a time, dip chop first into egg mixture, then into the bread crumb mixture, placing dipped, breaded chop onto a baking sheet. Once chops are breaded, heat the bacon grease in the pan on very low heat, add in two tablespoons butter. Add as many pork chops to the pan as will fit without crowding. Brown pork chops until golden brown on each side, approximately three to four minutes each side, adding in a bit more butter or bacon grease if needed, returning browned chops back onto baking sheet. Finish cooking breaded pork chops in the oven,around seven minutes, or until just done and still moist, sprinkle tops with salt and pepper. Leftover bacon grease and crisp bacon pieces may be used for tossing with steamed Brussels sprouts or green beans adding a bit onto pork chops just before serving.