Cooking Creole Pork Chops

Series Summary

Creole cuisine is a style of cooking that originated in Louisiana, though people the world over enjoy its hearty flavor. Creole foods combine French, Spanish, French Caribbean, African and American influences. Similar to the other indigenous Louisiana cuisine known as Cajun, Creole recipes tend to be both rich and spicy. However, Creole cuisine focuses much more on natural ingredients, staying closer to classical European style dishes.

In this free Southern cooking class on video, learn how to make Creole style pork chops. Our Nawlins cook, Karl James, will walk you through this tasty recipe step-by-step. Learn what ingredients you need, how to mix the seasonings, how to roast and cut the vegetables, how to season the pork chops and dredge them in flour, general cooking tips, and easy to follow instructions to help make your first time a success. So surprise your family at dinner tonight with a hearty Creole pork chop meal. With such rich food on their stomachs, they might even be forced to sit around at the table and carry on an actual conversation. Why else did you think that eating together is such a crucial part of keeping a family together?

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Karl James, owner of Creolesoul Catering located in Round Rock, Texas and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to show you a Creole pork chop recipe. A Creole pork chop, first of all, let's talk about pork chops. You know, they're now or pork in general, is known as the other white meat. The reason for this is that the modern day pigs with the new dietary habits that they're, the farmers, are raising them with, they're a lot leaner than they used to be. So, you're not getting as much fat as you used to in your pork and same thing in the pork chops. What we're going to do with this is we're going to do our pork chops with Creole style. So, we're also going to add in our Holy Trinity. We're going to add a twist to the trinity though this time. We're going to actually roast the bell pepper and the onion prior to using them. By roasting the bell pepper, we'll get a sweeter flavor from them, same with the onions. And then we'll add in our celery, garlic, and the rest of our items. We're going to cook those on top of the stove. Add a little water or chicken broth if you like and simmer those down for fifteen to twenty minutes. We'll have our Creole pork chops. Let's get started."