Cold smoked pork chops

[atomicsmoke]

Wet cured, smoked for about 40h, left to rest before cutting in chops

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• Jan 24, 2017

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• Jan 24, 2017

 

[mkriet]

Wow those look good. What did you use for cure?

 

[atomicsmoke]

Pop's.

 

[pc farmer]

Very nice.   You have cold smoking down to a art.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Thank you. We like these braised. If I hot smoke them they won't be as suculent.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Note the missing end pieces. I saved them for potted meat (confit).

 

[atomicsmoke]

I am sold on the use of netting. See the perfect chop shape?...If you can believe it I butchered that loin off the pig. I am not good at all at that...didn't look great but after squeezing it in the netting it took a nice round shape.

 

[crankybuzzard]

Netting is great stuff for sure, but that loin! Very nice stuff!

 

[wade]

Very nice 

. The netting looks like it dis a good job too.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Poaching is our favourite method for cooking cold smoked pork chops.

A bed of slightly cooked onion and garlic with spices.

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• Feb 5, 2017

These are the chops

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• Feb 5, 2017

Covered with water

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• Feb 5, 2017

(Colour is from paprika)

 

[crankybuzzard]

I want to see more of this!

 

[b-one]

I would be willing to try some.Thumbs Up

 

[atomicsmoke]

Done cooking.

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• Feb 5, 2017

Smell is amazing.

 

[crankybuzzard]

Done cooking.

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• Feb 5, 2017

Smell is amazing.

Done cooking.

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• Feb 5, 2017

Smell is amazing.

Yep, I'd have to try this!

 

[atomicsmoke]

As you can see , the edges are a bit dried out. The smoke time and rest after that were longer than they should have been leading to dry edge. Taste is sublime though.
The poaching liquid can be had on its own

My wife's plate (note half the chop) with mashed potatoes

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• Feb 5, 2017

Mine...With spaghetti squash

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• Feb 5, 2017

 

[ab canuck]

Looks really good, Pork chops like that have always been a favorite.  what did you use for smoke? 

 

[atomicsmoke]

AB, I used a mix of hickory, oak and cherry.

 

[ab canuck]

Thx, I am going to mark it down.