Best 3 Grandma Neelys Fried Pork Chop Vegetable Soup Recipes

DEEP-FRIED PORK CHOPS AND QUICK VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the leeks, celery, and carrots, and cook, stirring, until softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables, and continue to cook, stirring, until the flour reaches a light blond color. Add the tomato paste, and cook for another minute. Add the stock, and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add the diced tomatoes and the potato, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the potato is cooked through, about 20 minutes. The soup can be made up to 1 day in advance.
• While the soup is simmering, heat 2 inches of peanut oil in a large Dutch oven to 325°F. Place the flour in a large casserole dish, and season with salt and pepper. Dredge the chops in the flour mixture, patting off the excess. Place the chops, two at a time, in the hot oil, and fry until cooked through, about 6 minutes. Transfer the cooked chops to a paper towel lined baking sheet, and repeat with the remaining chops.
• Add the cooked chops to the soup and simmer over medium-low heat for another 30 minutes, or until the meat from the chops falls off the bone. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, add the lima beans, peas, corn, and green beans. To serve, ladle the soup into wide, shallow bowls, and garnish with the parsley.

FRIED PORK AND YUCCA BALLS: CARIMANOLAS

Steps:

• In a saucepot, combine diced pork, lime juice, bay leaf, vinegar, and water. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer until the pork is tender, about 45 minutes. Strain the meat, cool, and grind in a meat grinder.
• Boil the yucca in salted water until tender. Cool and grind in the meat grinder.
• Saute onions, scallions, tomatoes, peppers, and garlic. Add the ground pork. Season. Make egg shaped balls from the yucca dough with your hands. Press a hole into them with your thumb. Fill with the pork mixture. Close the hole with additional dough. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Fill a deep saucepot 1/2 way with canola oil, heat to 375 degrees F. Fry the carimanolas until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.

LAHAINA FRIED SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saute pan on medium-high heat. When the pan is nice and hot, add the ground pork and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Saute until cooked through, crumbling the pork into small pieces in the process. Drain off most of the liquid.
• To the pork, add the sesame oil and chow fun noodles and cook until the noodles begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the granulated dashi and soy sauce and stir until the noodles are covered.
• Add the bean sprouts and cook for about 2 minutes. (You don't want to overcook the sprouts; they should have some crunch to them.) Transfer the noodles to a plate and garnish with a sprinkle of green onions and some sesame seeds!