Pork Tenderloin Fried Sandwich
This is the sandwich that ruins you for all other sandwiches. We'd get these at the county fair growing up - pork pounded thin, breaded in crushed saltines, fried until crispy, hanging way over the edges of a cheap bun. It's the best thing you'll eat all week.
Ingredients
For the pork:
- 4 boneless pork loin chops about 3/4 inch thick
- Sea salt and black pepper
- 1 cup AP flour
- 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 3 large eggs beaten
- 1 sleeve saltine crackers crushed fine
- Canola oil for frying
For the sandwich:
- 4 burger buns
- Your favorite toppings yellow mustard, mayonnaise, dill pickles, sliced onion, tomato, lettuce
Instructions
- Place pork chops between plastic wrap and pound to 1/4 inch thick using meat mallet.
- Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Mix flour, garlic powder and onion powder in first shallow dish.
- Beat eggs with salt and pepper in second dish.
- Place crushed saltines in third dish.
- Dredge each chop in flour, then egg, then press firmly into saltines.
- Heat 1.5 inches canola oil to 350F in large skillet.
- Fry chops one at a time, 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown and 145F internal.
- Drain on wire rack.
- Serve on buns with desired toppings (mustard, pickles, onion recommended).
- Serve immediately while crispy.