Pork cut: where it is, price, recipes
Loin chops
Cut from the back half of the loin, they often carry a piece of tenderloin against the bone, a small pork T-bone. Leaner than rib chops, they dislike long cooking: pull them while still blush pink.
- Pan-seared
- Grilled
$7/ lb
- In French
- Côtes filet
- US side
- Loin
- Where it sits
- Loin. A pig of well over 200 pounds yields just two tenderloins of about a pound each.
- Tenderness
- 4/5
- Flavor
- 3/5
- Marbling
- 2/5
- Price
- $7 / lb ·
- Actual size
- ~18 cm
Compared with its neighbors
Compared with Rib chops / rack, Loin chops is milder (3/5 vs 4/5), leaner (2/5 vs 3/5) and costs the same.
Compared with Pork tenderloin (filet mignon), Loin chops is less tender (4/5 vs 5/5), more marbled (2/5 vs 1/5) and costs $4 a pound less.
| Cut | Tenderness | Flavor | Marbling | Price | How to cook it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loin chops | 4/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | $7 / lb | Pan-seared, Grilled |
| Rib chops / rack | 4/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | $7 / lb | Pan-seared, Grilled, Roasted |
| Pork tenderloin (filet mignon) | 5/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | $11 / lb | Pan-seared, Roasted |
