The Southern Food You Have To Eat On New Year’s Day | Hey Y’all | Southern Living

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

pork chops

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken breast is lower in fat and pork loin is often less expensive

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Low-fat yogurt provides tanginess with fewer calories

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while cornstarch can thicken without gluten

Start by seasoning pork chops with salt.

Mix together flour with season salt and black pepper.

Dust pork chops in the flour mixture.

Heat a 10-inch cast iron skillet with bacon grease and canola oil until hot.

Fry the pork chops in the skillet until cooked through.

Remove pork chops and reserve about a tablespoon of grease in the skillet.

Add a tablespoon of the reserved flour mixture to the skillet and cook until fragrant.

Whisk in about a cup of milk to the skillet, allowing it to thicken slightly before serving.

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