Deen Family Fried Baked Potato

• Oil, for frying
• 1 pork chop, boneless
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large baked potato, flesh scooped out
• 1/2 cup grated Cheddar Jack
• 2 to 3 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 1/2 teaspoon House Seasoning, recipe follows
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• Melted butter, for serving

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Preheat oil in a deep-fryer or a Dutch oven.
3. Pound pork chop until tender and thin.
4. Coat with flour and place in deep-fryer, allowing it to cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Cut into strips and add to scooped out baked potato.
6. Add Cheddar, cream cheese, bacon, and House Seasoning and seasoning salt, to taste.
7. Stuff the potato skin with the filling.
8. Bake the potato for about 10 minutes, or until heated through, or fry the potato until crispy.
9. Add melted butter as topping.
10. 1 cup salt
11. 1/4 cup black pepper
12. 1/4 cup garlic powder
13. Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
14. Yield: 1 1/2 cups

pork chop, allpurpose, potato, cream cheese, bacon bits, house seasoning, seasoning salt, butter

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/deen-family-fried-baked-potato-recipe.html (may not work)