Crispy Iowa Skinny

Name: Crispy Iowa Skinny
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American, Midwest
Ingredients: 1 (1-pound), pork tenderloin, trimmed; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, pepper; 3 slices, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into quarters; 16 square or 18 round round, saltines; ½ cup, all-purpose flour; 2 , large eggs; ¼ cup, mayonnaise, plus extra for serving; 1 cup, vegetable oil; 4 , hamburger buns; 2 cups, shredded iceberg lettuce; 1 , tomato, cored and sliced thin

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2007, America's Test Kitchen TV

Don't let the name fool you-this is one hefty sandwich showcasing tender pork pounded thin, battered, and pan-fried to a crunchy golden brown.

SERVES4

TIME45 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

An Iowa skinny is a fried pork sandwich that’s as good as it is simple to make. But while nearly every recipe for this regional favorite agrees on the meat (pork tenderloin) and the method (pounded extra-thin and shallow fried), there is li...

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