Fall Apart Pork Chops Recipes

DRUNKEN STOVE TOP PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 2 Tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Pat the pork chops dry with paper towel and season well with salt and pepper on both sides.
• In batches, sear each chop until browned on both sides, about 1-2 minutes per side and then place them into a side plate. Make sure you don't overload the pan!
• Once all the pork chops are browned and out of the pan, add the remaining Tablespoon of oil and then add sliced onion and smashed garlic.
• Season them with salt and pepper to taste and saute them stirring constantly for a minute or two.
• Next, add the wine to the pan and scrape up the brown bits with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan.
• After the wine has simmered for a minute or two, add broth and tomato paste. Stir well to combine and add the pork chops back into the pan. Bring it to a boil.
• Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for an hour, stirring periodically. If it starts to dry out, add a little water (I didn't run into this issue). Serve immediately after the hour is up.

FALL APART TENDER PORK CHOPS & GRAVY OVER RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF.
• Season chops on both sides with seasoning salt, garlic powder and pepper to taste.
• In cast iron skillet (that has a tight-fitting lid), melt 3 Tbl. butter until hot and almost smoking over medium heat. Brown chops on each side, turning every 2 minutes so that they don't curl. When nicely browned on each side, about 6 - 8 minutes total, remove to a small plate.
• Add 3 more Tbl. butter to pan, melt, and add mushrooms and thyme. Sauté until golden, pile onto each chop.
• Turn off heat and move pan to a cool spot.
• Add onions to the bottom of the pan separating into rings, tossing in the butter. Carefully place chops with mushrooms on top of onions.
• In small bowl, whisk together rest of ingredients. Pour slowly and evenly over chops.
• Cover with lid, and pop into 300ºF oven and bake for 2 1/2 hours. (*3 hours if super thick-cut.) Do not lift lid during baking.
• Make rice during last 30 minutes of baking time.
• To serve, place chops onto servings of rice, whisk leftover gravy sauce in pan until creamy, cooled down a little and thickened a bit (this will take a few minutes), and ladle (lots!) of gravy over chops and rice. (*For a richer sauce, whisk in 1 Tbl. sour cream.) Garnish with finely chopped fresh parsley if desired.

ED ZIEBA'S FAMOUS FAMILY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Season the pork chops with seasoned salt and place in a glass baking dish. Arrange onion slices on top of pork chops, then pour the water into the pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, then reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Continue to cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reaches 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about another 30 minutes.

FAMOUS PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a shallow bowl combine crushed crackers, garlic salt and pepper; mix well. In a separate bowl beat eggs.
• Dip your pork chops in the egg batter and then in the cracker mixture. Place the pork chops in a casserole dish. Place chunks of the butter around the pork chops. Cover and bake for 45 minutes.

CHEF JOHN'S SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with poultry seasoning, salt, and black pepper on both sides. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown pork chops well on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Discard excess grease from pan and melt butter in the same skillet. Reduce heat to medium and stir onion in the hot skillet with a pinch of salt until onion is very browned and caramelized, about 15 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute; stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into skillet and stir, dissolving browned bits of food in the bottom of the skillet. Pour juices that have accumulated on plate containing pork chops into the sauce. Mix in buttermilk until smooth. Add water. Bring sauce to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until onions begin to break down and sauce is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place pork chops into sauce, spooning sauce over meat to coat. Turn heat to low and simmer until chops are tender and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Adjust levels of salt and pepper and serve chops with gravy on top.

FALL APART PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place wine, water, bouillon and seasoning in frying pan over medium heat just until boiling.
• Add pork chops.
• Reduce heat to low and lightly simmer for approximately 2 to 2-1/2 hours.
• Drain liquid and add mushroom soup and milk.
• Turn up to medium heat and stir until well combined.
• Add pork chops and bring to a boil.
• Serve over rice.