Southern Style Smothered Pork Chops Recipes

SOUTHERN SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS IN BROWN GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook onion and garlic in the butter, stirring occasionally, until is browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove onion and garlic and set aside.
• Stir flour slowly into butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until flour is deep brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in broth. Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, and parsley. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Season pork chops with salt and pepper and brown in the hot pan, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Add gravy mixture from the saucepan. Cover and cook over low heat until tender and no longer pink in the centers, 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS, SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees (can also finish this on the stovetop, if desired). Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chops and sear, sprinkling the top with salt and pepper. Turn and sear on the other side; season that side also. Remove to a baking pan.
• Add the onion and green pepper to the skillet and saute until lightly caramelized. Transfer to the top of the chops; sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. In the same skillet, add enough butter to bring fat to 1/2 cup total. Stir in the flour until fully incorporated and no lumps remain. Add the water to the half and half, and slowly pour into the flour mixture, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 5 minutes. Pour over the chops, covering completely.
• Cover the dish and bake at 325 degrees for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until tender. Can also slow simmer on the stovetop in a covered skillet - just check it occasionally to make sure it is not sticking. Serve over a bed of rice or with mashed potatoes.

SOUTHERN STYLE SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and onion.
• Dredge pork chops in flour mixture and saute in Olive Oil over medium to high heat until golden on both sides, about 5 min per side.
• Remove from pan.
• In same pan add butter, chopped garlic and sliced mushrooms and cook about 5 min until softened.
• Add chicken stock, cream of mushroom soup and stir.
• Nestle the pork chops back into the pan, cover and cook over low heat about an hour until sauce is thick and pork is fall apart tender.

SOUTHERN STYLE SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• brown bacon in a large skillet.
• remove and leave grease.
• saute onion and garlic in bacon grease.
• remove and leave grease.
• salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops.
• dredge both sides in flour.
• add to hot grease (you may need to add a bit more oil to the pan).
• brown pork chops on both sides.
• in a seperate bowl combine gravy mix and water. add in the cooked bacon and onions.
• pour over browned pork chops cover and let simmer 20-40 mins (or until pork is at the desired tenderness).
• If the gravy is a little thin you can remove the chops and add a TBS of cornstarch or flour and whisk in until there are no lumps.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and covered with gravy and DEVOUR!

GRANNY'S SMOTHERED SOUTHERN STYLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season the 8 pork chops with the seasoned salt and ground pepper; flour the pork chops on both sides.
• In large iron skillet, heat up shorting until very hot. Reduce heat to medium. Place prepared pork chops into skillet and fry until a dark golden brown on both sides.
• Drain all grease from skillet except one tablespoon. Add 4 cups of warm water; cover with lid and simmer until a thick gravy forms. Let it sit for 10 minutes.