Low Country Smothered Pork Chops Recipe 445

LOW COUNTRY SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• 1. Season chops on both sides with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. 2. Place the flour in a shallow dish and lightly roll the chops until fully coated. Shake off any excess and brown each chop in the skillet...about 3 minutes per side. Remove chops to a plate. 3. Add the bell peppers and onions to the skillet and saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute longer. 4. Add chops to the skillet and place the vegetables on top of pork chops. Pour in the chicken broth and sprinkle with Worcestershire sauce. 5. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until chops are tender. navywifecook.com

LOWCOUNTRY SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Trim the excess fat from the chops and season well with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Lightly roll the chops in flour, shake off the excess, and slip them into the pan.
• Brown well, about 3 minutes per side, and remove them to a plate.
• Add the bell peppers and onions to the skillet and saute until softened,about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about half a minute longer.
• Push the vegetables to the side of the skillet.
• Add chops to pan and place vegetables on top of pork chops.
• Pour in the broth and sprinkle with Worcestershire sauce.
• Cover pan with foil and allow to simmer for 45 minutes or until chops are tender.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Fry bacon in large skillet over medium heat until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels, leaving fat in pan (you should have 2 T fat; if not, supplement with oil). Refrigerate bacon.
• Heat fat over high heat until smoking. Meanwhile, pat pork chops dry with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 3 chops until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chops to slow cooker insert. Repeat with remaining chops and transfer to slow cooker insert.
• Pour off all but 1 t fat from skillet, add onions, 1 t brown sugar, 1/4 t salt, and 1/4 cup water to now empty skillet. Using wooden spoon, scrape browned bits from pan bottom and cook over medium high heat until onions are soft, about 6 minutes. Stir in garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds longer. Pour onion mixture over chops in slow cooker insert. Add broth, soy sauce, and remaining 1 T brown sugar to skillet, bring to boil, and add bay leaves. Pour mixture over onions in slow cooker.
• Cover slow cooker and cook on low until pork is very tender, about 8 hours (or cook on high for 4 hours).
• When ready to serve, reheat bacon in large saucepan until crisp and transfer to small bowl. Carefully transfer chops to serving platter with large spoon and tent with foil. Discard bay leaves and pour liquid through mesh strainer into now-empty saucepan. Transfer solids to blender with 1 c liquid and blend until smooth. Stir back into remaining liquid in saucepan. Mix cornstarch and remaining 2 T water together in small bowl and stir into sauce. Cook over medium heat until thickened, about 8 minutes. Add vinegar, season with salt and pepper, pour over chops, and sprinkel with bacon and parsley. Serve.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in a non-stick skillet coated with vegetable spray until tender. Add pork chops, and brown on both sides. Add 1/2 cup of water, and bring to a boil.
• Whisk together, flour, chicken broth, and browning sauce until smooth. Add to skillet, stirring well. Cover and cook over low heat 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.

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).