Creamy Cajun Pork Chops

Creamy Cajun Pork Chops

from evseats.com
35 min

Delicious & juicy Cajun pork chops smothered in onions and mushrooms, in a spicy Cajun tomato cream sauce. Perfect dinner recipe!

Ingredients

  • 4 thick-cut center cut pork chops
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 1 cup sliced cremini or white button mushrooms, 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 Cubos de Knorr Selects Caldo de Tomate (1 tomato bouillon cube)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

Directions

  1. 1

    Season the chops with salt and black pepper to taste. Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the chops, about 5 minutes per side. Remove the chops and set aside,

  2. 2

    Add the onions and mushrooms to skillet and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until just fragrant, about 30 seconds.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, dissolve 1 tomato bouillon cube in 1 cup of hot water. Add the tomato stock and deglaze the pan, stirring up any browned bits. Season with a pinch of salt. Turn down the heat to a simmer, add the bay leaves and nestle the chops back in the sauce. Cover and simmer on low for about 20-25 minutes until the chops are cooked through.

  4. 4

    Remove the cooked chops to plate. Increase the heat to high and bring pan juices to a boil. You want to reduce the juices by about half.

  5. 5

    Remove the bay leaves and turn the heat down to low. Whisk in the sour cream, Cajun seasoning and smoked paprika until smooth and creamy and heat for 3 minutes. Do not bring to a boil. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Add chops back to pan and coat in sauce and heat another minute or two.