Smothered pork chops
These smothered pork chops are the perfect pork chop recipe! Pan fried chops are then smothered with a homemade buttermilk gravy. It's a family favorite!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- pinch of cayenne (more if you like it spicy)
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 pork chops (3/4 inch thick, bone-in)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- Fresh flat leaf parsley (chopped, for garnish)
Directions
- 1
Add flour, garlic and onion powder, salt, cayenne and black pepper into a shallow dish and stir to combine. Pat the pork chops dry with paper towels and then dredge in the flour mixture.
- 2
Heat large sauté pan over medium high heat and add oil to the pan.
- 3
When the oil is hot add the pork chops to the pan in a single layer and fry for 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
- 4
Remove the pork chops from the pan.
- 5
Add two tablespoons of seasoned flour mixture to the pan drippings. Mix the flour into the fat to dissolve. Pour in the chicken broth. Let the liquid cook down for 5 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly.
- 6
Stir in the buttermilk and return the pork chops to the pan, covering them with the sauce.
- 7
Simmer for 5 minutes until the pork is cooked through.
- 8
Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped parsley before serving.