Smothered Pork Chops

Smothered Pork Chops

from southyourmouth.com
80 min

A simple one-pan recipe for fork-tender pork chops smothered in gravy that thickens as the chops bake and tenderizes them low and slow in the oven.

Ingredients

  • 6 bone-in pork chops
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 cups chicken broth

Directions

  1. 1

    Read recipe notes before beginning. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

  2. 2

    Combine flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder in a pie plate or cake pan then mix well; set aside.

  3. 3

    Heat oil in a large cast iron frying pan or oven-safe skillet over medium heat.

  4. 4

    Season pork chops with salt and pepper to taste then dredge in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess flour. Reserve flour mixture to use later.

  5. 5

    Brown chops on both sides in hot oil (don’t try to cook the chops through as they will finish cooking in the oven). Set browned pork chops aside.

  6. 6

    Add 1/4 cup of the reserved flour mixture to the oil in the pan then whisk until smooth. The consistency should be about as thick as ketchup – if it is thin, add a little more flour (or if too thick, add a little more oil).

  7. 7

    Brown flour in oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes then turn off heat. Whisk in chicken broth until smooth. Mixture will be thin – that’s OK as it will thicken in the oven.

  8. 8

    Arrange chops back into the pan with the gravy. Cover with aluminum foil (or an oven-safe lid if you have one) then bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.

  9. 9

    Uncover then let rest for 15 minutes before serving.