Best Joans Pork Chops Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

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You know that when a recipe has 'smothered' in the name, it's going to be easy. It's a beautiful combination of dark, rich onion gravy covering pan-fried pork chops. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 large bone-in pork chops, about 1 inch thick
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 large yellow onion, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups chicken broth
¼ cup buttermilk
¼ cup water

Steps:

Sprinkle pork chops with poultry seasoning, salt, and black pepper on both sides. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown pork chops well on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
Discard excess grease from pan and melt butter in the same skillet. Reduce heat to medium and stir onion in the hot skillet with a pinch of salt until onion is very browned and caramelized, about 15 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute; stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes.
Pour chicken broth into skillet and stir, dissolving browned bits of food in the bottom of the skillet. Pour juices that have accumulated on plate containing pork chops into the sauce. Mix in buttermilk until smooth. Add water. Bring sauce to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until onions begin to break down and sauce is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
Place pork chops into sauce, spooning sauce over meat to coat. Turn heat to low and simmer until chops are tender and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Adjust levels of salt and pepper and serve chops with gravy on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 369.8 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Cholesterol 80.3 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 27.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 78.6 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

NO-FUSS PORK CHOPS

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These tender, mouthwatering chops taste a bit like sweet-and-sour pork but require little attention or time. I prepare them year-round, whenever I'm on a tight schedule but still want something scrumptious.-Sally Jones, Lancaster, New Hampshire

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 boneless pork loin chops (5 ounces each)
2 medium onions, chopped
Hot cooked noodles and sliced green onions, optional

Steps:

Mix first 4 ingredients. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat; brown pork chops on both sides. Remove from pan., In same pan, saute onions in remaining oil over medium heat until tender. Add juice mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Add pork chops; cook, covered, until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°, 2-3 minutes. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes before serving. If desired, serve over noodles and top with green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 315 calories, Fat 15g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 340mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein.