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Smothered Pork Chops

Name: Smothered Pork Chops
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 bone-in pork chops, about ¾ inch thick; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp paprika; ½ cup all-purpose flour, divided; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth; ½ cup whole milk or half-and-half; 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or ½ tsp dried)

Smothering is a Southern technique that turns an everyday cut into something special: a quick sear, a brown gravy built in the same skillet, and a gentle braise.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 45 min
Total: 1 hr
Makes: 4 servings

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Smothered Pork Chops

Prep 15 min · Cook 45 min · Total 1 hr · Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

4 servings

4bone-in pork chops, about ¾ inch thick
1 tspkosher salt
1 tspblack pepper
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tsppaprika
½ cupall-purpose flour, divided
3 tbspvegetable oil
2 tbspunsalted butter
1large yellow onion, thinly sliced
3 clovesgarlic, minced
2 cupslow-sodium chicken broth
½ cupwhole milk or half-and-half
1 tspfresh thyme leaves (or ½ tsp dried)

Instructions

1
Pat chops dry. Mix salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika and season both sides. Dredge in ¼ cup of the flour, shaking off excess.
2
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Brown chops 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate (they'll finish cooking later).
3
Reduce heat to medium. Add butter and onion and cook 6–8 minutes until soft and golden. Add garlic for 30 seconds.
4
Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup flour over onions and stir 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in broth, then milk and thyme, scraping up browned bits.
5
Return chops and any juices to the skillet. Cover and simmer on low 20–25 minutes, turning once, until tender.
6
Check that chops read at least 145°F with a 3-minute rest. Taste gravy and adjust seasoning before serving.