Smothered pork chops

We know. We know. This looks just like our chicken marsala. But let us assure you, it tastes quite different. The sauce is more of a tangy gravy, tempered by a pinch of fresh parsley.

And, under all that gravy goodness is pork. Mmm, pork.

We've always had a hard time figuring out how to dress up our chops. But this recipe is going to be our new go-to. We love it and you will too.

Here's what you need and how you do it

3-4 pork chops (bone-in or out, we used boneless)

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 – 1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon seasoning like Old Bay (or use spices like paprika, garlic powder, oregano)

Freshly ground pepper

Olive oil

1 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup buttermilk (if you don't have any on hand, dribble some white vinegar into regular milk or unsweetened soy milk)

Fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped

4 ounces crimini mushrooms, sliced (optional)

1 teaspoon garlic, minced (optional)

Mix flour, salt, seasoning and pepper in a shallow bowl.

Heat olive oil in non-stick skillet over medium heat. When it's hot, dredge pork chops through seasoned flour mixture and add to skillet. Cook several minutes on each side. Remove from pan and set aside.

If desired, saute garlic and mushrooms in olive oil in a separate pan.

Add 2 Tablespoons of flour mixture to pork drippings and stir to dissolve flour. Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer to thicken.

Pour in buttermilk. Add mushrooms. Add pork chops back into pan and simmer until meat is cooked through.

Transfer pork chops to plates, liberally pour gravy over pork and sprinkle with fresh parsley.

For a printable version of this recipe, click here.

Comments

[Brindi]

Durn - Mama will be making these pork chops.

[Daniel]

I'm really enjoying your easy dinner posts. Plenty of food bloggers put up "easy" recipes that actually aren't all that easy. Nice to see yours are exactly as advertised.

Dan
Casual Kitchen

[Treehouse Chef]

Yum! This looks delicious! Love using this type of sauce with pork. What a great idea.

[Smalltown Mom]

I made these last night, and they were great.

[Dawn C.]

We made these last week! I give them 2 thumbs WAY up! Thanks so much for sharing your recipies...especially when there is a mouth-watering pic attached! I have passed on your site to my close girlfriends...hope they feel inspired to get their tush's in the kitchen!

[papergirl]

made these this weekend- another great HAK recipe. and so easy. yum!