Smothered pork chops are delicious and a quick meal to make even on a busy night! They are so good!
This is a quick meal thats simple to make even for the most basic cook! You will definitely enjoy this recipe.
Goes great over egg noodles or with rice. Also goes great with mashed potatoes. My kids love this recipe and we make it frequently! Even though it’s a very basic meal it turns out delicious every time!
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. This classic Southern recipe is a weeknight dinner CLASSIC. We keep coming back to it over and over again, because not only is it delicious, it’s also super easy to make! Wanna make this dish part of your weekly repertoire? We say: DO IT! Read on for answers to frequently asked questions and start heating up your skillet. 😉Southern Smothered Pork Chops Recipe – Lightly breaded pork chops are smothered in a rich savory and well seasoned brown gravy resulting in the perfect Southern classic. A TRUE DELICACY OF THE SOUTH! Smothered pork chops are a Southern comfort classic featuring pan-fried pork chops covered in a simple but super savory onion gravy. This smothered pork chops recipe is great over white rice, which soaks up the delicious sauce and makes this down-home dish a feast.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- 2 Tbsp onion powder
- 2 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp red pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 4 thin pork chops
- 2 Tbsp bacon fat
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups buttermilk
Directions:
Chopped fresh parsley or green onions, for garnish, optional
Mix together flour, onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper, salt, and black pepper in a pie plate. Coat pork chops in flour mixture; shaking off the excess.
Over medium heat in cast iron skillet, melt bacon fat and oil together well. Gently lay pork chops in skillet; fry about 5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove pork chops from skillet.
Mix ½ cup flour mixture and buttermilk together well; pour into skillet, stir into hot fat; bring gravy to boil then reduce heat to simmer until nice and thick, stirring often. Return pork chops to skillet; cover with gravy. Simmer for 5 minutes or so until pork chops are cooked through. Season with salt and pepper; garnish with chopped parsley or green onions if using, before serving.
Variation: May sauté onions and or mushrooms with pork chops and add to gravy mixture.
