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Southern Smothered Pork Chops with Homemade Pan Gravy
Crispy pan-fried pork chops topped with creamy homemade skillet gravy. Classic Southern comfort food ready in about 20 minutes.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
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Pork Chops Instructions
pork chops (bone-in)1 pound
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Prepare seasoned flour by combining 2 cups of flour, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic salt, garlic powder, and mustard powder. Stir to combine seasoned flour and mix well.
½ teaspoon garlic saltsalt
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Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
pork chops (bone-in)1 pound½ teaspoon garlic saltsalt
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Heat 2 tablespoons shortening in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
shortening2 tablespoons
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Dredge pork chops on both sides with seasoned flour. Shake off excess flour.
pork chops (bone-in)1 pound
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Place breaded pork chops into the skillet. Do not overcrowd the skillet if they will not all fit.
pork chops (bone-in)1 pound
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Cook for 3 to ⏱️ 4 minutes on each side (the thicker the pork chop the longer it will take to cook), and check for doneness. Pork should not be served rare.
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Set fried pork chops on a wire rack or paper towels to drain.
pork chops (bone-in)1 pound
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Pork Chop Gravy Instructions
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Prepare gravy by measuring the amount of shortening is left in the pan. If less than 2 tablespoons, add more to equal 2 tablespoons.
shortening2 tablespoons
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Place the 2 tablespoons of pan drippings and 2 tablespoons of flour in the skillet. Stir to combine.
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Cook this flour paste for ⏱️ 1 minute.
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When it begins to smell like pie crust, you add ½ cup of milk. Stir to combine,
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When the flour mixture turns into a uniform paste, add an additional ½ cup of whole milk. Stir until the milk is incorporated into the gravy.
whole milk2 cups
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Add the remaining ½ cup of milk to the gravy and stir to combine.
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Taste gravy for seasoning. You may want to add some additional salt and pepper.
½ teaspoon garlic saltsalt
Nutrition Facts
calories
550 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
6 g
sodium Content
399 mg
protein Content
35 g
cholesterol Content
88 mg
carbohydrate Content
56 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
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