🥩 Smothered Pork Chops

📝 Ingredients:

• 4 bone-in pork chops
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 large onion (sliced)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup milk or heavy cream
• 1 tsp thyme (optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions:

1. Season the pork chops
   Rub them with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.
2. Dredge in flour
   Lightly coat each chop in flour (this helps create that rich gravy).
3. Sear the chops
   Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
   Cook pork chops 3–4 minutes per side until golden brown.
   Remove and set aside.
4. Cook onions & garlic
   In the same pan, melt butter.
   Add onions and cook until soft and caramelized (about 5–7 minutes).
   Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
5. Make the gravy
   Sprinkle a little leftover flour into the pan and stir.
   Slowly add chicken broth, then milk/cream.
   Stir until smooth and thickened.
6. Simmer everything
   Return pork chops to the skillet.
   Cover and simmer on low heat for 20–25 minutes until tender.

🍽️ Serve With:

• Mashed potatoes 🥔
• Rice 🍚
• Biscuits 🧈