Momma's Gourmet Pork Chops

Not your average pork chops.

 Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11

Entrees unremarkably accept middle location on the dining table. I know my eyes seems to ever hone inwards on the primary characteristic of the meal. Sometimes the entree isn't close a large ol' hunky platter presentation but rather a sensory excitement of things to come. These chops are mayhap a niggling of both.

This recipe comes close inwards no time, that's the means my Momma liked to cook, spending the remaining kitchen fourth dimension doing 'craft' projects; sometimes alongside felt, quondam bottles as well as acrylic paint. One of her favorite was recycling the Aunt Jemima Syrup bottles as well as paradigm them into funky women alongside bright, calico aprons alongside floppy hats. That is how she went close things, taking something similar uncomplicated pork chops as well as turning the dish into an entree ameliorate than whatsoever 1 I remembered served at our local fancy dinner spot.

This recipe reminds me of momma's, really tasty as well as gourmet-ish. I promise you lot endeavour it when cooking your side yesteryear side chops. Enjoy!

Pork Chops alongside Momma's Gourmet Sauce

4 servings

four -1 inch thick pork chops (I used pork loin)
tabular array salt as well as pepper
all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cooking oil
two tablespoons melted butter
1/2 pocket-sized onion, diced
two garlic cloves, diced
1/2 loving cup dry out white vino (vermouth)
1 loving cup rich chicken stock (Kitchen Basics)
1 pocket-sized tin sliced mushrooms, rinsed as well as drained
1/2 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground bay leaf (or 1 large bay leaf)

Season both sides of the chops alongside tabular array salt as well as pepper, as well as hence dust alongside flour rubbing all over. Heat a large skillet over medium-high as well as when hot, add together oil, butter as well as chops. Brown on both sides as well as take to a casserole dish only large plenty to concur them. I used an 8-inch foursquare dish.

Add onion as well as garlic to the skillet as well as saute until onion is translucent. Add wine, stock, mushrooms, thyme as well as bay foliage stirring until boil. Simmer for close v minutes. Pour sauce over chops.

Cover alongside foil as well as bake inwards a preheated 350 marking F. oven for xxx minutes.

Remove foil (and bay leaves if used) as well as allow to simmer uncovered for xv minutes.

Note: If you lot prefer a gravy, spoon the liquid from the dish into a bowl later on the xxx minutes as well as whisk inwards a thickener (1 tsp butter + 1 tsp flour or 1 tsp corn starch). Spoon the gravy over the chops as well as proceed cooking the xv minutes to thicken up.