Smothered Chops With Bacon Bits Food

SMOTHERED CHOPS WITH BACON BITS

Steps:

• In shallow dish, stir together 1/3 cup flour, the salt and pepper. Coat pork chops with flour mixture, shaking off excess.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork chops in oil about 10 minutes, turning once, until brown. Remove from skillet.
• Stir onion into drippings in skillet. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Stir in 1 tablespoon flour. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in half-and-half and bacon bits.
• Return pork chops to skillet. Cover and cook over medium-low heat about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pork is no longer pink in center.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large fry pan on medium heat.
• When done, remove and drain on paper towels.
• Saute onion in the same skillet with the bacon fat.
• Remove to paper towels to drain.
• Season pork chops with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.
• Fry on medium heat in the same skillet with bacon fat until light brown; remove to warm plate.
• Put remaining flour into skillet (add oil if necessary).
• Brown flour lightly.
• Add hot water immediately, then milk.
• Stir vigorously.
• Season as desired with more salt and pepper and add more water if needed to achieve gravy consistency.
• Put pork chops, bacon and onion into gravy and reduce heat to simmer.
• Cover pan and simmer for 20 minutes.

SOUTHERN STYLE SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• brown bacon in a large skillet.
• remove and leave grease.
• saute onion and garlic in bacon grease.
• remove and leave grease.
• salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops.
• dredge both sides in flour.
• add to hot grease (you may need to add a bit more oil to the pan).
• brown pork chops on both sides.
• in a seperate bowl combine gravy mix and water. add in the cooked bacon and onions.
• pour over browned pork chops cover and let simmer 20-40 mins (or until pork is at the desired tenderness).
• If the gravy is a little thin you can remove the chops and add a TBS of cornstarch or flour and whisk in until there are no lumps.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and covered with gravy and DEVOUR!