Louisiana Style Smothered Pork Chops Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 5 quart cast iron dutch oven on medium high.
• Season pork chops with Cajun seasoning.
• Place in skillet and brown well on both sides over medium - medium high heat.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add onion, green and red bell peppers, and celery. Cook until onions are soft and transparent, stirring frequently as not to burn.
• Return pork chops to pot.
• Add just enough water to cover the meat. Add garlic and Worcestershire. Stir well.
• If your gravy isn't dark, add a tablespoon of kitchen bouquet and stir.
• Cover pot almost all of the way. Simmer until meat is tender.
• Uncover. Add mushroom and green onions and parsley.
• Adjust seasoning by tasting gravy. Simmer 5 minutes longer.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.
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Steps:

• Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook onion and garlic in the butter, stirring occasionally, until is browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove onion and garlic and set aside.
• Stir flour slowly into butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until flour is deep brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in broth. Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, and parsley. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Season pork chops with salt and pepper and brown in the hot pan, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Add gravy mixture from the saucepan. Cover and cook over low heat until tender and no longer pink in the centers, 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Steps:

• 1. Saute sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned.
• 2. Drain sausage, reserving drippings in pan.
• 3. Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a large Ziploc bag; add pork chops. Seal bag and shake to coat.
• 4. Add oil to drippings in skillet.
• 5. Cook pork chops in hot oil over medium-high heat for 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
• 6. Transfer pork chops to a 5 or 6-quart slow cooker.
• 7. Layer vegetables and sausage over pork chops.
• 8. Add broth and thyme.
• 9. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
• 10. Remove pork chops from slow cooker; cover and keep warm. Increase temperature to HIGH.
• 11. Combine corn starch and 2 tablespoons water, stirring until smooth. Stir corn starch mixture into vegetables in slow cooker.
• 12. Cook, uncovered, 10 more minutes or until thickened.
• 13. Spoon rice onto serving plates; top with pork chops. Spoon vegetables and sauce over pork chops. Sprinkle vegetables with green onions and serve with hot sauce, if desired.