Southern Smothered Pork Chops in Brown Gravy

These pork chops in brown gravy are comforting, delicious, and easy to cook on the stove in a flavorful pan sauce with onion, garlic, and mushrooms

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 359 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cups beef broth
• cooking spray
• 4 center-cut pork chops
• 1 onion, thinly sliced and quartered
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1.5 cups sliced baby bella mushrooms, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Make gravy: Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Sauté onion and garlic in hot butter until onion is browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove onion and garlic to a plate.

Step 2

Stir flour slowly into remaining butter in the pan. Cook and stir over low heat until flour is deep brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in broth. Return sautéed onion and garlic to the pan. Stir in mushrooms and parsley. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove gravy from heat.

Step 3

Cook pork chops: Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Cook in the hot skillet until browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

Step 4

Pour in gravy from the saucepan. Cover and cook over low heat until pork chops are tender and no longer pink in the centers, 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the centers should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).