fried pork chops with brown milk gravy
yummy
Meat And Seafood
FRIED PORK CHOPS WITH BROWN MILK GRAVY
This is the way we cooked pork chops in my younger days down south. It is NOT a recipe for those beautiful thick chops that need tender care. It IS a recipe for quick, tasty meat with good old down home taste, and gnawing on the bone if you never make it to the gravy.
Ingredients
- 4pork chops (I like bone-in rib chops, not too thick)
- seasoning salt or salt and pepper
- 1⁄4cup flour, plus
- 2tablespoons flour, for gravy, if making
- 2teaspoons seasoning salt
- 1⁄2teaspoon dry mustard
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄2teaspoon paprika
- 2tablespoons butter, more if needed for gravy
- 1teaspoon oil
- 2cups milk or 2 cups cream
Direction
- Trim excess fat from chops. Season chops with seasoned salt or salt and pepper.
- Mix flour with 2 teaspoons seasoned salt, dry mustard, pepper and paprika. Adjust seasonings as needed. If making gravy, remove 2 tablespoons seasoned flour and set aside for gravy to prevent lumps. Coat chops with remaining flour mixture.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter and oil in skillet over medium high heat until hot.
- If NOT making gravy, brown chops on both sides until done. Drain on paper towels, then serve.
- If making gravy, add floured chops to pan and brown on both sides, about 3-5 minutes per side. Remove chops to drain on paper towels, then cover and keep warm.
- Reduce heat to medium. Check pan to make sure you have 2 tablespoons of drippings; if not, add butter or oil as needed.
- Add 2 tablespoons reserved flour to make the roux. Stir until smooth and dark brown.
- Lower heat and gradually add milk, stirring constantly until temperature reduces. Then stir frequently until gravy reaches desired consistency. Check seasonings and adjust as needed.
- Return chops to pan and simmer in gravy until hot and tender or, if chops are done and you prefer, just ladle gravy on top and serve.