Smothered Pork Chops

Name: Smothered Pork Chops
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon, onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon, paprika; , Salt and pepper; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 4 , bone-in blade-cut pork chops, about 1/2 inch thick; 1 1/2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 2 , onions, halved and sliced 1/4 inch thick; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 teaspoon, dried thyme; 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon, beef broth; 1 , bay leaf; 1 teaspoon, cornstarch; 1 teaspoon, cider vinegar

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2011, Cook's Country TV

Main Courses

Pork

Smothered pork chops may sound like Grandma’s best dish, but they often taste like dinner discards.

SERVES4

TIME2½ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Bone-in chops were a must for our Smothered Pork Chops, because the bone kept the meat moist and added flavor to the sauce. After a number of tests, we settled on blade chops. Caramelizing the onions made the sauce too sweet and took almost...

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