Belle's Bayou Pork Chops

These pork chops are so tender and delicious, they just melt in your mouth. Serve with cooked rice or noodles so you can mop up every last drop of the thick, rich gravy. Note* The cook time on this recipe is for the thick boneless pork chops. If you use a regular thickness pork chop with bone-in, reduce your cook time.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup flour
• 2  teaspoons black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2  tablespoons paprika
• 3 -4  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 6  thick-cut boneless pork chops
• 1 (1 1/4ounce) envelope  onion soup mix
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 (16 ounce) carton sour cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine first four ingredients in a plastic bag.
3. Pour oil into a skillet and heat on medium-high.
4. Shake chops one or two at a time in the bag containing the flour mixture.
5. Brown chops in oil approximately 5 minutes per side.
6. Remove chops and place them in a 9X13 inch baking dish.
7. Combine soup mix and water and stir well; set aside.
8. Add 2-3 tablespoons of remaining flour mixture to pan drippings, more or less; stir and cook preparing a roux for gravy.
9. Add soup mixture to pan and stir until smooth and thickened; remove from heat.
10. Stir in sour cream and combine; pour all over pork chops.
11. Bake covered for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until chops are tender.