Pork Chops Paprikash

Submitted by 2Bleu

"I (Bird) adapted this recipe from a wonderful little mom/pop truck stop off I-85 in cowpens, SC called Mr. Waffle. This recipe makes very tender chops that are full of flavor. We prefer thin cut breakfast chops, but this recipe is also good using a family pack of assorted chops. A great way to ensure tender and moist chops is to soak them in a brine of 1 cup milk to 1/2 Tbs salt for at least 1 hour before using in a recipe."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Chops

• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 8 pork chops
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease
• flour, for dredging

directions

1. Heat oven to 250F (low). Mix spices together and rub generously onto both sides of chops. Set aside.
2. Heat oil and bacon grease in a large skillet. Dredge chops in flour (using a plastic grocery bag makes it super easy) and sear chops (in batches) over medium high heat just to brown the outside. Add extra oil if necessary.
3. Place the chops into a 9x13 pan directly from the pan so the excess grease also goes into the baking dish.
4. When all the chops are seared and in the baking dish, cover very tightly with foil. Bake for about 2 hours for perfect tenderness.

Reviews

[16Paws]

I am always looking for new ways to make pork chops and this was a hit! I didn't have any bacon grease saved, so I chopped up three slices of bacon and fried that up for the grease. I then left the cooked bacon in with everything else while it baked. Made a nice amount of pan juices which we had over mashed potatoes. Chops were fork tender and had lots of flavor. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Bonnie G #2]

Well Bird, you've done it again. Made this pretty true to directions, used a thick cut boneless pork chop (that's what I had) and followed another reviewers suggestion and after frying the bacon cut it up and placed in the bottom of the baking dish, also cut it down to 2 for DH and me. Served with a fresh tomatoe salad, gratin potatoes and a glass of cold white wine. Great dinner and really easy to fix. What a great blend of spices.

 

[Shelby Jo]

Yummy pork chop recipe! My husband isn't a huge pork chop fan, but he did say this was one of the better ones he's had in quite some time. It was a very easy recipe to make too! The low and slow cooking helped make it very tender...they broke in half when I tried to pick them up! Great, great, great :) Thanks so much for posting! Made for PRMR Tag.

 

[flower7]

I fried some bacon for baked beans the other day and kept the bacon grease because I remembered seeing a recipe that used it and that sounded great. It took some searching of my brain to remember where I'd spotted it but I'm sooooo glad I took the time! LOL I was a little worried about the long cooking time but they came out nicely cooked and very tender. My chops were about 1/2 inch thick. This recipe had a lot to live up to in my mind because paprika is probably my favorite spice...but the flavor lived up to my expectations and more. I served with Recipe #102759 and they matched up very nicely. Thanks for the wonderful recipe Bird!

 

[3KillerBs]

I had a problem that wasn't the recipe's fault so I'm reviewing without stars. You see, I live in the south where the battle against the pantry moths is never-ending. I opened the paprika and one flew out in my face. I had to pitch the webby, ruined stuff and find a substitute seasoning. I decided to use one tbs chili powder instead of the 2tbs paprika. I can say that the chops were beautifully browned, moist, tender, and that the recipe was in every way successful despite having to use a drastically varying substitute. I'll come back and make it again another time when I have fresh paprika and give it proper stars then.