Pork Chops - Southern Style

Name: Pork Chops - Southern Style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 pork chops; 1/2 medium onion (diced); 1 -2 slice bacon; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3/4 cup water; salt & pepper

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Recipe by Jeff Hamme

Simple, quick and tasty. Something I threw together with the 'scraps' in my Fridge and surprised me with how great it tasted. Feel free to remove as much 'fat' from the pan as you need to... the more you leave, the better it tastes! Great with mashed potatoes!

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READY IN: 25mins

SERVES: 2

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

pork chops
¹⁄₂

medium onion (diced)
1 -2

slice bacon
2

tablespoons butter
2

tablespoons cornstarch
³⁄₄

cup water
salt & pepper

DIRECTIONS

In 12" skillet, cook bacon on med hi heat. Remove bacon from skillet, but leave bacon drippings.
Add 1 TBSP butter and diced onion. When transparent, remove from skillet.
Reduce heat to medium, lightly salt and pepper both sides of pork chops and place in skillet. Brown both sides (approx 2-4 minutes each).
Chop up bacon, and add both bacon and cooked onion to skillet.
Add 3/4 cup water (add more if you want more gravy), 1 TBSP butter, cover and simmer until cooked (5-10 minutes - but can simmer for up to 45 minutes easily).
Just before serving, mix 2 TBSP cornstarch with cool tap water (approx 1/4 cup).
Place pork chops on plates, add corn starch/water mixture to gravy/drippings in skillet and bring to quick boil stirring frequently to form thick gravy.

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