Smothered Pork Chops

A simple one-pan recipe for fork-tender pork chops smothered in gravy that thickens as the chops bake and tenderizes them low and slow in the oven.

📝 Ingredients

• 6 bone-in pork chops
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups chicken broth

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Read recipe notes before beginning. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. 2Combine flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder in a pie plate or cake pan then mix well; set aside.
3. 3Heat oil in a large cast iron frying pan or oven-safe skillet over medium heat.
4. 4Season pork chops with salt and pepper to taste then dredge in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess flour. Reserve flour mixture to use later.
5. 5Brown chops on both sides in hot oil (don’t try to cook the chops through as they will finish cooking in the oven). Set browned pork chops aside.
6. 6Add 1/4 cup of the reserved flour mixture to the oil in the pan then whisk until smooth. The consistency should be about as thick as ketchup – if it is thin, add a little more flour (or if too thick, add a little more oil).
7. 7Brown flour in oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes then turn off heat. Whisk in chicken broth until smooth. Mixture will be thin – that’s OK as it will thicken in the oven.
8. 8Arrange chops back into the pan with the gravy. Cover with aluminum foil (or an oven-safe lid if you have one) then bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.
9. 9Uncover then let rest for 15 minutes before serving.