Sour Cream Gravy and Pork Chops

 I made these chops the other night and while they turned out good (everyone said yummy!), I didn't find the Instant Pot method to be very user-friendly. To brown multiple chops before processing in the slow cooker with onion already in the bottom didn't work well for me because the base of the pot is too small. I really would have only been able to brown one or two chops at a time and probably ended up burning my onion if I had left it in the pot. And while everything did cook through, I cooked the chops for the recommended time and they were fine, but not overly juicy or tender, which I might have expected from the Instant Pot, so I am sure I could have achieved the same result easier and in less time just pan frying everything in a skillet. Therefore, I am posting this recipe here, but in a skillet style, not Instant Pot format.

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Sour Cream Gravy and Pork Chops

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter or cooking oil

1 medium onion, chopped

4-5 boneless pork chops

salt + pepper to taste 

1 cup beef stock 

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 

flour to thicken (I used Wondra flour for gravy)

1/3 cup sour cream

Season both sides of chops with salt and pepper. Drizzle a large pan/skillet with oil or melted butter to keep everything from sticking. When pan is hot, add your chops and onions. Cook until onions are browned and tender and chops are no longer pink. (If your chops are thicker, you may want to cook onion first and remove from pan so it does not burn then add chops.) You want to get some good brown bits on the bottom of your pan during this cooking process to make a flavorful gravy. 

Once the onion and chops are all done, remove from pan and cover to keep warm while you make the gravy. Deglaze the pan with beef stock and Worcestershire sauce, scraping all the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. When the liquids start to bubble, if gravy is too thin, add enough Wondra flour to achieve your desired consistency. (You can also make slurries to add to the pan for thickening out of mixtures of regular flour and some of the liquid from the pan (or water) or with a cornstarch or arrowroot slurry mixture.) When gravy is just about how you like it, stir in the sour cream. You can pour the gravy over the chops to serve, or you can serve it on the side.