SO Yummy, Pork Chops

In my house, as in many homes with small children, we eat a lot of chicken.  And I love chicken, but sometimes it's nice to have a little change of pace.  The reason we each so much chicken, is because the Little Mouths always say pork, in particular is too hard to chew.

And they do have a point.  In an effort to make sure pork is at a safe temporature to eat, we cook it until it resembles the sole of one of the high heals in the back of my closet I hang on to so I don't feel old.  This recipe is the solution to that problem. 

The Little Mouths give this a thumbs up and even asked for seconds.  Big Mama loved it too, and gives it a thumbs up for taste, affordiblilty (you can use less expensive, tougher cuts of pork with this method) and but there's not much to fix ahead and it does take several steps. 

SO Yummy, Pork Chops

Pork chops of your choice
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
1/4 cup flour
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup white wine (optional)
1-2 cups chicken broth
2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup milk, cream or half and half

Salt and pepper pork chops and dredge them in the flour.  Brown on both sides in a hot pan in Olive Oil, but don't cook though. Tent chops with foil while you are browning the next batch.  Remove and add the chops to the others and cover with the foil. 

Add garlic and saute for a minute.  Deglaze the pan with the wine or broth and stir the little brown bits in the pan into the sauce.  Add the rest of the chicken broth, return the pork and any accumulated juices to the pan and cover.  Cook until the chops are cooked though.  About 10-15 minutes. 

In a sauce pan, melt the butter, then add 2 Tablespoons of flour.  Stir until the roux is a light brown, then remove from heat.  When the chops are done, place them on a platter and cover with foil.  Bring the sauce back up to a bubble and add the roux.  Add a little more chicken stock if the gravy gets too thick.  Reduce heat and add the milk or cream.  I use fat free half and half.  Pour gravy over the chops or serve on the side for dipping.

The Little Mouths are definately dippers.