Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 4 large bone-in center-cut rib pork chops (about 1/2-inch thick)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock (I use unsalted)
- 1/2 tsp thyme (or herb of your choice)
- 2 tbsp au jus gravy mix
- 1/4 cup cream (preferably heavy cream*)
- 2 tbsp flour mixed with 1/4 cup water -OR- 2 tbs cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water
Instruction
- If using half-and-half or light cream, you may need to thicken.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Brown pork chops well on all sides--you may have to do this in shifts depending on how large your chops are
- Remove browned pork chops from pan and set aside.
- Add onion to the same pan and saute over medium-low heat until onions are translucent.
- Add the stock, thyme (or herb of choice) and the au jus mix; stir to blend.
- Add pork chops back to the pan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 20 minutes.
- The au jus gravy mix added enough salt for my taste, but taste the liquid at this point to see if you need to add any to your own taste.
- TO MAKE GRAVY
- Remove pork chops to a plate and keep warm (I usually put them on an oven-proof plate and pop them in a 200F oven).
- Turn heat to medium-high, add the cream, stirring to blend it well, and allow the liquid to reduce by about one third. This should take about 8-10 minutes.
- Thicken if you want thicker gravy.
- SLOW COOKER DIRECTIONS
- Brown chops as in original recipe. Set aside.
- Deglaze browning skillet with stock.
- Add stock, chopped onions, au jus mix and herb(s) to crock pot; stir.
- Lay chops on top of liquid.
- Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours (4-6 on high)**
- Remove chops and stir in cream.
- Turn cooker to high and thicken with either flour or cornstarch (see ingredient list for suggested thickening), if desired (but you'll probably have to).
- Cook on high about 10 minutes.
- **slow cooker times are approximate. Always check at MINIMUM time
