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The Neeley's Smothered Pork Chops
"Smothered pork chop and chicken recipes are all over the South. This one came from the Neeley's Celebration cookbook. I think the buttermilk is what makes this my favorite. I kind of adapted the original recipe a little bit to fit my family's tastes."
photo by Jonathan Melendez
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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4 chops
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 4 pork chops
- 1⁄8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1⁄4 cup peanut oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
- 3 teaspoons hot sauce
directions
- Pat the porkchops dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.
- Combine the flour, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne and paprika.
- Dredge the chops in flour mixture on both sides until lightly coated.
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat and coat with the peanut oil.
- When oil is hot, slip in chops and fry on each side, about five minutes per side, until golden brown.
- Remove chops from pan and set aside.
- Add onions to pan and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add three tablespoons of the seasoned flour left over from dredging the chops to the skillet and stir with a wooden spoon until it makes a paste.
- Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, making sure there are no lumps.
- Turn up the heat and allow the chicken broth to reduce and thicken occasionally stirring.
- Once the sauce coats the back of your wooden spoon, pour in the buttermilk.
- Add hot sauce and stir to combine.
- Return the chops to the skillet and simmer for 15 more minutes until the chops are cooked through.
Questions & Replies
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Should I use center cut or thin chops with bone in? -
If I want to make 8 pork chops, should I double all of the ingredients? -
What changes would I make to adapt this recipe to crock pot slow cook?
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I've been trying out recipes for chops. I was given a LOT of center cut but every recipe turned out so dry. Will this? -
How many serves can be yeidled with 500gm of Chicken ?
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Reviews
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THE GRAVY makes the dish. I simmered the pork chops longer than instructed because I like them falling off the bone tender. Served with mashed potatoes as another vehicle for the gravy. Will definitely make again. -
Thank you to the Neeley's! This dish came out great especially because I have a hard time making gravy and with this I nailed it. Bomb.com is all I can say. Enjoy! -
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This recipe is delicious. I tasted the sauce as I added the chicken broth and stopped with a little left in a 14 oz. can because I liked the flavor as it was and also did the same with the buttermilk leaving some in the measuring cup when I felt it tasted perfect for me. I didn't have buttermilk on hand so I made my own using milk and white vinegar. Don't skimp on the onions since they cook down. I only used a few drops of hot sauce because the sauce was hot enough for me with the cayenne flour. This is a recipe that would be great to increase and make ahead for a party then heat it in a serving dish. I made red skinned potatoes as a side and the sauce was excellent over them too.
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The family loved it! First time making smothered pork chops & this was a great place to start.
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I'd never used buttermilk for a sauce before, but it totally works!! Great flavour and there was plenty of sauce to completely cover my pork chops, just how I like it - the more sauce the merrier! The flour dredging made a nice crisp outside to the pork chop and they were lovely and juicy inside.
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Tweaks
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I used sour cream instead of buttermilk. It came out good... My fiance enjoyed it.
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Used 2% milk instead of buttermilk and used cooking wine because I didn't have any chicken broth and it turned out delicious . Also used my own seasonings instead of the ones they used. But it was sooooooo good. My mom can cook so everybody thought I called her and got help . Oh yeah . Make sure you use an iron skillet like they say . I had to switch skillets . Iron just works better with frying
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Make sure you use an iron skillet like they say . I had to switch skillets . Iron just works better with frying
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This was true comfort food. The gravy was so good. I was concerned that it might be too spicy for my husband, so I halved the spices and didn't use the hot sauce, and even then it still had just the nicest little kick to it. I made only two pork chops but the full amount of the gravy ingredients, and so glad I did as the gravy was so good with mashed potatoes. Thanks for a wonderful recipe! It is a keeper! -
This is Tyler Florence recipe. It was tweaked by adding paprika.
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