Recipe for Smothered Pork Chops
These Moist & Delicious Chops are Traditional Soul Food
This Quick and Easy dish is Perfect to Include on a Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Soul Food Menu, But You'll Want to Serve it often Throughout The Year, Too!
It would be difficult to find a Soul Food restaurant in the South that did not have a version of Smothered Pork Chops featured on the menu. Most Southerners have a favorite family recipe for these pork chops, and they are served frequently, not only because they are moist and delicious, but also because they require very little hands-on preparation time and are very easy to assemble.
Sometimes the most flavorful dishes are made with simple ingredients; these pork chops are a perfect example. They can, however, be spiced up a little by adding 2 teaspoons of Cajun seasoning (or any favorite seasoning) to the flour instead of the salt. Although sweet potatoes are traditional and add a bit of sweetness to the dish, regular russet potatoes or even red potatoes may be substituted with excellent results.
To speed up preparation time for these pork chops, use a food processor to slice the sweet potatoes, onion, and green bell pepper. While the chops are baking in the oven, there will be just enough time to prepare a salad, set the table, and call the family (or guests) to dinner.
Southern Style Smothered Pork Chops
6 Servings
- 6 6-ounce boneless pork chops, 1" thick
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (about 1 pound)
- salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 teaspoon granular chicken bouillon dissolved in 1 cup water
- Trim the pork chops of all fat.
- Mix the flour, salt, and pepper; dredge the chops.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a deep skillet (with a lid) large enough to accommodate the chops in a single layer without crowding.
- Turn the burner to high heat; add the chops, and brown. Make sure the chops are not crowded, so they will brown evenly; they should be golden brown on each side, but raw in the middle.
- Leave the pork chops in the skillet and layer the sweet potato slices on top of the chops
- Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Scatter the onion and green pepper slices over the sweet potato slices.
- Pour in the bouillon/water mixture, cover with the lid, and bake at 350° for 30 - 45 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
Nutritional Information:
Amount Per Serving
- Calories 412 Calories from Fat 161
- Percent Total Calories From: Fat 39% Protein 38% Carb. 23%
- Total Fat 18 g
- Saturated Fat 5 g
- Cholesterol 106 mg
- Sodium 265 mg
- Total Carbohydrate 24 g
- Dietary Fiber 1 g
- Sugars 0 g
- Protein 39 g
- Vitamin A 176% Vitamin C 41% Calcium 0% Iron 13%
