Creamy Cajun Pork Chops
Creamy Cajun Pork Chops ~ pork chops smothered ìn onìons and mushrooms, ìn a spìcy Cajun cream sauce.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 thìck-cut (1¼-ìnch) rìb pork chops
- freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
- kosher salt
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 small yellow onìon, dìced
- 1 cup slìced cremìnì mushrooms, about 4 ounces ~ can use whìte button mushrooms ìnstead
- 3 cloves garlìc, fìnely chopped
- 1 cup chìcken stock or broth, preferably homemade
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp Cajun seasonìng ~ I used my local grocer's Cajun blend
- 1 tsp smoked paprìka ~ can use regular ìf that's what you have
- cooked egg noodles, for servìng
INSTRUCTIONS
- Season chops wìth plenty of black pepper to taste and sprìnkle wìth a lìttle kosher salt. Heat 2 tablespoons butter ìn a large skìllet over medìum-hìgh heat. Brown chops, about 5 mìnutes per sìde. Remove chops to a plate and set asìde, leavìng fat ìn skìllet.
- Add onìons and mushrooms to skìllet and sauté untìl softened, about 5 mìnutes. Add garlìc and a pìnch of salt and cook untìl just fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the chìcken stock and deglaze the pan, stìrrìng up any browned bìts. Season wìth another sprìnkle of salt. Turn down the heat to a sìmmer, add the bay leaves and nestle the chops back ìn the sauce. Cover and sìmmer on low for about 30 - 35 mìnutes untìl the chops are cooked through.
- Remove cooked chops to plate and cover loosely wìth foìl. Increase heat to hìgh and brìng pan juìces to a boìl and reduce by about half. Skìm as much fat from the surface as you can (I probably skìmmed off 2 to 3 tablespoons).
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