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slow cooker pork chops

Ingredients

  • 3 slices bacon chopped
  • 4 bone-in pork loin chops about ¾-inch thick
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1 yellow onions peeled, halved and sliced into ½-inch thick half moons
  • 1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped

Instructions

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until lightly browned.
  • Transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towels, leaving the drippings in the pan.
  • Heat the skillet with the drippings over medium or medium-high heat until hot.
  • Pat pork chops dry with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Add pork chops to hot bacon grease and cookuntil they are golden brown on each side, about 2 minutes per side, cooking them in batches in the skillet if your skillet isn’t big enough to hold all six at a time in a single layer.
  • When golden on each side, transfer the pork chops to the slow cooker and repeat with remaining pork.
  • Pour off all but 1 teaspoon of fat from the skillet; add onions, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ cup water to empty skillet. Using a wooden spoon, scrape browned bits from bottom of the pan and cook over medium-high heat until onions are soft, about 4-6 minutes. Stir in garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  • Add onion mixture over chops in the slow cooker.
  • Add broth, soy sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar to slow cooker.
  • Cover slow cooker and cook until pork is tender, about 8 hours on low (or cook on high for 4 hours).
  • When ready to serve, carefully transfer chops to serving platter with a large spoon and tent with foil.
  • Transfer liquids and solids from slow cooker to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
  • In medium saucepan, melt butter.
  • Once melted, add flour, stirring to mix with the butter for 1 minute.
  • Slowly stir in the blended mixture into the saucepan.
  • Cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
  • Pour over chops and sprinkle with parsley.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

recipe inspired by Mel's Kitchen Cafe