Country Style Pork Chops

Country Style Pork Chops

Ingredients:

• 4 bone-in pork chops, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
• Cajun seasoning, to taste
• About 1-1/2 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
•  Freshly cracked black pepper,  to taste
• Cooking oil (vegetable, canola, etc) for frying
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1 to 1/2 cups milk

Instructions: 

Rinse pork chops and set on a paper towel to drain. Sprinkle the chops lightly with Cajun seasoning on both sides. Whisk together the flour, garlic powder and pepper; remove 2 tablespoons of the seasoned flour and set aside. Coat the chops in the remaining flour mixture, shaking off the excess. Allow to rest on a rack at room temperature for about 15 minutes.   Heat about 1/4 inch of canola oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Once hot, brown the chops on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Do in batches to avoid overcrowding the skillet. Remove the chops and set aside. For the gravy, very carefully remove all but 3 tablespoons of oil from the skillet. Over medium heat, stir in the 2 tablespoons of reserved seasoned flour into the hot oil; cook and stir over medium heat until browned, about 3 minutes. Slowly stir in water then milk, adding only enough milk to create a gravy. You may not need all of the milk. Bring the gravy to a boil, cooking and stirring about 2-3 minutes, or until nicely thickened. Reduce heat to medium low, return the chops to skillet, cover and simmer (do not boil) for about 8 minutes, or until chops are cooked through. Serve with mashed potatoes.