Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops with lots of onions and an intensely flavored gravy makes such a delicious southern meal. You’ll want to serve these pork chops over either white rice or mashed potatoes to soak up all the tasty gravy.
Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops
Warning- If you are looking for a dump and go type of recipe, keep looking. This recipe isn’t for you. This pork chop recipe is a little more involved, but in my opinion, the extra work is totally worth it. The pork chops get so fabulously tender in the crock pot. Fall of the bone tender. The extra time spent making the roux at the beginning created a wonderfully rich and flavorful gravy.
This is a completely from scratch recipe. No canned soup or dry onion soup mix.
A down-home southern meal doesn’t get any better than these Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops.
Key To Really Flavorful Pork Chops
The key to really awesome flavored smothered pork chops is using lots of seasoning. You will think that it is too much seasoning, but trust me. It is not. A combination of Lawry’s seasoned salt, paprika, onion powder, black pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper adds tons of flavor which is really important because slow cooker pork chops can sometimes be a little bland. Keep in mind that the seasoning not only flavors the pork chops, but the gravy too. And there is lots and lots of gravy.
Recipe Tip
I think it is important to use bone-in pork chops for this recipe. The bone not only adds flavor, it helps keep the pork tender and moist.
What To Serve With These Pork Chops
- white rice
- buttered noodles
- mashed potatoes
- Steamed green beans
- Pocketbook Rolls
- Yellow Squash Casserole
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Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Lawry's seasoned salt
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 6 bone-in blade cut pork chops, 3/4 to 1-inch thick
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil, divided
- 3 cups thinly sliced onions
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch, optional
- sliced green onion, optional
Instructions
- Combine Lawry's seasoned salt, paprika, onion powder, black pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.
- Blot pork chops dry with paper towels. Sprinkle them all over with 2 tablespoons of the spice mixture. Place in a 6-quart or larger slow cooker.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet Add onions and cook for 5 to soften. Place on top of pork chops.
- Add remaining 6 tablespoons of oil to the now empty skillet. Add flour and whisk in. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until it turns the color of peanut butter, about 5 minutes.
- Once it turns the right color, add the remaining spice mixture. Whisk in for 10 seconds.
- Gradually whisk in the water. Continue to whisk until smooth and it comes to a boil. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and then pour into the slow cooker.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 5 hours.
- Remove pork chops carefully to a serving platter. They will fall apart if you don't lift them carefully.
- Spoon of any oil on the top of the liquid in the crock pot. Add vinegar. Check for seasoning and add more salt and pepper if desired. If you want to thicken the gravy, mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with an equal part of cold water and stir into gravy. Cover and cook on HIGH for 10 to 15 minutes.Note: Or you can transfer the gravy to a pot. Stir in the cornstarch/water mixture and bring to a boil. This will take less time but you will have an extra pot to clean.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe adapted from Cook’s Country
