Garlic Butter & Mushroom Pork Chops

Garlic Butter & Mushroom Pork Chops

Ingredients:

3-4 Thick Cut Pork Chops, 3/4" thick, coat in seasoned flour
Kosher or sea salt & fresh cracked black pepper or House Seasoning*
½ Stick Butter
2 Garlic Cloves, Minced
¼ Cup Flour, All Purpose
¼ Cup Half & Half or Milk
1 Cup Mushrooms, Cleaned and Sliced
1 tbsp Oregano, fresh or 1 teaspoon, dried
1 tbsp Thyme, fresh or 1 teaspoon, dried
2 cups chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste
Parsley to garnish, optional

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Seasoned flour: 1 cup flour, 3/4 teaspoon Kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and onion posder, each, 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Lightly coat pork chops in seasoned flour. Shake off excess.
Add half the butter to non stick large skillet over medium high heat.
Once butter has melted, add your pork chops and sear on each side for 2 - 3 minutes until golden brown on both sides..
Once both sides of the pork chops are a golden brown place on sheet pan in oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until centers are no longer pink.
In same skillet over medium high heat combine butter, garlic, mushrooms, salt, pepper, oregano and thyme.
Cook until you have nice color on the mushrooms, stirring occasionally.
Deglaze with the chicken stock, using a wooden spoon to scrape up the cooked bits from the bottom of the pan.
Whisk flour and milk together in small bowl. Pour into your pan with the remaining liquids after removing the pork chops. Whisk until all lumps are removed. Simmer for 3-4 minutes. Give it a taste, add extra salt and/or pepper, if needed.
Serve over the top of pork chops. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.
Enjoy!

* Our house seasoning is a blend of Kosher or sea salt, 1 part, to a half part of black pepper, garlic powder and onion powder, each. Sprinkle liberally over pork chops before searing, unless you prefer the simpler salt & pepper. .

My own re-worked recipe, Inspired by A Mom's Take