Louisiana-Style Smothered Pork Chops

added by Tammy Raynes

This is a great little meal that I love to cook and my hubby loves to eat. This is a
typical Louisiana style recipe that you can cook in a slow cooker.
Cook time: 6 Hr 25 Min Prep time: 15 Min Serves: 4

Ingredients
4 oz smoked sausage, chopped
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
4 bone-in center-cut pork chops, 1.25" thick
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 pkg gumbo frozen vegetable mix, 16 oz (mix of onion, celery, and bell pepper)
1 can(s) chicken broth, 14 oz
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 Tbsp corn starch
2 Tbsp water
hot cooked rice
4 green onions, sliced
hot sauce (optional)

Directions
1. Saute sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned.

2. Drain sausage, reserving drippings in pan.

3. Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a large Ziploc bag; add pork chops. Seal bag and shake
to coat.

4. Add oil to drippings in skillet.

5. Cook pork chops in hot oil over medium-high heat for 3 minutes on each side or until
browned.

6. Transfer pork chops to a 5 or 6-quart slow cooker.

7. Layer vegetables and sausage over pork chops.

8. Add broth and thyme.

9. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.

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 10. Remove pork chops from slow cooker; cover and keep warm. Increase temperature to
HIGH.

11. Combine corn starch and 2 tablespoons water, stirring until smooth. Stir corn starch
mixture into vegetables in slow cooker.

12. Cook, uncovered, 10 more minutes or until thickened.

13. Spoon rice onto serving plates; top with pork chops. Spoon vegetables and sauce over
pork chops. Sprinkle vegetables with green onions and serve with hot sauce, if desired.

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