smothered pork chops
Gravy-covered pork dish
Smothered pork chops are bone-in pork chops braised in a thick, savory gravy, typically made with onions and sometimes mushrooms or peppers.
The "smothering" refers to the chops being covered and slow-cooked in the gravy until tender.
A staple of Southern and soul food cooking: Grandma's smothered pork chops with rice was Sunday dinner.
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- onionsPungent layered cooking bulbs
- SouthernOf the region below
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- tenderSoft or sore
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