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July
Smothered Bacon Pork Chops
-Ingredients-
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
5 lean bone-in pork loin chops, about 1/2 inch thick (about 1 1/4 pounds)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups half-and-half
1/4 cup bacon fried and diced (save time by using bacon bits)
-What to Do-
- In shallow dish, stir together 1/3 cup flour, the salt and pepper. Coat pork chops with flour mixture, shaking off excess.
- In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork chops in oil about 10 minutes, turning once, until brown. Remove from skillet
- Stir onion into drippings in skillet. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Stir in 1 tablespoon flour. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in half-and-half and bacon.
- Return pork chops to skillet. Cover and cook over medium-low heat about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pork is no longer pink in center.















