Sauteed Pork Chops and Gravy

Heat a heavy skillet over med-hi heat. Use 1-2 tbsp oil or grease or (lowfat) sprinkle the pan with salt. Add porkchops. Sear meat quickly on all sides. Sprinkle with seasonings(salt/pepper or creole) Add 1/3 cup water. Cover (not tight) lower heat and simmer 25-30 min. The water will have evaporated and you will hear the meat start to sizzle. With good pork, these are good as is.

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Gravy
Here are a few methods of making gravy. These all make 1.5 -2 cups. You can vary the flavors by using different liquids and seasonings. Granulated bullions are handy for making gravy.

Roux gravy
Brown 2tbsp flour in 2-3 tbsp oil, grease, or butter very slowly in a heavy skillet on low heat. When you have a brown paste (how brown depends on the meat - darker for beef or gumbo and lighter for chicken and fish) stir in with a whisk: 1-1.5 cups (for thicker or thinner gravy) liquid: milk/bullion/ stock/wine and seasonings. Bring to boil, lower heat stir til thick. Adjust thickness by adding more liquid or simmering to thicken.

Red-eye gravy
Same as above. Use ham/bacon grease and strong coffee for the liquid.

Flour Gravy (no fat)
Bring 1-2 cup liquid - to a boil in a heavy skillet. Put 2 tbsp flour in bottom of a heat proof measuring cup, stir in 2-3 tbsp of the hot liquid. This will become a thick paste. Whisk this paste into the boiling liquid, lower heat, add seasonings and simmer stirring till thick. Adjust thickness as above.

Milk Gravy
Use 1/4 c roast drippings other strongly flavored stock as the boiling liquid and mix 2 tbsp flour into 1 cup cold milk. Pour this mixture into hot skillet of drippings and stir quickly until thick.

Sausage Gravy
Brown sausage. Keep fat. Stir in 1-2 tbsp flour. Brown flour as above. Add 1-1.5 cups milk. Bring to boil, lower heat, add black pepper and salt , simmer until thick.

Cornstarch Gravy (no fat)
Bring l cup liquid to a boil. Put 1/4 c cold liquid in measuring cup and stir in 2-3 tsp cornstarch.
Whisk cornstarch paste into boiling liquid. Lower heat and adjust thickness. This is good for asian style sauce/gravy if you add soy, garlic, ginger, pepper.

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