Creamy Onion Smothered Pork Chops
A deliciously tender and lean pork chop with a creamy, onion sauce served with couscous and green beans for a restaurant quality meal you can make at home for under $10!
Ingredients
- 2 4oz Lean Pork Chops 1/2 thick
- 3/4 cup Couscous
- 1 Yellow Onion 3/4 cup chopped
- .25 oz low sodium Soy Sauce
- 1 oz Sour Cream
- .4 oz Chicken Stock Concentrate
- 1 clove Garlic
- 6 oz Green Beans
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tbsp Flour
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Start the prep by preheating oven to 450 degrees. Peel and mince garlic, and set aside. And finely chop onion to ¾ cup, set aside.
- Remove pork chops from package and place on a cutting board and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Pound with a meat mallet until both chops are an even thickness and about 1/4 in thick. Remove plastic wrap and pat dry with a paper towel, sprinkle each side with a dusting of flour, salt and pepper, then set aside.
- To make the couscous, start by melting one tablespoon butter on medium heat in a sauce pot, allowing it to melt halfway. Add garlic, and half of the chopped onions and season with salt and pepper. Stir while cooking for approximately 5 minutes, or until translucent and aromatic. Add dry couscous to the pot and stir well. Then stir in the chicken stock concentrate with ¾ cups of water. Add salt, bring to a rapid boil for 30 seconds and then remove from heat and set aside on another burner with a lid until you are ready to plate.
- To cook the pork chops, heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a large frying pan or skillet at medium-high heat. Once heated, add the pork chops and cook for 5 minutes on each side, or until a nice golden brown crust forms around the edges. When pork chops are done, take them out of the pan and set them aside on a dish.
- While the pork chops are browning, place the green beans on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper and bake until softened in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until preferred doneness. Remove from the oven when done and set aside.
- In the same pan you used for the pork chops, add another drizzle of vegetable oil at medium heat and add the rest of the chopped onions with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Continue cooking for 5 minutes, while stirring, until translucent and aromatic. The onion should become soft and slightly caramelized, and not crispy. Once they become soft add the soy sauce along with ¼ cup of water. Mix well and cook until the sauce thickens slightly, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the pan from heat and add in the sour cream with 1 tbsp butter, stirring well, until thoroughly combined. Add any additional salt and pepper to taste.
- The cooking is now done and we are ready to plate!
- Place a big scoop of the couscous on each plate and lay a pork chop over the top. Cover the pork chops evenly with the pan sauce and finish the dish by adding the green beans on the side.