Fried Pork Chops with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Sorry about the huge delay in posts. It's been so busy around here I haven't really had the time to cook anything. I made these pork chops about a week ago and they are delicious! There is nothing I love more than meat, potatoes of the mashed variety and gravy smothering everything. There is just one problem, other than sausage gravy for breakfast, I am pretty bad at making gravy. However this gravy is delicious, fool proof and almost as good as my Nana's. I found the original recipe here but played around with it some.

Fried Pork Chops with Gravy

6 boneless pork chops
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 c. buttermilk (I did not have buttermilk on hand so I mixed 1 c. milk with the remaining vinegar I had)
~1 3/4 c. flour
Paprika, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
Fresh ground pepper, to taste
2 tbsp. butter
Oil for frying
2 c. chicken stock

Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper. I like to use kosher or sea salt for this since the granules are bigger. Next dip the chops in your buttermilk or milk/vinegar mixture.

Combine flour, paprika, garlic powder and fresh ground pepper (yes I know you just peppered the chops so you don't have to add this if you don't want to). Dip the milky chops in the flour mixture, making sure to evenly coat both sides.

Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet with deep sides. Test the readiness of the oil by tossing in a pinch of the flour mixture. When the oil bubbles and you can hear it, then you know it's ready.

Toss the chops into the heated oil. I let mine cook about 6-7 minutes a side. Use a meat thermometer to check the doneness. It should read right about 160 degrees.

Remove the chops but keep warm. The original recipes calls for you to drain all but a 1/3 c. of the oil/butter mixture but we love gravy in my house so I kept all of it in the pan. Add in the remaining flour mixture. Whisk everything together, making sure to get all the crispy bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken stock, whisking as you do so. Let simmer until it is thick enough to make you happy.

Serve over pork chops and mashed potatoes.

Mashed Potatoes

~6 large potatoes
Salt
Milk
Butter

Start by scrubbing the potatoes under running water to remove any remaining dirt. I haphazardly skin potatoes because we like a little skin with ours. Cut the potatoes into even sized cubes. Toss those suckers into a pot and cover with water.

Let the pot and potatoes come to a boil. Let everything boil about 15 to 20 minutes or until a fork easily crumbles the potatoes. Drain the water. Mash the potatoes milk, butter and salt to taste.

Enjoy and eat well my friends!