SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS WITH BROCCOLI

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:03:44 GMT

Step 1

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees.

Step 2

Cook bacon in Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes; transfer to paper towel-lined plate.

Step 3

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat left in pot.

Step 4

Cut 2 slits, about 2 inches apart, through fat on edges of each pork chop.

Step 5

Pat chops dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.

Step 6

Heat fat left in pot over medium-high heat until just smoking.

Step 7

Add chops (they will overlap slightly) and brown on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes; transfer to separate plate.

Step 8

Add 2 tablespoon oil, onion, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to now-empty pot and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until onion is lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 9

Stir in garlic, thyme, and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Step 10

Stir in water, scraping up any browned bits.

Step 11

Reduce heat to medium-low, add flour, and cook, stirring often, until well browned, about 5 minutes.

Step 12

Slowly whisk in broth, scraping up any browned bits and smoothing out any lumps.

Step 13

Add bay leaves.

Step 14

Nestle browned chops and any accumulated juices into onion mixture.

Step 15

Cover, transfer pot to oven, and cook until chops are almost fork-tender, about 1 hour.

Step 16

Remove pot from oven, uncover, and place steamer basket on top of chops.

Step 17

Add broccoli to steamer, cover pot, and continue to cook in oven until broccoli is tender, about 20 minutes

Step 18

Remove pot from oven and remove basket of broccoli from pot.

Step 19

Toss broccoli in bowl with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and season with

Step 20

salt and pepper to taste.

Step 21

Transfer chops to platter, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest while finishing sauce.

Step 22

Using large spoon, skim any fat from surface of stew.

Step 23

Bring stew to simmer over medium heat and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Step 24

Discard bay leaves and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Step 25

Spoon sauce over chops, sprinkle with bacon and parsley, and serve with broccoli.

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