Sassy Southern Pork Chops

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I loved my childhood.  I have so many good memories that seem to be from family times together.  It is like these memories are etched in my mind forever.  It is hard sometimes to remember all the times I had with my friends and the wild things we use to do when we thought we new best, but I have no trouble remember the times I cooked with my mom.  Nor do I have problems remembering even my youngest memories of visiting my mamaw.  She was in my eyes the matriarch of our family.  She was my grandpa Cecil’s mother.  She was not only the best southern cook (at least in my world), she was also the most beautiful southern lady.  A true Southern Belle.

Of course being a southern lady, she also brought with her the sassy side found in many southern belles.  My favorite story is when she was pulled over by the police when driving home from the store.  The officer said “Miss Bessie, your are not supposed to be driving, you do not have a license”.  Of course she responded with, I’ve been driving for years and never needed one.  Why do I need one now?  That was my mamaw.

Remembering this “sassy” side of her inspired my recipe tonight.  I wanted something sweet like her, but with a bit of her sassy spicy side too.  So I chose to combine the two and this is what I came up with.  Sassy Southern Pork Chops.  They seem a bit complex to put together, but the extra steps just added to the depth of flavor that resulted.

I hope y’all enjoy this dish. Let me know what you think.

Ingredients:

• 6  medium cut boneless pork chops
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 large sweet onion sliced
• 1 green pepper, sliced
• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt , pepper  to taste

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Melt the butter in a skillet on medium-high heat. Season the pork chops on each side with salt & pepper.  Cook for a 2-3 minutes on each side, until nicely browned.

Transfer the chops to a casserole dish.  Add the sliced onion, peppers, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, soy sauce & Worcestershire sauce to the butter in the skillet (you may need to add additional butter).  Cook for about 10 minutes.  Make sure it is  dark & caramelized.

Pour the onion mixture evenly on top of the pork chops. Cover with tin foil & bake for 20-30 minutes.  You will find the sauce had increase from the juices escaping the chops and vegetables.  It makes a great glaze or dipping sauce for your chops when done.