Instant Pot Smothered Pork Chops
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients:
- 4 Pork Chops
- 2 slices Bacon chopped
- 1 tsp Dried Thyme
- .5 tsp Sea Salt
- .25 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1.5 tbsp Olive Oil
- 3 cloves Garlic minced or pressed
- 1 c Mushrooms white, sliced
- 1 c Beef Broth
- .5 tsp Onion Powder
- .5 c Full Fat Canned Coconut Milk
- .5 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp Fresh Thyme leaves minced for garnish
Instructions:
- Sprinkle each side of pork chops with dried thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Press Saute and add the olive oil to the inner pot. Heat until the pot shows “hot” on the screen or is to temperature.
- Sear the pork chops on both sides for 2 to 3 minutes to just brown the sides in the inner pot. Remove the pork chops from the pot and set aside on a plate.
- While still hot add the chopped bacon, minced garlic, and sliced mushrooms to the pot and saute for about 3 to 4 minutes until the garlic has softened and bacon is browned.
- Add the beef broth to the pot and scrape the bottom of the pot to deglaze. Stir in the onion powder and garlic powder. Press “Cancel” to turn off saute mode.
- Add pork chops back to the pot. Secure and lock the lid. Turn the pressure release handle to Sealing. Select Pressure Cook on High Pressure (normal) and set the timer for 10 minutes for bone-in chops or 7 minutes for boneless chops by pressing the + or – buttons.
- Once cooking time is done, let the pressure Naturally Release for 10 minutes (don’t touch anything for 10 minutes), then Quick Release the remaining pressure (carefully while keeping face away from steam and hands in protective oven mitts, turn steam release handle to Venting).
- Once all steam has released, open the lid and remove only the pork chops, plate & cover to keep warm. Leave the mushrooms bacon and sauce in the pot and select Saute and heat until bubbling.
- Add the coconut milk to the sauce and stir. Continue to heat on saute until bubbling. Press “Warm” on the pot. Plate pork chops and pour the mushroom bacon sauce over the chops. Garnish with fresh thyme leaves
Nutrition
Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 658mg | Potassium: 729mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg
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