Obie's Smothered Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 6 center cut 1-inch pork chops
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup aunt jemima's pancake mix
• 2 tablespoons corn oil

Gravy

• 3 medium onions, sliced
• 4 ounces of sliced raw mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups boiling water

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Rinse chops, then pat them dry. Sprinkle with spices mentioned above. Then dredge into pancake mix.

3. 3

   Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place the chops into the skillet. Brown the chops on both sides. Remove from the skillet and place in a roasting pan.

4. 4

   In the skillet, now saute the onions and mushrooms with the salt, pepper and sugar until slightly browned.

5. 5

   Stir in the flour until absorbed. Gradually add the boiling water, stirring constantly, until the gravy thickens and boils.

6. 6

   Place chops in the pan; cover tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour and twenty minutes; the chops and gravy should be a rich golden brown.

7. 7

   Place chops on a serving platter; either place gravy on top, or strain through sieve and put gravy in a gravy boat; skim fat off top and serve.