Stuffed Pork Chops

Ingredients:

2  good-sized pork chops

2 tablespoons cooking oil

1 ½ cups bread crumbs

1 – 2 eggs

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

Salt to taste

¼ tablespoon garlic powder

¼ tablespoon onion powder

¼ cup flour

1 ½ cup milk

                Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Add the bread crumbs, eggs, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and half of the black pepper to a mixing bowl and mix the contents thoroughly. The mixture should be wet enough to be able to stick together and form balls. Add the cooking oil to a medium pan and bring it to medium heat. Fry the pork chops for a few minutes on each side, until each side has some golden brown color to it. You do not need to fully cook the pork chops, as they will finish cooking later. We just want some nice caramelization on them. Set the pan with the cooking oil and meat drippings aside. Do not discard it. Place the pork chops in an oven-safe dish and ladle half of the breadcrumb mixture on top of each pork chop, then place them in the oven for 25-30 minutes. While the pork chops finish in the oven, it’s time to make some sawmill gravy. Return the pan with the oil and pork chop drippings to the stove on medium-low heat. Add the flour to the oil and stir to make a rue. Slowly add milk to the pan until the gravy reaches a slightly thick, creamy consistency. Now, add the other half of the black pepper to the gravy and simmer for a minute or two. Remove the stuffed pork chops from the oven, plate them, and ladle half of the gravy onto each one. Enjoy!