Instant Pot pork chops with onion & mushroom gravy

Let’s talk spices for a minute. I love all kinds of spices even if some of them don’t love me. I have found that having fresh / good spices do make a difference so be sure to go through them every so often to get rid of the old / stale ones!

This recipes is not really adapted from anyone one recipe so there is no citing my source on this one. I did look at several sites to see how long to cook the pork chops and there wasn’t a whole lot of agreements so I made a judgement call.

• 1 onion diced small
• 1 cartoon mushrooms sliced (I like baby portobellos)
• 3 large thick cut pork chops (can be bone in but need to be thick cut)
• 2 tbsp spice mix. (I used Penzeys Greek mix for these)
• 1 cup broth (chicken or veggie)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp cornstarch 

Heat oil in instant Pot on sauté.  Coat all sides of the pork chops with the spice mix. Place pork chops in a single layer in the instant Pot and brown on all sides. (I even browned the edges). After pork chops are browned remove from Instant Pot and pour in broth. With a wooden spoon scrape all of the fond from the bottom of the pan (makes cleaning easier and prevents it from getting a burnt flavor). Put the onions and mushrooms into the broth and stir.  Place the pork chops on top of the veggies. 

Seal the Instant Pot and select Meat and set to 15 minutes.  Release naturally if you have the time. While waiting for it to release mix the cornstarch with a small amount of water. After opening the Instant Pot take out the pork chops and select sauté. Stirring constantly pour in the cornstarch and water mixture to make the gravy. Serve with a salad, noodles or whatever side you like.  

Makes a great leftover lunch!!