Name: Instant Pot Pork Chops with Gravy
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 boneless pork chops, about 1 inch thick; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tbsp butter; 1 yellow onion, sliced; 1 cup chicken broth; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp cold water; ¼ cup heavy cream; Salt and pepper to taste

Dinner in one pot, gravy included

Thick pork chops usually mean a pan, a sauce pot, and a sink full of regret. Here the chops sear in the pot, cook in the broth, and the gravy happens in the same place. One pot to wash. That is the whole pitch.

The sear is worth the few minutes it takes. Browned chops taste better than pale ones, and everything they leave behind in the pot ends up in the gravy. Nothing wasted, including the flavour stuck to the bottom.

Let the pressure come down on its own

When the cook time ends, do not touch the valve. Let the pot sit for 10 minutes while the pressure drops on its own. Cooks call that a natural release, and it matters here. Vent too soon and the sudden drop pulls moisture out of the chops, and dry chops are nobody’s goal.

After 10 minutes, open the valve and let the last of the steam out. Check the thickest chop reads 145°F. Then the gravy. Whisk the cornstarch slurry into the hot liquid, stir in the cream, and pour it over the top.

Instant Pot Pork Chops with Gravy

Dinner in one pot, gravy included

Let the pressure come down on its own