Pork Chops with Homemade Gravy Recipe – Simple Home Edit

Ingredients

• 800 g boneless pork loin chops (steaks), or up to 1 kg (2 lb), roughly 1.5 cm (½ inch) in thickness – see note 1 for more information and substitutes
• 60 ml olive oil
• 1 tbsp freshly minced garlic
• 1 tbsp sweet paprika
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• 35 g plain (all-purpose) flour, for dusting
• 2 tbsp olive oil, for cooking
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 3 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
• 500 ml low-sodium beef stock (see note 2)
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp dark soy sauce
• 4 thyme sprigs, leaves picked, plus extra to garnish (optional) (can be substituted with 1 tsp dried thyme)
• Sea salt flakes, to taste
• Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste, plus extra to finish if desired
• Mashed potatoes
• Steamed greens