My friend and colleague Dr. Karen S. Lee wrote her second book, Keto Cooking With Your Instant Pot, and it just launched. I had the pleasure of reviewing this book and these keto smothered pork chops definitely stood out to me! All the images are stunning, Donna Crous nailed it!
Karen is the also the author of Paleo Cooking with Your Air Fryer. An accomplished holistic practitioner and a former doctor of chiropractic medicine she has a great understanding of healing foods.
While this book isn’t paleo, there are simple swaps to these ingredients. For example, in these Keto Smothered Pork Chops, I would use a mix of fish sauce and coconut aminos in place of the Worcestershire and coconut cream in place of the heavy cream.
The recipes are rich and gourmet while being easy to execute. As a seasoned chef, I can read through this book and I know the flavors here are spot on.
The recipes in this book really look amazing and they’re all made in the Instant Pot.
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Smothered Pork Chops (Keto, Dairy Free Option)
- Cook Time: 33 minutes
- Total Time: 33 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Entree
- Method: Instant Pot
Description
A delicious recipe from Keto Cooking with Your Instant Pot by Dr. Karen S. Lee! From the author:
“Who loves making pork chops? Better yet, who loves cleaning after making pork chops? Not me. But this saucy pork chops made right in the Instant Pot will make you wonder why you ever made pork chops the old-fashioned way all these years! You won’t mind making these tender, fall off the bone chops again and again since there’s no mess to clean up afterward!”
Ingredients
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 4 ( 6 oz or 170 g each) boneless pork loin chops
- 2 strips of uncured bacon, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp (15 g) butter and more as needed
- ½ medium onion, sliced
- 12 oz (340 g) white mushrooms, sliced ¼” (6 mm) thick
- ½ cup (120 ml) white wine
- ½ cup (120 ml) full fat heavy cream
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried tarragon
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce (see blog post for substitution)
- 1 tbsp (8 g) tapioca flour, more if needed
- ¼ cup (15 g) fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped, reserve 1 tbsp (4 g) for garnish
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, sea salt, and black pepper. Sprinkle both sides of the pork chops with the garlic power mixture and set aside.
- Turn on the Instant Pot by pressing “Sauté” and set to “More.” Insert the inner pot and wait until the panel says “Hot.” Add bacon and sauté for 3 minutes and add the pork chops, two at a time, and brown both sides or 2 minutes per side. Add butter at this point if needed. Transfer the pork shops to a plate and set aside. Add onions and mushrooms and sauté until onion is soft. Add white wine and stir and scrape the bottom for one minute. Place the pork chops on top of the onions and mushrooms.
- Close the lid tightly and move the steam release handle to “Sealing.” Press “Cancel, then,” “Pressure Cooker/Manual” button and set the timer for 20 minutes on HIGH pressure. When the timer ends, you will hear a beeping sound. Allow the Instant Pot to cool down naturally until the float valve drops down. Press “Cancel” and open the lid. Take out the pork chops on plates to be served and let rest. Meanwhile, add the rest of the ingredients in the inner pot except parsley and stir for 2 minutes or until it thickens. Add more tapioca flour if needed, depending on how much liquid was produced from the meat and vegetables from cooking. Top the pork chops with the mushroom gravy and garnish with parsley before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 343
- Fat: 21
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 23
Ian Gibson says
Dairy free? In which universe.
Cristina Curp, FNTP says
Use cashew cream or coconut cream instead of heavy cream.
Juliya says
I love keto recipe foods. This is looking so yummy and delicious. I like the recipe and I will surely try this at home. Thank you for sharing this.
Sierra says
Hello! Don’t you need a minimum of one cup of liquid when cooking in the IP? I see only the 1/2 wine before putting everything under pressure. Does it come to pressure all right?
Cristina says
Only 1/2 cup, in this recipe it works fine
Greatfon.com says
Add back the pork chops and the bacon. Cook on low heat, covered, until the pork chops are cooked through. This was phenomenal! I added a bit of Thai chili peppers because we like a bit of heat, but otherwise kept it 100%. Great job
Courtney McIntosh says
This was good! I did follow your advice for the substitutions (coconut cream & coconut aminos/fish sauce), but otherwise followed the original recipe, and it came out great. It was a little too labor-intensive for me to add to a regular rotation as I have a newborn and two toddlers at home, but I’ll definitely be coming back to this recipe at some point! Thanks for sharing.
Rhonda Tenderholt says
I can’t wait to try this recipe, however, my son HATES seafood. You mention fish sauce. Is there anything I can sub for the fish sauce since you are subbing worchesterschire (sp) sauce?
Cristina says
Fish sauce doesn’t taste like fish, and it’s just a little bit. It’s UMAMI flavor, which adds savoriness to dishes. If he eats any kind of Asian cuisine, he eats fish sauce 🙂
Courtney McIntosh says
Hi Cristina, I know this isn’t your recipe, but how do you think this would hold up if I made it ahead of time and then froze it?
Cristina says
Hmmm not sure. The sauce might get funky when thawed.
Karen Lee says
Thanks so much for sharing my recipe and thank you for your kind words! Hope your readers enjoy the dairy-free option! In fact, while the book contains recipes with dairy, they can easily be Paleofied with dairy-free substitutions. Thanks again Cristina!