Lisa’s Ultimate Pork Chops and Gravy with mashed potatoes and mixed veg (serves 4)

Preheat oven to 350 or 375 F

Ingredients: 4 large pork chops, olive oil, 2 chicken oxo cubes, 1 beef oxo cube, 3 cups of water, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 green pepper, a dozen large mushrooms, salt & pepper and one teaspoon each of thyme, basil, oregano, marjoram & rosemary.

Season chops with salt & pepper, then brown in ovenproof pan coated with olive oil. Add stock to chops in pan (or transfer to casserole dish, remembering to add water to pan to loosen the browned bits). Cut onion & green pepper into large pieces and add all seasonings. Garlic cloves may be cut in two or left whole.

Cook covered at 350 for 1/2 hr, then uncover and cook for an additional 1/2 hr, turning chops to brown evenly. 

Remove pan from oven, remove chops and strain gravy mixture, making sure to press all the juices from the onion & peppers. Return gravy to pan and thicken with cornstarch. 

The recipe says quite clearly, “makes Heather groan”… and it did!