Keto Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy | Keto on Vacation: self catering tips & tour of Zadar, Croatia

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

pork chops

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken breast is leaner and often less expensive than pork chops.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers healthier fats and is versatile.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar provides a similar tangy flavor.

Take pork chops out of the fridge and let them reach room temperature.

Pat dry the pork chops.

Sprinkle salt and black pepper on both sides of each pork chop and set aside.

Heat a frying pan on medium-high heat and add olive oil and butter, stirring to combine as the butter melts.

Lay the pork chops into the frying pan and fry for 2 to 5 minutes until seared and golden brown on the bottom.

Flip the pork chops and fry the other side for another 2 to 5 minutes, then remove them from the pan and set aside.

Reduce the heat to medium and add the diced onions to the pan, sautéing until translucent, then remove and set aside.

Add lemon juice to the oil and butter mixture in the pan, scraping up the fond from the bottom for flavor.

Add dry Marsala wine (optional) and stir, cooking for about 2 minutes to allow the alcohol to evaporate.

Add the sliced mushrooms to the pan, spreading them out evenly, and let them simmer for 2 to 3 minutes before flipping to brown both sides.

Continue flipping and tossing the mushrooms until they are golden brown on both sides.

Add chicken stock to the pan and stir, then add chopped cilantro or parsley, reserving some for garnish.

Add heavy cream and reduce the heat to low, stirring and simmering the gravy for 5 minutes to develop flavor.

Return the pork chops and grilled onions to the pan, spooning gravy over the chops and covering with a lid to prevent drying out, simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove the lid and flip the chops to coat the top side in gravy, simmer for an additional 2 minutes to heat through.

Remove the pork chops from the pan and set aside.

Dissolve glucomannan in a bit of water and add it to the gravy, stirring immediately to thicken.

Place the pork chops on a large platter or individual plates, ladle the mushrooms and sauce over them, and sprinkle with reserved cilantro or parsley.

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