Definition of Comfort Food: Pork Chops Supreme

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups biscuit mix
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme, divided
• 5 pork chops
• 12 cup Dijon mustard
• salt & pepper, to taste
• 4 cups chicken broth, divided
• 1 cup barley
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large red onion, chopped (or sliced in rings)

1. Melt butter in large frying pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. In a shallow bowl or on a plate, mix biscuit mix with 1 teaspoon thyme.
3. Spread each DRY chop with mustard on both sides, then dredge in biscuit-thyme breading mixture--pressing firmly; lay in sizzling butter.
4. Brown chops (about 3 minutes per side), turning very GENTLY to keep breading intact; add extra butter (or olive oil) to the pan if necessary.
5. When chops are nicely browned (after about 10-12 minutes), remove from pan to a warm plate, add ONE cup of the broth to the frying pan/Dutch oven, scratch up any fond and mash any larger pieces; simmer for several minutes, stirring.
6. Add another cup of broth and the barley; cover with lid and cook for 15 minutes.
7. Add third cup of broth, stir things up a bit, put cover back on and continue cooking.
8. Melt butter in frying pan; saute red onion until lightly browned.
9. Add sauteed onions to barley.
10. Check things; add remaining cup of broth, stirring it again, barley should be getting nice and plump.
11. Return chops to the pan, snuggling them into the gravy and barley, cook another 5 minutes or so.
12. Sprinkle with remaining teaspoon of thyme.
13. Serve from the cooking pan (since this IS comfort food!)
14. or do the serving dishes up nice -n- perty.

butter, biscuit mix, thyme, pork chops, mustard, salt, chicken broth, barley, butter, red onion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/definition-of-comfort-food-pork-chops-supreme-243394 (may not work)