Easy Pork Chops for the Slow Cooker

Method

1. Season the pork chops on both sides with the salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
2. Brown them in the vegetable oil in a hot skillet, 2 minutes a side, purely for color rather than to cook them, then lay them in the slow cooker.
3. Soften the onions in the same skillet 5 minutes, deglaze with the chicken broth, and pour everything over the chops along with the Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, and thyme.
4. Cover and cook on low 5 hours, until the meat gives easily against a fork but has not shredded apart.
5. Lift the chops onto a platter, pour the cooking liquid into a saucepan, whisk in the cornstarch stirred into the cold water, and simmer 3 minutes until thickened.
6. Take the gravy off the heat before whisking in the sour cream so it does not curdle, pour it over the chops, and scatter the parsley on top.