Instant Pot Pork Chops in Creamy Wine Sauce (Video)

This is the BEST Instant Pot Pork Chops recipe: moist, fork-tender and flavorful pork chops are smothered in creamy wine and herb sauce!

After I made an insanely popular Pork Chop recipe, I knew it was time to repeat the magic. But this time as the Instant Pot Pork Chops! After all, Instant Pot Chicken and Rice came out well in the pot. As a result, I came up with this very straight forward recipe.

Pork chops are cooked in the plenty of flavorful mushroom gravy sauce. This amazing sauce can then be spooned all over the pork and a side dish of your choice! By the way, I recommend to spoon it all over Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes.

How long to Pressure cook your pork chops

• Thick and boneless pork chop take about 8 minutes to cook. By the way, they are the ones you see in the picture. The are about 1.5 inches thick.
• Thin and boneless take less time, about 4 minutes
• Thick and bone in pork chop required more time,  around12 minutes
• And thin and bone in pork chops take 10 minutes.
• Finally use same time for frozen pork chops. But keep in mind that Instant Pot will take longer to come to pressure. As a result, the overall cooking time will be longer.

How to make roux to thicken the Instant Pot Gravy

While the Instant Pot pork chops are being pressure cooked, it’s time to whip up some roux. This will thicken the white wine and mushroom gravy! To do so, we’ll need to turn on the stove. Also, we will need a small saucepan. Once you have those ready, add butter and allow it to melt. Next, slowly whisk in flour, one tablespoon at a time.

Add heavy cream and continue whisking until the mushroom gravy is thick.

I thickened the creamy mushroom and wine sauce here AFTER pressure cooking stage. All I did is make a roux on the stove top. Just to be safe it’s best not to include ANY flour or thickeners before Instant Pot finishes cooking.

When do I add roux to the Instant Pot?

Pressure cookers thrive off of the steam pulled from the liquid that’s trapped inside. When cooking a thick sauce, adding a roux to the mix too soon can have a negative effect on the way it cooks. Because less steam is released from the thicker liquid.

Should I use flour or corn starch as a thickening agent

Why use flour roux as opposed to cornstarch to thicken the sauce for Instant Pot Pork Chops? Here are a few basic differences between flour and corn as thickening agents:

1. Appearance: flour makes a gravy opaque and can dull or lighten the color. Cornstarch on the other hand yields a clear, shiny sauce.
2. Flavor: You need to cook flour enough so that it loses its raw flavor. While cornstarch doesn’t have much flavor on its own.

We use roux to suspend fat into sauce. And the biggest thing a roux has to offer is richness. But with corn or potato starch you lack the richness because you cannot trap the fat within the liquid.

I also find that cornstarch tends to deaden flavors more than flour does. As a result you need to make sure to season your liquid is well before adding your cornstarch slurry.

For these reasons I prefer flour roux in this creamy Instant Pot Pork Chop sauce (gravy). It tends to cling better. Thickened cornstarch will run off – we don’t want that.

Easy Step by Step Photos of Instant Pot Pork Chops

HOW TO SEASON PORK CHOPS

Season pork chops on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.

Hit Sauté button on the Instant Pot to preheat it.

MUSHROOMS

Next add olive oil, mushrooms, onions and garlic.

Sauté for 2-3 minutes until mushrooms are soft and onions and garlic are transparant.

MAKE SURE TO DEGLAZE!

Make sure to deglaze after sautéing with wine! Not only will this step prevent Burn warning by removing all bits and pieces off the bottom of the pan, but it will also provide an essential flavor to the sauce.

After deglazing with wine, add chicken stock.

Pour heavy cream into the Instant Pot.

Mix heavy cream into the chicken stock.

ADD PORK CHOPS

Place pork chops on top of the sauce. Add a couple of thyme sprigs on top for flavor.

Do not submerge the pork chops all the way into the sauce. Lock the lid, set the vent to Sealing, and cook on High Pressure for 8 minutes.

It will take 10 minutes to come to pressure. After 8 minutes of pressure cooking and then 10 minutes of natural release, and instant pot pork chops are done!

While the pork chops are pressure cooking in the Instant Pot, prepare the roux. Melt butter in the small saucepan. Then add flour to it and also heavy cream. Once everything is combined, set aside.

Unlock the lid and open the pot. The delicious instant pot pork chops are somewhere there under all this mushroom gravy goodness!

Remove the pork chops onto a plate and now whisk that prepared roux straight into the pot while it’s still steaming hot.

Great side dishes to go with Instant Pot Smothered Pork Chops

• As I mentioned before, you simply can’t go wrong serving these instant pot pork chops over Instant Pot Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
• I’m also a big fan of serving it with something green on your plate, such as Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Mozzarella.
• Prefer a salad instead? How about Brussels sprouts Cranberry Pecan Salad.

If you enjoyed cooking pork chops in the instant pot you might also like these easy to follow recipes:

Pork Stroganoff in the Instant Pot
Instant Pork Country Style Pork Ribs in BBQ Sauce
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Instant Pot Creamy Pork Chops

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

This is the BEST Instant Pot Pork Chops recipe: moist, fork-tender and flavorful pork chops smothered in creamy wine herb sauce!

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: creamy mushroom sauce, instant pot pork chops

Servings: 4

Calories: 593 kcal

Author: Olga

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1/2 onion (chopped)
• 8 oz white mushrooms (sliced)
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 Teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or Oregano)

Pork Chops:

• 4 Pork Chops (boneless and thick)
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt and pepper
• 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Oregano/Italian seasoning
• Thyme sprigs

To thicken sauce:

• 3 Tablespoons butter
• 3 Tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

1. Season the pork chops on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Set aside.

2. Preheat IP by pushing Sauté button.

   
   

3. Add olive oil, chopped garlic, onion and sliced mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms, garlic and onions are translucent.

4. Deglaze by pouring white wine into the pot to make sure that to get all bits and pieces from the bottom of the pot. This will ensure that no Burn warning will appear.

5. Add chicken stock, heavy cream, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Stir to mix.

6. Add seasoned pork chops into the pot. Place thyme sprigs on top of the chops.
   

7. Place the lid on the pot and set the valve to sealing. Press Pressure Cook (or Manual) and set cooking time for 8 minutes. 

8. Allow for the pot to come to pressure (it took 10 minutes for me), pressure cook for 8 minutes, and then allow 10 minutes of natural pressure release.

9. Release any remaining pressure from the pot and remove the lid.
   

Roux

1. In a small saucepan add butter and allow it to melt. Slowly whisk in flour, one tablespoon at a time. Add heavy cream and continue whisking until gravy is thick.

2. Remove pork chops from the IP before adding the roux! Add the roux (flour mixture from above) into your Instant Pot and mix using a whisk. The gravy is ready!

3. Pour the gravy over the pork chops, and serve with mashed potatoes or roasted vegetables.

Recipe Video

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Creamy Pork Chops

Amount Per Serving

Calories 593 Calories from Fat 369

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 41g 63%

Saturated Fat 21g 105%

Cholesterol 188mg 63%

Sodium 810mg 34%

Potassium 847mg 24%

Total Carbohydrates 15g 5%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 3g

Protein 34g 68%

Vitamin A 21%

Vitamin C 3.5%

Calcium 6.6%

Iron 9.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.