Pork in Sour Cream Sauce in a Skillet
Tasty, affordable, appetizing, and perfect for everyday family meals. Pork in sour cream sauce becomes very tender and juicy thanks to a quick high-heat sear, then stewing first in meat broth and then in sour cream. Any side dish will go well with it.
Updated : 08 January, 2026
Easy
About 20 min.
Ingredients
600 grams
Pork
250 milliliters
Broth
100 grams
Sour cream
50 grams
Butter
2
Garlic
3 tablespoon
Milk
2 tablespoon
Olive oil
1 tablespoon
Starch
to taste
Ground black pepper
to taste
Salt
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How to make tender, juicy pork in sour cream sauce in a skillet? Prepare the ingredients. Any boneless pork works: loin, ham, shoulder, or neck if you want it fattier. I used shoulder and trimmed off excess fat. You can use homemade meat broth, or dissolve a little beef bouillon powder in boiling water.
Step 2
Rinse the pork, pat dry, and cut into medium pieces.
Step 3
Finely chop the garlic.
Step 4
Dissolve the starch in cold milk, stirring until no lumps remain.
Step 5
Pour the cold milk-and-starch mixture into the sour cream and mix well. This prevents the sour cream from curdling during stewing and also thickens the sauce.
Step 6
Heat olive oil in a skillet and melt the butter.
Step 7
Add the pork and sear over high heat, stirring, until nicely browned.
Step 8
Add the garlic, salt, and pepper and sauté, stirring, for about 30 seconds.
Step 9
Lower the heat to minimum. Pour in 250 ml (about 1 cup) meat or vegetable broth and stir again.
Step 10
Bring the broth to a boil and simmer, covered, at a gentle boil for 20 minutes. This makes the pork tender. If it’s still tough after that, add a little more broth and stew for another 5-10 minutes.
Step 11
Pour the sour-cream mixture into the skillet with the pork and stir.
Step 12
Bring the sauce to a boil and simmer everything together for 10 more minutes at a gentle boil. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
Step 13
Remove the pork in sour cream sauce from the heat, plate it, and serve with any side dish. Enjoy!
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