Easy, pan-fried pork chops. Skip the breading, and get supper in the pan!
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- Start with boneless or bone-in center-cut pork chops.
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- Season them to taste. The four (4) basic seasonings that we use for pretty much EVERY thing(!) are 1. Salt 2. Pepper 3. Garlic powder 4. Onion powder
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- Some People use this to tenderize their meat, but…
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- I just use a fork.
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- Simply stab the pork chops repeatedly for a couple of minutes. This helps tho break up the fibers inside, as well as transfer some of the seasonings into the meat.
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- Flip the pork chops over,…
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- and repeat
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- My burner cooks well on medium
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- In a large skillet, pour about 1/8″ of vegetable oil into the bottom of the pan- approximately a 1/2 cup
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- Add a tablespoon of butter, if you choose
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- Let the butter melt, and mix it together.
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- When the oil is ready, carefully add the pork chops to the hot oil
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- The fat will seep from the pork chops and add to the browning process, this adds flavor to the oil for gravy
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- Cook the first side for around 8-9 minutes or until it is brown
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- Flip and cook the other side for the same amount of time, or until also brown
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- Pull the pork chops from the oil, and let them rest for about 10 minutes, or until they go into the gravy
Prep: 10 min · Cook: 25 min · Total: 35 min
Ingredients
- Pork Chops — However many you need
- 3-4 tbsp Cooking oil — Just enough to coat the pan; we use vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp Butter — Don't skip it - it's what lends to the browning and adds so much flavor
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
Directions
- Season your pork chops with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. — or whichever seasonings you choose
- Tenderize by stabbing it repeatedly with a fork.
- Flip the pork chops over so the unseasoned side is up.
- Repeat the seasoning and the stabbing.
- Turn your stove burner to medium heat and pour a few tablespoons of oil into the pan. — Just enough to coat the bottom
- Add a tablespoon of butter, mixing it in the oil as it melts. — Don't skip the butter - it browns and flavors the chops
- When the oil is ready, carefully add the porkchops.
- Cook for about 8-9 minutes or until brown
- Flip and repeat on the second side
- Pull your pork chops from the oil and let them rest for about 10 minutes. — Or, until they go in to gravy
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