Easy Pan Fried Pork Chops
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5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
298 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Easy Pan Fried Pork Chops
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Cook up perfectly juicy, well-seasoned pan fried pork chops without flour! With this guide and recipe for how to fry pork chops, you will know exactly how to cook the best bone-in or boneless pork chops that will get rave reviews at the dinner table!
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Ingredients
- 4 pork chops loin or center cut, bone or boneless, 1 inch thick
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt
- black pepper
- ¼ cup vegetable oil more or less to taste
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Instructions
- Wash and cut slices into the side of each pork chop with the fat and silver skin along the edge. This stops the pork chops from curling.
- Make cuts every 1 ½ to 2 inches along that edge. The cuts should be no more than ½ an inch deep.
- Dry pork chops with paper towels and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, with a lid, heat oil until it shimmers or a drop of water flicked in it dances.
- Sprinkle the first side of each pork chop with salt, pepper and a then ¼ teaspoon of sugar.
- Press into pork chop.
- Next, gently place pork chop in skillet, sugar side down.
- Repeat with remaining pork chops.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper on the tops of all the pork chops once in the skillet.
- Cook until sugar side is nicely brown, 5 to 9 minutes.
- Flip and reduce heat to low.
- Cover and cook until the center of each pork chop is cooked. Use a thermometer to check (140 degrees usually) and between 3 and 7 minutes.
- The sugar side will be a darker color.
- Serve immediately with applesauce if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- Don't skip the sugar. I know it seems a bit odd, but it gives it a richer golden color than cooking without it!
- Don't overcook. Gone are the days when pork needed to be cooked until it's all dried out. For the most accurate measure, use a digital thermometer and don't rely on the color of the meat (a little pink is ok if the internal temp is good) or only the cooking time.
- Let the pork chops rest after cooking! This allows all the juice in the pork to reabsorb into the meat, making each bite more moist and delicious!
- Bone-in pork chops cook up with more flavor!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
298kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
88mg
(29%)
Sodium
66mg
(3%)
Potassium
519mg
(15%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 298 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 298kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 88mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 66mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 519mg | 11% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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