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Easy Pan Fried Pork Chops

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!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 298 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

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

Instructions

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  1. 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.
  2. Make cuts every 1 ½ to 2 inches along that edge. The cuts should be no more than ½ an inch deep.
  3. Dry pork chops with paper towels and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
  4. In a large skillet, with a lid, heat oil until it shimmers or a drop of water flicked in it dances.
  5. Sprinkle the first side of each pork chop with salt, pepper and a then ¼ teaspoon of sugar.
  6. Press into pork chop.
  7. Next, gently place pork chop in skillet, sugar side down.
  8. Repeat with remaining pork chops.
  9. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the tops of all the pork chops once in the skillet.
  10. Cook until sugar side is nicely brown, 5 to 9 minutes.
  11. Flip and reduce heat to low.
  12. 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.
  13. The sugar side will be a darker color.
  14. 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

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

% 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.