Quick & Easy Pan-Fried Pork Chops Recipe

I’ve been working on my pork chops game for the past several years, and I have finally perfected the perfect recipe. Yay! I find that pan frying them works best, as well as using bone-in pork chops — as they are the most flavorful and easiest to cook with.

Quick & Easy Pork Chops Recipe

Bone-in Pork Chops (the most flavorful to cook with)

Salt (I like using Kosher salt)

Black Pepper

Ground Sage

Garlic Powder

Oil

1 TBSP of Butter

Warm up your skillet with some oil and butter to pan-fry your pork chops. Keep the heat on medium-low. I learned from Gordon Ramsey, that using both oil and butter to pan-fry your meat helps prevent the butter from burning, cause when searing your meat you need the high heat from the hot oil, and butter will burn at that temp — and the combo helps keep your meat from drying out.

Season your meat. I start with the salt and black pepper and then add the rest of my seasonings. If you are curious how much seasoning I use, I couldn’t tell you. I just season with my heart and do a few shakes or so to cover most of the meat surface. Once your pan is warm and the oil/butter is sizzling, throw the pork chops on and cook on low heat for 5 minutes. Flip. Pan-fry for another 3-5 minutes, or until the meat is at least 145 degrees internally. As it is frying on the second side, spoon some of the oil/butter over the meat to keep the meat from drying out and to add some more flavor into the meat. Remove from the pan once it reaches temp, and let it rest on a cutting board for at least five minutes. Serve.