I’m very fortunate to live in a state that’s official meat is ham. Who doesn’t love a good pork product? We have access to some good piggy around here. We like to eat pork pretty often (especially when I can get it on sale!). I love to make pork chops and this is hands down my favorite way to make them. It is so simple. Almost as simple as my Slow Cooker Pork Chops.
Ingredients:
4 boneless (or bone-in) pork chops
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon corn starch
1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
1/2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
In a shallow bowl or dish, combine flour, corn starch, lemon pepper seasoning and cajun seasoning. Mix it all together until combined. Get your oil started in the skillet (over medium high heat). You need it nice and hot. With a paper towel, pat the pork chops until they are dry (it will help the flour stick better.) Sprinkle lightly with a bit of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Don’t be too heavy handed here because the lemon pepper and cajun seasoning also have salt and pepper in it as well. Dredge the pork chops in the flour mixture (one at a time) and shake off excess flour. Just put them on a plate until you are ready to fry.Once you got all the chops floured, add the two tablespoons of butter to the skillet and let it melt in the oil. This will help your chops brown and add a bit of flavor. Add pork chops to the skillet. Don’t overcrowd the pan. If your skillet is small, you may need to only cook 2 at a time.
Now at this point, I usually adjust the heat to medium. My cast iron skillet does a good job of hanging onto heat and distributing it evenly. So make a judgement call, if they are cooking too fast just turn it down a bit. Cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side. Pork can dry out if you cook it too long so just monitor the progress and if you aren’t sure about doneness, just poke them with a fork or knife and if the juices run clear then they are done. Serve these right away with your favorite sides.
Enjoy!
Pan Fried Pork Chops
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 4 in boneless pork chops or bone-
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl or dish, combine flour, corn starch, lemon pepper seasoning and cajun seasoning. Mix it all together until combined.
- Get your oil started in the skillet (over medium high heat).
- You need it nice and hot.
- With a paper towel, pat the pork chops until they are dry (it will help the flour stick better.)
- Sprinkle lightly with a bit of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Don't be too heavy handed here because the lemon pepper and cajun seasoning also have salt and pepper in it as well.
- Dredge the pork chops in the flour mixture (one at a time) and shake off excess flour.
- Just put them on a plate until you are ready to fry.
- Once you got all the chops floured, add the two tablespoons of butter to the skillet and let it melt in the oil.
- This will help your chops brown and add a bit of flavor.
- Add pork chops to the skillet. Don't overcrowd the pan.
- If your skillet is small, you may need to only cook 2 at a time.
- Now at this point, I usually adjust the heat to medium.
- My cast iron skillet does a good job of hanging onto heat and distributing it evenly.
- So make a judgement call, if they are cooking too fast just turn it down a bit.
- Cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side.
- Pork can dry out if you cook it too long so just monitor the progress and if you aren't sure about doneness, just poke them with a fork or knife and if the juices run clear then they are done.
- Serve these right away with your favorite sides.
When I see pork chops the first thing I think of is sitting back around my mama's table and having homemade applesauce to go with it. These pork chops sound perfect and make me want to recreate it "mama" style. So delicious and now my stomach is growling something fierce over this one! Yummy!
Looks delicious and so easy! Those dinners are the best- because you can enjoy them without being super tired from cooking! I love pork especially like the other peeps are saying, with apples. yum!
Oh wow, that looks delicious!
Brandie-More and more people tend to shy away from pork meat, but as for me and my family, we love it, any way you fix it. A nice easy, and yummy pork chops the way you fixed it is always a welcome, especially made in the cast iron skillet.
I always used to have lemon pepper on hand, but lately I've been using fresh grated lemon rind, and freshly grated pepper, but the lemon-pepper seasoning has more of an "intense" flavor. Great comforting and delicious every day "no fuss" meal!
We live in the Carolinas and we love our pork too. Your pork chops look wonderful.
I got a new cast iron pan for Christmas and I've been needing some new recipes for it. I'll be sure to give this a try. I'd rather have pork over chicken any day.
Those do look like great chops. I love Slap Ya Mama. I have my brother in Houston bring it to me!
Hi Kristin K- I grew up in Norfolk! What a small world!
The Cumberland Gap provision company is based out of Kentucky. According to their website though, they sell their pork all around the eastern portion of the U.S.
It is good stuff if you can get your hands on it 🙂
Okay, slap ya mama is a hilarious name! Love it. The pork chops look great and easy to throw together, which is always good for this mama of three!
It's always a pleasure to visit you Brandie. How lucky you are to be so proxomate to "piggy central" and these pork chops are a fine illustration of your country cooking. Good going, girl!
This is the smell of my mother's house. There was nothing better than coming home to the aroma of pork chops frying. Thanks for the memories!
Bean… Oh I mean Bran! lol These chops sound grrr-eat!! Great minds think alike girlie! I am posting some pork chops next week : )
Oh, yum, Brandie!!! We've only given up meat on Fridays…so pork is just fine the other 6 days of the week 🙂 These chops look fabulous!!!
Well this is kind of pork chops that my kids loveeee(and me too shh)
I can almost smell it..ah I am drooling now:))
We ate a lot of grilled pork chops when I was growing up; strangely enough, the husband ate a lot of pork loin with his parents. This could be why I can't remember the last time we ate pork in *our* house, but your recipe looks delish. And pat the pork with a paper towel to help the flour stick? What a novel idea – that never crossed my mind!
So simple Brandie, yet you know it's amazing too by the looks of it. My friend Amy and I (the canning wife) were just chatting over lunch the other day about your slow cooker pork chops. She said they were amazing! Thought you should know, have a great night.
My mama would absolutely love this! She just loves pork chops. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your recipe, it sounds soooo good.
These look so good! Now I want a pork chop for breakfast!
We don't eat a lot of pork but this looks delicious!
Have I told you lately how much I love your recipes??
This is "hands down" my favorite way to eat pork chops! I always leave here so hungry, Brandie. Those look delicious!
This has my hubbys name written all over it! Nothing better than pan fried pork chops! Ohhhh yes. I think this is a MUST for this Sunday! Thanks for the great recipe!
These pork chops look the kind my Grandma used to make, nothing better.
Sometimes simpler is better
Now you have me craving pork chops. Being in North Carolina, I live in pork country too and am so very glad for that. I love the way you've cooked this. It lets the pork shine through. That's always a good thing.
THese sound wonderful! I found you through the gooseberry patch link party and I am so glad I did! You have some wonderful recipes here! 🙂 I am always looking for something new to try for my family- these pork chops will be next on my menu. I don't know why I never thought to use lemon pepper on my pork chops before! 🙂 Thank you for posting your link!
Yumm! Found you through WhipperBerry.
We used to go camping by Cumberland Gap, so I know what you mean by that pork. I'm also Polish and we love us some pig! Delicious!
I am so glad I came across your blog. I love pork chops, I grew up eating them smothered, but this looks so good.
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Making these as we speak and ive got to say it smells amazing !!!!!