Okay, people. Let's get down to business here. Let's get down to basics, let's get down to brass tacks, let's get down to the nitty gritty…
Let's fry up some pork chops.
If you think this isn't Ladd's idea of a perfect family meal (there's an iceberg wedge with ranch dressing over to the side), then… you don't know Marlboro Man.
Pepper, seasoning... tons of surface area in relation to the meat inside. That means flavor, baby.
Make a low-effort, easy dinner tonight—I give you permission! It's what Tuesdays were made for.
Is it better to pan-fry pork chops in butter or oil?
I'm about to blow your mind here... I use both! At the same time! The butter helps achieve that golden brown color and adds more flavor, but you need the oil, too, because it has a higher smoke point and keeps the butter from burning.
How long do you cook pork chops in a frying pan?
It depends on the thickness of the chop, but these super thin breakfast chops only require about five minutes total. Hello 30-minute meal!
How do you pan-fry pork chops so they're not dry?
Pork chops are easy to overcook, especially thin ones. So, it's important to set your timer and pay close attention. Make sure they're cooked through before you pull them from the skillet (no pink juices should remain), but don't cook them long so you don't dry them out. Shoot for two to three minutes on one side and one to two minutes on the other!
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- Yields:
- 8 serving(s)
- Prep Time:
- 10 mins
- Cook Time:
- 5 mins
- Total Time:
- 15 mins
Ingredients
- 7
pieces or 8 pieces breakfast chops (very thin bone-in pork chops)
- 1 c.
all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp.
seasoned salt
- 1 tsp.
black pepper
Cayenne pepper, to taste
- 1/2 c.
canola oil
- 1 Tbsp.
butter
Extra salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
- Step1Rinse pork chops. (Yes, I rinse my pork chops. Please don’t be hatin’.) Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops.
- Step2Combine all dry ingredients. Dredge each side of the pork chops in the flour mixture, then set aside on a plate.
- Step3Heat canola oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add butter. When thebutter is melted and the butter/oil mixture is hot, cook 3 pork chops at a time, 2 to 3 minutes on the first side; 1 to 2 minutes on the other side. (Make sure no pink juices remain.) Remove to a plate and repeat with remaining pork chops. Delicious and simple! Serve with smashed new potatoes.
Okay, if rocket science were people, these pork chops would be…Antarctica. These are the simplest, most delightful little numbers—ready in 5 to 10 minutes, flavorful, and exceedingly man-pleasing. And again, I don’t intend to be a walking, breathing affront to feminism with statements like that. It just so happens that I am a raging feminist. I believe in raising my daughters to be creative and confident women who can find equal contentment standing on their own two feet or raising a family with a man, if he’s the right match. I believe in equal opportunities for men and women, and I believe that women can do anything men can do.
Except that lumberjack stuff. That would be pretty tough.
I also believe that a woman can be strong and independent while also deriving joy from watching a huge grin sweep across her husband’s face when he bites into something he finds delicious.
I am woman.
Hear me roar.
But my husband's tastebuds
I cannot ignore.
And if I make the pork chops, he will melt…
Or something like that.
My Lord, can I ever write the worst recipe headnotes. I should be fired.
Plate #1: Flour…seasoned salt (any seasoned salt will do; I use Lawry’s.)…cayenne pepper, if you’ve got the guts.
Plenty of ground black pepper.
Stir it together with a fork until it’s nice and combined.
Plate #2: Pork Breakfast Chops, or Breakfast Pork Chops. Basically, these are bone-in pork chops that are cut extremely thin. There are as many different incarnations of “pork chops” as there are grains of sand in all the beaches of the world (hyperbole much?) but just look for the thinnest cut—bone still in—as you can find. Sprinkle each side with table salt…
(I usually use kosher salt to season meat, but pork chops are just too down-home for that.)
Next comes plenty of ground black pepper.
Again: no freshly ground tri-color peppercorns will do here. We need the black dust in the can.
Here’s the deal: I’m a lazy person. And as a lazy person, I just can’t be bothered with painstakingly seasoning both sides of every pork chop in a batch before moving forward. So I just season one side, then plop it, seasoned side down, onto the flour mixture.
Then salt and pepper the other side.
Flip it over and cover the other side in flour…
Then shake off the excess flour…
And place them on a clean plate, which I think at this point would be Plate #3 or Plate #33 or Plate #3,333,333 or something.
Now heat 1/2 cup canola oil in a large skillet, preferably a nonstick skillet that’s lost a lot of its nonstick coating.
Not really. I don’t recommend that. It’s just that if you had one of those, too, I’d feel much better about myself.
Add 2 tablespoons butter to the oil. This’ll help the pork chops achieve a nice golden brown color, and some added flavor too.
Let the butter melt completely…
Make sure the oil’s hot (medium heat), then add three pork chops to the skillet.
Let them cook and sizzle and cook and sizzle. Cook on the first side for 2 to 3 minutes.
I watch the edges of the pork chops; I want them to get pretty golden brown before I flip them over.
Then flip ’em over! I use clean tongs for this, because raw pork grosses me out the door.
Cook the second side for 1 to 2 minutes. You definitely want the meat done all the way through, but since they’re so thin it doesn’t take long!
When they’re done, remove the pork chops to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with the other pork chops till they’re all done.
In keeping with the I-don’t-want-to-exert-myself-tonight dinner theme, violently grab a handful of small new potatoes. Poke them with a fork a couple of times, then nuke ’em for five minutes (until fork tender.) Throw them on a big plate (Plate #4?) with a bunch of butter, salt, and pepper, then cut and smash ’em up so they’re nice and combined. Then serve
And sure, you could throw in some bacon and chives…but that would take more energy than I’m willing to expend.
The food’s BROWN, HOT, and PLENTY OF IT. That’s the best I can do tonight.
