Pork chops were one of our family favorites when we were little, made exactly the way my Grandma used to make them. These Perfect Fried Pork Chops are full of flavor and one of our favorite easy recipes.
Perfect Fry Pork Chops are comfort food at it’s finest. There’s nothing better than a tender pork chop!
It doesn’t take many ingredients to make this amazing fried pork chop recipe – keep it simple and the seasonings do all the work.
This is the best way to cook pork chops in our opinion. You can easily modify it with your favorite seasonings too. For example, you can use garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, Italian seasoning, kosher salt, or whatever you’re craving – the options are endless! You can never have too much flavor when it comes to this juicy meat.
Ingredient Notes
- Bone In Pork Chops
- Flour
- Seasoned Salt
- Black Pepper
- Steak Seasoning
- Salt
- Canola Oil
- Butter
How to make Perfect Fried Pork Chops
- Rinse pork chops and pat dry with paper towels, making sure to remove all excess moisture.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, seasoned salt, black pepper, steak seasoning, and salt to taste.
- Dip each side of the pork chops into the seasoning mixture, then set aside on a plate.
- Heat canola oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet and once it is hot (between 325-375 degrees F), add butter to the skillet.
- When the butter is melted, cook pork chops 2 to 3 minutes on the first side; 1 to 2 minutes on the other side.
- Dispose of the excess oil.
- Remove fried pork chop to a plate and repeat with remaining pork chops.
Storing and Other Tips
Store them in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
If you have a thermometer, you want the oil to be around 325-375 degrees F to be hot enough for frying.
If you don’t have a thermometer, grab a wooden spoon and dip the handle-end into the oil. Oil that is hot enough for frying will bubble around the handle. If it doesn’t bubble, it is not hot enough.
When adding your butter, I prefer using salted butter in this recipe. It just goes perfectly with the pork!
For this recipe, we start with bone-in pork chops.
You can use boneless pork chops if that is what you prefer, but because we are frying the pork chops, the bone-in chops will be a little more juicy and add extra flavor (they usually have a little more fat on them), which is crucial to cooking a good pork chop!
The bone -in the pork chops will also slow down the cooking process just a little bit, which will help it from overcooking.
Before we get started on the ingredients for breading, you will want to pat the pork chop dry. Using a paper towel, gently pat the pork chop and try to get as much of the excess moisture off the chop as possible.
This is KEY to making the breading stick on the pork chop. If you skip this step, you may have a messy breading situation on your hands as you get further into the recipe, so I highly recommend it.
According to the USDA, pork chops should be cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 145°F (62.8°C) before removing them from heat, as measured by a food thermometer.
Other Pork Chop Cooking Tips:
Be sure to keep your eye on the chops while they are frying. Thin cut pork chops won’t take as long to cook. If you are worried, you can use a meat thermometer.
If the pork chops are 1 inch thick, cook them for 2-3 minutes on one side and then 1-2 minutes on the other side.
Pork chops that are thinner than 1 inch cook them for 2 minutes on one side and 1-2 minutes on the other side. You will know when they are done cooking on when they are golden brown and no pink juices remain.
Serving Suggestions
- Parmesan Ranch Corn
- Instant Pot Green Beans
- Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
Perfect Fried Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 8 Bone In Pork Chops
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 Tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Rinse pork chops and pat dry with paper towels, making sure to remove all excess moisture.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, seasoned salt, black pepper, steak seasoning, and salt to taste.
- Dip each side of the pork chops into the seasoning mixture, then set aside on a plate.
- Heat canola oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet and once it is hot (between 325-375 degrees F), add butter to the skillet.
- When the butter is melted, cook pork chops 2 to 3 minutes on the first side; 1 to 2 minutes on the other side.
- Dispose of the excess oil.
- Remove fried pork chop to a plate and repeat with remaining porch chops.
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