Pan-seared pork chops are your answer to a quick and easy meal. These quick-seared pork chops are ready in under 30 minutes and always come out tender and delicious. The perfect weeknight dinner.
We love making boneless pork chops for dinner in our house and one of our favorite meals is our juicy boneless pork chops recipe. That recipe uses a brine and tastes so amazing but it does take a little longer to throw together.
That is how our pan-seared pork chops recipe was born. It tastes great but we use salt to tenderize the meat beforehand so there is no need to use a brine. This really helps when you are looking for a quick way to cook up those boneless pork chops without sacrificing flavor.
If you have tried our grilled bone-in pork chops, it is simple and quick like this one except this recipe uses boneless pork chops.
What You Will Need
- Boneless pork chops- about ¾ to inch thick.
- Kosher salt
- Sweet paprika
- Black pepper
- Olive oil
The bulk of this recipe is just the seasoning you make for these quick pork chops. It is really delicious.
How To Make Seared Pork Chops
When making pan-seared boneless pork chops, making sure the pork chops rest after searing them is very important because it allows the juices in the meat to redistribute back into the meat AND because it is actually part of the pork cooking time. Meat continues to cook after it is taken off the heat.
These pan-seared pork chops are cooked perfectly when you follow the times in the recipe and they are so delicious.
More Pork Recipes
- Asian Pork Meatballs
- Pulled Pork and Side Dishes
- Chorizo and Pork Burger
- Baked Pork Tenderloin
- Pork Chops in Tomato Sauce
Seared Pork Chops
Equipment
- 1 large flat bottom pan
Ingredients
- 4 boneless pork chops about ¾ to 1 inch thick
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ tablespoon kosher salt divided
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Seasoning
- Add paprika, black pepper and half of the kosher salt to a small bowl and mix well.1 ½ tablespoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon sweet paprika, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Set aside for later.
Pork Chops
- Add the remaining kosher salt to the pork chops both sides.4 boneless pork chops
- Cover the pork chops and place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, remove pork chops from the fridge.
- Pre-heat a large flat bottom pan over medium heat then add olive oil.1 tablespoon olive oil
- Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel to remove any excess moisture.
- Sprinkle pork chops with spice mix evenly on both sides.
- Place the pork chops in the pan and sear for 5 minutes on the first side.
- After 5 minutes, flip the pork chops and sear for another 4 minutes. This will yield a solid medium doneness for the pork.
- Now if you have pork chops with fat on the sides, go ahead and sear the fat sides for 30 seconds or so by turning the pork on its side.
- Once the pork has been seared on all sides, remove from the pan and let rest for 10 minutes covered with aluminum foil or similar.
- Serve the pork chops immediately and make sure to pour any remaining pan juices over the top of them.
Nutrition
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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