Best Pan-Seared Pork Chops

Best Pan-Seared Pork Chops

from bakingnaturally.org
Main Course
40 min
4 servings
260 kcal / serving

Savory, moist pork chops seared in cast-iron and finished in a hot oven.

Ingredients

  • 4bone-in pork chops (1 1/2 in thick)
  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tspsalt
  • ½ tspblack pepper
  • 1 ½ tbspbutter
  • ½ tspdried thyme (or 1 full sprig fresh)
  • ½ tspdried rosemary, crumbled (or 1 full sprig fresh)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400° F

  2. 2

    Rub chops with salt, pepper and dried herbs. (If using fresh, set them aside for use later in the process.)

  3. 3

    Heat olive oil in cast-iron skillet over high heat until the first whisps of smoke appear (about 410° F). Lay chops in hot oil.

  4. 4

    Fry chops for 4 minutes on each side, flipping just once. Add butter (and fresh herbs, if using) and spoon over chops 2 or three times.

  5. 5

    Place chops in hot oven and finish to internal temp of 145° F (about 6 minutes at 400° F)

  6. 6

    Remove skillet from oven and remove chops to serving plate, basting one more time with oil/butter from pan before resting for three minutes.