

Step 6: Reduce heat to low and allow the sauce to reduce by about half, until it darkens and you can drag a spoon through it making a trough. Step 5: Add butter, tomatoes, garlic, and red pepper and continue to cook for one minute before adding the heavy cream, chicken stock. Then, deglaze the bottom of the pan with the white wine and cook down for an additional three minutes. Step 4: To the hot skillet, add the sliced shallot and stir to cook until translucent, about five minutes. Remove them from the pan and set aside when they are golden brown. Step 3: Cook the chops for about eight minutes total, flipping once at the halfway point.

Be careful not to over crowd the chops in the pan. Just as oil starts to shimmer, add the pork chops to the oil, and press them down firmly in order to get as much surface area to contact the hot pan. Step 2: Add oil to cast iron or similar (don’t use non-stick) skillet, and preheat over medium high heat. Step 1: Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 20 mins | Serves: 4

The smoke point of avocado oil is much higher, and it has a very mild flavor. Pan searing at even a medium high heat is well beyond the smoke point of olive oil. What Oil Is Best For Searing?Īs tempting as it is to just always use a good quality olive oil, that’s not the best choice for searing pork chops. But simply being seared in a cast iron skillet will not add flavor to the entire pork chop. Pork chop bones provide a TON of flavor for things like stock, when they’re boiled for long periods of time. But the bone isn’t going to flavor the entire chop that’s just not how it works. The meat right next to the bone, I’m talking about within 1/4″ of the bone will be more flavorful (and less done) because of the bone. I like both, but usually opt for the bone-in chop because I like to gnaw on the bone where the meat is more flavorful.Ĭontrary to popular belief, bone-in chops don’t “taste better.” The bone doesn’t flavor the entire pork chop, which seems to be a common misconception. Jump to Recipe Which Is Better, Bone-In or Boneless Pork Chops? Grilled, smoked and of course pan seared - the perfect pork chop is a budget friendly showstopper. But pork chops can be equally as good when prepared correctly. The rustic sun dried tomato and herb sauce takes it over the top. This perfectly pan seared pork chops recipe is a hit for more than just the incredibly juicy bone-in pork chops.
