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Simple pan fried pork chops in lemon butter sauce are crunchy on the outside and perfectly tender and delicious on the inside!
If you love these pork chops, you will also love our Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Baked Pork Chops!
We Love crunchy Pork Chops!
We’ve always loved pork chops and love that we are trying new ways to prepare them for dinner.
We especially love Southern fried pork chops because they are so easy and delicious.
Why we love these chops:
- Tasty. These pork loins are crunchy on the outside, super tender and juicy on the inside, so flavorful, and made in a pan.
- Easy. Although it’s fairly simple to make, these fried pork chops are quite the impressive dinner entrée!
- A complete meal! Serve topped with sliced lemon and fresh herbs, a side salad or green beans and mashed potatoes – maybe even top with some gravy!
You’ve got to try it for yourself (along with our Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops and our Smothered Pork Chops)!
Ingredients
- center cut pork loin chops – thinly sliced. Prime center-cut loin chops are ideal for a high-heat sear and a medium to medium well doneness. The outside crust will be nice and crispy while the inside remains tender and juicy.
- salt and black pepper – For added flavor sprinkle in some cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, or onion powder.
- all-purpose flour
- large eggs
- water
- unseasoned Panko breadcrumbs
- grated Romano cheese
- oil – Use a high-heat oil such as vegetable oil, canola, oil, peanut oil, or even an olive oil labeled suitable for frying.
- chicken broth
- fresh lemon – sliced
- unsalted butter – room temp
How to Fry Pork Chops
- PREP. Season boneless pork chops with salt and pepper.
- Add flour to a shallow dish. Add eggs and water to another shallow dish. Add bread crumbs and cheese to a third shallow dish.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
- DREDGE. Prepare each pork chop while the oil is heating up. Dredge chops in flour mixture, then egg mixture then bread crumb/cheese mixture.
- FRY. Add pork chops to oil and cook for 5 minutes on each side (or until golden brown). Remove from pan and place on paper-towel-lined plate or on a rack. Fry remaining pork chops the same way.
- LEMON BUTTER SAUCE. Clean out the frying pan, add ½ cup chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Add lemon slices and let the liquid reduce by half. Turn the heat to low and add the remaining broth along with the butter.
- SERVE. Add chops back to the pan and coat in the sauce cooking an additional 5 minutes or until fully cooked through. Serve warm. ENJOY!
Air Fry Directions
Preheat the air fryer to 380°F. Coat the pork chops as directed in the recipe. Spray both sides with cooking spray and place 2-3 in the air fryer basket. (Make sure they do not touch.)
Fry for 6 minutes. Flip and fry for another 4-6 more minutes. *See your air fryer manual for more specific fry times.
Recipe Tips
- Cast iron skillet. It’s ideal for frying because it holds and distributes heat so well. It also provides a naturally nonstick surface for easy cleanup!
- Internal temperature for the best cook:
- Medium rare. pink center 145-150°F
- Medium. ribbon of pink in the center 150-155°F
- Medium well. a light pink hue 155-160°F
- Well. light white 160°F
- Breading tips. Sometimes when frying meat the breading doesn’t stick as well as it should.
- Pat the pork chop dry before dredging in flour. Or use cornstarch to toss the pork in instead of flour.
- Shake off excess flour before dipping it in the egg mixture.
- Cover the entire chop with panko.
- Gently press the final coating against the chop.
- Flipping too much can cause the breading to loosen or come off.
Storing Info
- STORE leftover fried pork chops recipe in an airtight container or wrap them in foil and place in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Reheating. The best way to reheat easy fried pork chops is in the oven. Place them on a foil-lined baking sheet. Lightly brush with olive oil (or spray) and reheat at 350°F for 8 minutes or so on each side.
For More Pork Recipes:
Fried Pork Chops Recipe
Simple pan fried pork chops in lemon butter sauce are crunchy on the outside and perfectly tender and delicious on the inside!
Ingredients
- 4 thinly sliced center cut pork loin chops
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ to ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 to 2 large eggs,
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup unseasoned Panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup grated Romano cheese
- 1-2 tablespoon oil for frying
Lemon Butter Sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 lemon sliced
- ¼ cup unsalted butter room temp
Instructions
- Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
- Add flour to a shallow dish. Add eggs and water to another shallow dish. Add bread crumbs and cheese to a third shallow dish.
- Heat oil in large skillet over med-high heat until shimmering.
- Prepare each pork chop while oil is heating up. Dredge chops in flour, then egg mixture then bread crumb/cheese mixture.
- Add pork chops to oil and cook for 5 minutes on each side (or until golden brown). Remove from pan and place on paper-towel lined plate.
- Clean out skillet and add ½ cup chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add lemon slices and let liquid reduce by half. Turn heat to low and add the remaining broth along with butter.
- Add chops back to the pan and coat in the sauce cooking an additional 5 minutes or until fully cooked through. Serve warm. ENJOY!
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Nutrition
Calories: 474kcal, Carbohydrates: 14g, Protein: 36g, Fat: 29g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Cholesterol: 174mg, Sodium: 556mg, Potassium: 639mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 465IU, Vitamin C: 18.4mg, Calcium: 190mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Adapted from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
Pork chops are a favorite in our home. these cook up quick and the lemon sauce Puts these over the top!
These pork chops were incredible!! the panko makes them so crispy & that lemon sauce was so good. It was the perfect amount of lemon. I also loved how they don’t take long to make, which makes my family happy!
Wow, Great recipe. Lovely and fabulous. I will make once and Send you some images which I will make… Otherwise If missed anything then I will tell you to teach me again…. And I will read once again…
Good luck!! I hope you like them!
I just made. I followed your recipe to the dot. It came out Amazing!!! We have them for dinner right now. The pork chops are exactly as descrbed, crispy on outside and juicy and succulent on the inside. Perfect dinner, with roasted potatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli, carrots and fresh tomatoes. Delicious. Thank you!
Sounds wonderful! I am so glad you like them! Thank you so much!
I LOVE THIS WEBSITE, PRINTED OUT 2 PORK CHOPS RECIPES.
CANT WAIT TO GET SOME PORK CHOPS AND TRY THESE.
Awe, thank you so much! Let me know what you think of the pork chops!
I,m looking for your pumpkin cake receipt
Do you know which one? I have a few different ones, but I am leaving a link to pumpkin cake recipes. Hope you find it! https://lilluna.com/?s=pumpkin+cake
This was delicious & very easy to make. I love pork chops, my sister hates pork chops. All she can remember was the way our mother made them( it wasn’t good). Can’t wait to send her the link to this. Thanks for a great recipe.
I’d love to know what she thinks 🙂 They weren’t always my favorite, but finding good recipes help 🙂 Now, I really like them! Thank you!!
I love pork chops! I haven’t tried a recipe like this one, though! We’re having friends over for dinner this Saturday and I hadn’t decided on a menu, but now I have! This is going to be great with some mashed potatoes!
Oh, it sure would! I hope they are a hit! Good luck and thank you!
This delicious. I can’t wait to try this recipe. I will try tomorrow. Thank Kristyn!
Perfect, thank you!! I’d love to know what you think 🙂
This recipe is really good. Thanks for sharing this. I would try it out this weekend.
I’d love to know what you think 🙂 Thanks so much & I hope you like it!