Best Pan-Seared Pork Chops
Savory, moist pork chops seared in cast-iron and finished in a hot oven.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 260kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Bone-in Pork Chops 1 1/2 in thick
- 2 tbsp Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme or 1 full sprig fresh
- 1/2 tsp Dried Rosemary, crumbled or 1 full sprig fresh
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F
- Rub chops with salt, pepper and dried herbs. (If using fresh, set them aside for use later in the process.)
- 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.
- 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.
- Place chops in hot oven and finish to internal temp of 145° F (about 6 minutes at 400° F)
- Remove skillet from oven and remove chops to serving plate, basting one more time with oil/butter from pan before resting for three minutes.