Best 20 SautÉed Pork Chops Recipes

SAUTéED PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET POTATO, APPLES AND MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the cider, cinnamon and 1/4 tsp salt in a cup. Set aside.
• 2. Pat the pork chops dry and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper.
• 3. Heat a 12-in/30.5-cm skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. When the oil shimmers, add the seasoned pork chops to the pan and cook until lightly browned on the first side, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook until browned on the second side, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer the pork chops to a plate. (They will not be cooked through at this point.)
• 4. Add the sweet potato, apple, shallot, cider mixture, and a grind or two of pepper to the hot pan. Bring it all to a simmer, cover, and reduce the heat to medium-low or low-the pan should bubble, but not too aggressively. Cook the potato mixture until a fork easily pierces the partially cooked potato but there is still some resistance, about 10 minutes.
• 5. Return the pork chops to the pan (along with any juices accumulated on the plate) and nestle them into the potatoes and apples. Cover and cook until the meat is cooked through and the potatoes are tender, about 8 minutes longer. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
• 6. Transfer the pork chops, potatoes, and apples to two warmed plates. There should be some liquid remaining in the pan to serve as a base for the sauce. (If the potatoes have absorbed all of the liquid, add 2 to 3 tbsp cider to the pan and heat it briefly over medium heat.) Stir the mustard into the pan juices with a fork. Taste the sauce and add more pepper if it needs it.
• 7. Spoon the sauce over the meat and vegetables, sprinkle the parsley over the top, and serve hot.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTEED PLUMS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown pork chops in oil; set chops aside. , Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings; saute plums and onion for 4-6 minutes or until plums begin to brown. Stir in the water, thyme and remaining salt. Return pork chops to pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 13-16 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Cook bacon in a 4- to 5-quart wide heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Measure fat and, if less than 2 tablespoons, add enough vegetable oil to bring total to 2 tablespoons. Heat fat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, stirring occasionally, until it begins to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Add cabbage and turn with tongs until coated with fat. Stir in red-wine vinegar, water, sugar, caraway seeds, 3/4teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and braise cabbage over moderately low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pat 2 pork chops dry and sprinkle both sides with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (total). Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown seasoned chops, turning over once, 5 minutes total, and transfer to a shallow baking pan (1 inch deep). Season remaining 2 chops and brown in oil remaining in skillet in same manner, transferring to baking pan. Roast chops in oven until thermometer inserted horizontally 2 inches into center of a chop (do not touch bone) registers 145°F, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir half of bacon into cabbage, then finely chop remaining bacon for sprinkling.
• Let chops stand in pan, loosely covered with foil, 5 minutes. Serve chops over cabbage, with any pan juices spooned over and sprinkled with bacon.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In microwave-safe bowl stir together the jam, vinegar, butter, ginger, salt, curry powder, cinnamon stick, pepper flakes, and onion. Cover with plastic wrap and cook in the microwave oven on full power for 2 minutes. Carefully remove the cover, add the apples and cranberries, and stir to lightly coat the fruit with the flavorings. Re-cover, and microwave at full power for 10 minutes. Poke holes in the plastic wrapping and set aside for 10 minutes. Stir in the cilantro.
• Preheat the oven 350 degrees F.
• Heat a large oven-proof skillet over a high heat. Add the oil to the pan and heat until shimmering. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Lay the chops in the pan and sear until golden on 1 side, about 3 minutes. (If pan is too crowded sear the chops in batches, setting the first ones aside on a platter while searing the second batch.) Add the butter along the sides of the pan in small pieces. Sear the fatty side of each chop by holding the chop sideways with tongs, about 1 minute per chop. Turn the chops over and immediately transfer the pan to the oven. Cook the chops until an instant-read thermometer registers 140 degrees, about 10 minutes.
• Or for thin pork chops: Place a large oven-proof skillet over a high heat. Add the oil to the pan and heat until shimmering. Season 1 side of the pork chops with salt and pepper. Lay 4 chops in the pan and sear on one side until golden, about 3 minutes. Flatten with a spatula if the edges curl up. Turn the chops over and cook an additional minute.
• Set chop aside on a warm plate and repeat with remaining chops.
• Transfer chops to a plate or platter and serve with chutney.
• (If the chops have lots of juice, bring them to a boil and then swirl in the butter to make a quick pan sauce. Pour over the chops or mix in the chutney if desired.)
• Serve 2 thin chops or 1 thick chop per person with the chutney.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTEED APPLES AND APPLEJACK CREAM

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, in it brown the chops, patted dry and seasoned with salt and pepper, in batches for 2 minutes on each side, and transfer them to a plate. Pour off the fat from the skillet, add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, and in it sauté the apples, peeled, cored, and cut into eighths, with 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar over moderately high heat, turning them for 3 minutes, or until they are golden. Add the applejack, the wine, the remaining tablespoon brown sugar, the cream, the celery salt, and the sage, bring the mixture to a boil, and add the chops with any juices that have accumulated on the plate. Simmer the mixture, covered, for 20 minutes, or until the chops and the apples to a heated platter. Cook the sauce for 1 minute, or until it is thickened, and pour it over the chops and apples.

JULIA CHILD'S CASSEROLE-SAUTEED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Dry the pork chops on paper towels.
• Heat the fat or oil in the casserole until it is moderately hot, then brown the chops, 2 or 3 at a time, on each side for 3 to 4 minutes. As they are browned transfer them to a side dish.
• Season with salt, pepper, and 1/4 teaspoons thyme if they have not been previously marinated.
• Pour the fat out of the casserole and add the butter and garlic if using.
• Return the chops to the casserole, overlapping slightly, and baste them with the butter.
• Cover and heat the casserole until the meat is sizzling, then set in lower third of preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Turn and baste the chops once or twice.
• Remove chops to serving platter.
• Remove all but 2 Tb. of fat from the casserole and add in the white wine.
• Boil rapidly, scraping up coagulated cooking juices until you have about 1/2 cup of concentrated sauce. Pour sauce over chops.

SAUTEED SPICE RUBBED PORK CHOPS WITH PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Make rub: mix all ingredients together in a small bowl or jar (You can store it for a couple of months in a tightly sealed jar.)
• Coat the chops generously with spice rub and let marinate for up to 2 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator. Let refrigerated meat come to room temperature before cooking. Scrape off any excess rub and pat the chops dry.
• In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over high heat. When the pan is hot enough to sear the chops but not burn them, add the chops. They should make a gentle hissing sound when they hit the pan, not an explosive sputter. Adjust the heat if the pan seems too hot or remove the pan from the heat for 30 seconds or so (count this time as part of the overall cooking time). Sear the chops on one side for 1 to 2 minutes, or until beginning to brown lightly. Turn the chops over and sear for 1 minute more.
• Reduce the heat so that the chops continue to sizzle -- do not turn the heat so low that there are no more sizzling sounds (if the heat is too low, the chops will sweat and juices will exude from the meat and leave it dry. Cover the pan and cook for 3 to 4 more minutes more on the other side. The chops are done when the meat is firm but not hard when pressed with a finger. Better still, test them with an instant-read thermometer -- the meat should register 145 to 155 degrees and will still be acceptable at 160 degrees. For the juiciest results, remove the chops from the pan when they register 145 degrees, cover loosely with foil, and let them rest for 5 minutes or so before serving, to stabilize the juices.
• To make the pan sauce: pour off all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan, leaving any meat juices. Adjust the heat to medium and add garlic. Stir, cook for 30 seconds, then add remaining ingredients, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring the sauce to a boil and reduce it over high heat until it just turns syrupy. Put the pork chops back into the pan and turn them several times in the sauce to transfer the flavors -- this should take no more than 30 seconds. Serve chops with sauce

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOMS, DILL, AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Pat pork dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over high heat until foam subsides, then sauté chops until browned and just cooked through, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side. Transfer chops to a platter and keep warm, covered.
• Reduce heat to moderate and add remaining tablespoon butter to skillet. When foam subsides, cook onion and mushrooms, stirring, until tender, about 6 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in sour cream, water, any meat juices that have accumulated on platter, dill, and salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring, until heated through. (Do not let boil.) Spoon sauce over chops.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH VINEGAR AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Pat the chops dry with paper towels and season them with salt and pepper. Heat the butter and oil in a heavy skillet and brown the chops for three to four minutes on one side. Turn the chops and brown them lightly on the other side for three to four minutes.
• Add the vinegar, chicken stock and rosemary. Scrape up the cooking juices and cover the pan. Cook over moderate heat for about five minutes, or until the sauce is reduced to a glaze and the chops are done.
• Place the chops on heated plates and spoon the glaze over the top.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season 4 bone-in pork loin chops with coarse salt and ground pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook pork chops until browned and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
• Serve with Apricot-Mustard Sauce if desired.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE WITH CAESER SALAD WITH PARMESAN CRISPS AND HOMINY CROUTONS

Steps:

• Hominy Croutons:
• Heat oil in a small saute pan. Cook onions and garlic until soft. Add wine and reduce by half. Place the water in a medium saucepan and add 2 tablespoons of salt, bring to a boil. Slowly whisk in the cornmeal and cook for, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and spread into a buttered 11 by 17 inch baking sheet. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Heat the oil in a cast iron skillet or a deep fry to 350 degrees F. Cut the polenta into 1/2-inch squares. Dredge lightly in cornmeal and fry in batches until golden brown.
• Parmesan Crisps:
• Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Combine the cheese and flour in a medium bowl. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the cheese into the pan to form a 4-inch circle. Cook until the cheese is somewhat melted but not firm. Using a spatula, turn the cheese over and cook until firm. Drape the crisp over a large rolling pin until cool. Repeat.
• Salad:
• Put all ingredients except oil in a blender and blend until smooth. Slowly add the oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the romaine in a large bowl and toss with some of the dressing. Divide among 4 plates. Scatter croutons around and place a Parmesan crisp in the center of the salad.
• Pork:
• Season pork with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a large saute pan until almost smoking. Cook the pork for 3 to 4 minutes on 1 side or until golden brown, turn over, reduce heat to medium and continue cooking to medium doneness. Remove to a plate and keep warm. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. Add the garlic and onions and cook until soft. Add the wine and cook until reduced by half. Add the stock and cook to a sauce consistency. Whisk in the mustards and thyme and season with salt and pepper to taste.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTEED APPLES AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil in skillet.
• Add apples and cinnamon.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples begin to brown, 3-4 minutes. Add sauerkraut, caraway seeds and remaining salt and pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes.
• Serve with pork.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTEED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• For brine:
• Bring 6 cups water, 1/4 cup kosher salt, 1/4 cup brown sugar, whole allspice, and bay leaves to boil in large saucepan, stirring to dissolve salt and brown sugar. Cool brine completely in refrigerator; add pork chops and refrigerate overnight.
• For red cabbage:
• Heat olive oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sliced red onion and sauté 2 minutes. Stir in bay leaf, sage sprig, and dried crushed red pepper. Add sliced red cabbage and cook until wilted and crisptender, stirring often, about 10 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• For pork:
• Preheat oven to 300°F. Remove pork chops from brine; pat dry. Season lightly with salt and generously with ground black pepper. Heat olive oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Cook pork chops in skillet until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until thermometer inserted horizontally into pork chops registers 145°F, about 7 minutes. Transfer pork to plate (do not clean skillet). Add chicken broth, beef broth, thyme sprig, sage leaves, rosemary sprig, and parsley sprig to skillet and boil until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 9 minutes. Discard herbs. Whisk in 1 teaspoon chopped sage and 1 tablespoon butter. Keep warm.
• Rewarm cabbage. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Divide cabbage among plates. Place 1 pork chop on each plate. Drizzle pork with sauce and serve.

SAUTéED BONELESS PORK CHOPS WITH TOMATO-SAGE PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine 1 teaspoon sage, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle both sides of pork with sage mixture.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove from heat; set aside.
• Add remaining 1 teaspoon of sage, white wine, and minced garlic to pan, scraping to loosen browned bits. Cook 1 1/2 minutes or until reduced to about 1/4 cup. Stir in seeded tomato and chicken broth, and cook 4 minutes or until slightly thick. Return pork and accumulated juices to pan. Cover and cook 1 minute or until heated. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.

PAN SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH GARLIC-HOISIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Season chops with salt and pepper and heat the oil in a saute pan.
• Once the oil is hot, saute the chops until done.
• Remove chops to a platter.
• Now for the sauce, to the same pan, add oil and garlic and cook on medium heat until fragrant; about 30 seconds.
• Stir in the broth, hoisin, vinegar, red pepper flakes and any accumulated juices from the pork platter, scrapping any browned bits and simmer until thickened, about 7 minutes.
• Spoon sauce over chops before serving.

SAUTEED GARLIC LEMON PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium-high heat.
• Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. On a plate, place the flour and then zest the lemon over the flour and place the lemon aside. Coat each pork chop with the flour-zest mixture on both sides and place into the hot skillet and cover with a splatter screen. Cook for about 2-3 minutes depending on thickness. Repeat on the other side and then place the chops on a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add the mushrooms to the pan and allow to saute for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, saute for 30 seconds.
• Increase the heat to medium and add the chicken broth and scrap the bottom of the pan. When the liquid is reduced by about half, add the pork back into the pan. Cut the lemon in half, juice half of the lemon and gently add the juice to the pan. Cut the remaining half of the lemon into slices, toss them into the pan and cook for another minute or so. Serve hot.

BONELESS PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTEED APPLES

Steps:

• In nonstick 12-inch skillet over medium heat, in 2 teaspoons hot oil, cook onion until tender. Remove onion to small bowl.
• If using rosemary in place of the thyme, at this point, press one small spring onto one side of each chop. In same skillet over medium-high heat, cook pork chops 5 minutes, sprinkling with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Turn pork chops; sprinkle with thyme if using in place of rosemary, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook 3 to 5 minutes longer or until pork just loses its pink color throughout. Remove pork chops to four warm dinner plates; keep warm.
• Cut unpeeled apple into 1/4-inch-thick slices. In same skillet in remaining 2 teaspoons hot oil, brown apple slices; sprinkle with sugar. Remove to plates with chops.
• In cup, mix apple juice and cornstarch. Stir apple-juice mixture and onions into skillet, stirring constantly until mixture boils. Boil 1 minute. Pour mixture over pork chops and apple slices.
• Read more: Boneless Pork Chops with Sauteed Apples - Good Housekeeping.

CORIANDER PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTEED APPLES AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Caramelize the onions by melting 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp oil over medium-low heat- Add onions and cook until browned- They will get soft and translucent first but keep cooking- This can take 30 minutes or so- Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper- Remove from heat and set aside.
• Saute apples by melting remaining butter in a large skillet over medium high heat- Add apples and cook until lightly browned on one side- Turn over and continue until browned- Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Combine the coriander, cumin, mustard, honey and 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper in a small bowl.
• Heat remaining vegetable oil in ovenproof skillet over medium high heat.
• Spread the spice mixture over the pork chops and place them in the hot pan.
• Sear pork chops for two minutes on each side and transfer to oven.
• Continue to cook until done 5-7 minutes.
• Serve with sauteed apples and caramelized onions.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH MUSTARD AND TARRAGON SAUCE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Pat the pork dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 3 teaspoons oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown the chops on the first side, about 3 minutes.
• Flip the chops over, reduce the heat to medium, and continue to cook until the center of the chops (away from the bone) registers 135 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer the chops to a clean plate, tent with foil, and let rest until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 145 to 150 degrees before serving, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Do not clean the skillet.
• While the chops are resting, add the rest of the vegetable oil to the hot skillet, and return to medium-high heat until shimmering.
• Add the shallot and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the broth and wine, scraping up any browned bits, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the mustard and any accumulated pork juice.
• Turn the heat to low and whisk in the butter, one piece at a time.
• Off the heat, stir in the tarragon and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon the sauce over the pork before serving.

PORK RIB CHOPS WITH SAUTEED APPLE AND STAR ANISE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to skillet; cook until brown on both sides and thermometer inserted horizontally into pork registers 140°F, about 7 minutes per side. Transfer to plates; tent with foil.
• Pour off drippings from skillet. Add 2 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and star anise to same skillet and stir over high heat until melted. Add apples; cook until brown and caramelized, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Spoon apples over pork. Add apple juice and vinegar to skillet; boil sauce until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 3 minutes. Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon butter; season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle sauce over apples and pork.
• *Brown, star-shaped seedpods; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets.