EASY PAN FRIED PORK CHOPS

Step 1

In a shallow bowl or dish, combine flour, corn starch, lemon pepper seasoning and cajun seasoning. Mix it all together until combined.

Step 2

Pour oil in the skillet (over medium high heat). You need it nice and hot.

Step 3

With a paper towel, pat the pork chops until they are dry.

Step 4

Sprinkle lightly with a bit of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Don't be too heavy handed here because the lemon pepper and cajun seasoning also have salt and pepper in it as well.

Step 5

Dredge the pork chops in the flour mixture (one at a time) and shake off excess flour. Set them aside until ready to fry.

Step 6

Once all the pork chops are floured, add two tablespoons of butter to the skillet and let it melt in the oil.

Step 7

Add pork chops to the skillet. Don't overcrowd the pan. If your skillet is small, you may need to only cook 2 at a time.

Step 8

Adjust the heat to medium. Usually a cast iron skillet does a good job of hanging onto heat and distributing it evenly. So make a judgement call, if they are cooking too fast just turn it down a bit.

Step 9

Cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side. An internal temperature of the pork chops should be a minimum of 145F degrees for medium rare and a maximum temperature of 160F degrees for well done.

Step 10

Serve these right away with your favorite sides.