Step 1

Add lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, pork chops, salt, and pepper to a ziploc bag and marinate for at least 3 hours, and up to overnight.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and place cast iron pan (or other heavy oven safe pan) in oven.

Step 3

When oven is 375 degrees and pan is scorching hot (but not smoking), carefully swirl olive oil in pan and heat until shimmery.

Step 4

Season pork chops with salt and pepper.

Step 5

Add in pork chops, without crowding the pan.

Step 6

Close oven and cook to browned on one side - about 6 minutes.

Step 7

Flip pork chops and place back in oven.

Step 8

After 6 minutes, check pork's temperature. If pork chops are thinner, they cook much faster - pork chops are done when they are 145 degrees internally.

Step 9

If pork chops are not done, keep cooking until they are (cooking time will vary widely based on the thickness of your pork chop, whether or not there is a bone, etc. - so I find it's best to go from temperature instead of time.)

Step 10

When pork is 145 degrees internally, remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before serving.