How to Cook Pork Chops On Stove
pan fried on a cast iron skillet
Beginner cooks sometimes have a lot of anxiety about cooking meat. This is just a no-frills, no worries, method of cooking pork chops.
What you will need
2 thick pork chops
Salt
Pepper
Cooking oil
How to cook
1
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-6831872-1525134774022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MSZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
Give your pork chops a healthy coating of salt and pepper on both sides.
2
![the pan to just begin to smoke.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-6831872-1525134774022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MiZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
Heat some cooking oil in a cast iron skillet. I use olive oil and wait for the pan to just begin to smoke.
3
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-6831872-1525134774022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0y.jpg)
Carefully lay those guys in the pan.
4
![your hands if you can. You can peek if you want.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-6831872-1525134774022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9NSZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0y.jpg)
Give them a few minutes to brown. Try to get comfortable with the heat. Use your hands if you can. You can peek if you want.
5
![ning through. Still raw, right?](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-6831872-1525134774022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9NyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0x.jpg)
You can kinda see your cooking progress on the sides. Look at that pink shining through. Still raw, right?
6
![isp up nice.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-6831872-1525134774022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9OCZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU2l6ZT0z.jpg)
You wanna brown the sides as well. There's some fat on the edges that'll crisp up nice.
7
![ain of the meat, as always.](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-6831872-1525134774022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MTEmcmVuZGVyQ2xpcFNpemU9MQ==.jpg)
Give them a good 10 minutes to relax and carry over. Slice, against the grain of the meat, as always.
8
![](https://craftlog.global.ssl.fastly.net/m/ve/b64-6831872-1525134774022-b3B0aW1pemVGb3I9ZGVza3RvcGhoZCZsYW5ndWFnZVRhZz1lbi1VUyZyZW5kZXJDbGlwU3RhcnQ9MTImcmVuZGVyQ2xpcFNpemU9MQ==.jpg)
They should have a little pink in there still, nice and tender.
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