Southern Fried Pork Chops are sprinkled with seasoned salt, pepper & a little cayenne, if you want some spice, dredged in flour and pan fried until perfectly golden and delicious! This southern favorite is simple, but oh so scrumptious!
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Southern Fried Pork Chops were a staple at my house growing up! I can remember my mom standing at the stove cooking them and us sitting around the kitchen counter and waiting very impatiently.
And once you take a bite of these you will know why! In this age of trying to watch what we eat (well sort of), at least by that I mean I don’t make fried foods every week, this is a treat at my house when I do. And the BOYS in this family wish I made FRIED PORK CHOPS often here!
Today my son was super happy because I didn’t pay much attention to a balanced meal as far as food groups went. I served these chops with Instant Pot Mac N Cheese and a salad, okay, well there was a bag of salad in the refrigerator. – Do you ever have these days too?
Drew was over the moon, I think he could eat just meat every day and be happy! He really doesn’t care about the food groups. Hubby was out of town, so I made sure to send him pictures of what he missed. Nice emoji with lots of hearts and smiley faces returned! I am not sure if he was being sarcastic, it’s been a while since I made them and he happened to be gone.
One thing is for certain this is really a simple dish. Southern Food at it roots is simple and tasty!
Easy Steps to Making Southern Fried Pork Chops
- First mix seasoned salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into the flour.
- Then lightly season the pork chops with seasoned salt and black pepper too!
Trust me it’s just oh so good. Now if you despise salty food maybe leave the seasoned salt off of the chops.
- In a cast iron skillet or non stick pan, heat up your oil on medium to medium high heat. then add in butter and let it all melt!
This gives the chops a perfectly golden brown, spectacular and marvelous color!
- Once oil is hot. Put in two chops and cook on one side for about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Turn over and cook about 3 minutes.
Now ya’ll I am a cook and not a chef, so sometimes you will find some abouts in here. That’s because chops are all sized and cut a little different. These are about 1/2 inch thick. We also enjoy thin cut chops like this! I had these in the freezer, so this is what I was servin’ today!
- Remove from oil and put on a plate with paper towels to drain the grease off.
Did I mention these are good for breakfast too! It may be a southern thang – but trust me!!! TRY IT with your eggs and grits!
A few things I use to make these pork chops!
PIN THIS – SOUTHERN FRIED PORK CHOPS – FOR LATER!
Southern Recipes that go great with Fried Pork Chops
- Baked Mac N Cheese
- Southern Style Green Beans
- Collard Greens Au Gratin
- Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
- Strawberry Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 4 bone in pork chops (1/2 inch think)
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup canola or vegatable oil (enough to cover bottom of pan for frying)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp seasoned salt (extra to season chops to taste)
- 1 tsp black pepper (extra to season chops to taste)
- cayenne pepper to taste
Instructions
Season Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops.
Combine all dry ingredients. Dredge each side of the pork chops in the flour mixture, then set aside on a plate. Or dredge before going into oil. (Less dishes)
Heat canola/vegtable oil over medium to medium-high heat. Add butter. When butter is melted and butter/oil mixture is hot, cook 2 to 3 pork chops at a time, 4 to 5 minutes on the first side; 3 to 5 minutes on the other side. (Make sure no pink juices remain.) Remove to a plate covered with paper towels and repeat with remaining pork chops.
Recipe Notes
You can also make 8 thin cut pork chops with this recipe.
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I made these tonight…and the butter in the oil made a world of difference. Never would have guessed. I usually have such a difficult time with things cooking too fast in the cast iron, but tonight…These came out perfectly! I seasoned them and did an egg wash on my chops before dipping in flour…turned out nice and crisp!!! My family love them!! Thank you for the awesome recipe!
I am so glad they were a success Jonay! We love these! I am thinking about these for New Years day with black eyed peas!
They were delicious! I
used the breakfast style pork chops and made them for the men along with eggs and hash browns.
These chops look great! We love our seasoned iron skillet (especially or making gravy with the “brown bits”). Do you think that a deep-fryer would work as good as the skillet? What do you think about adding a little cornmeal to this?
Thank you so much! I am all about using cast iron. I honestly have never really deep fried pork chops so it’s hard to say. I don’t think I have ever not liked anything deep fried though -lol! And adding corn meals sounds delish to me!
Wow, these look and sound amazing – comfort food at its best! I want them for dinner!! Thanks for another awesome share at Weekend Potluck, Nikki. Hope you are having a great Labor Day weekend!
Thank you Mary! I just can’t resist a fried pork chop ;)! Thanks for hosting Weekend Potluck! I enjoy participating each week! My weekend has been wonderful so far! I hope yours is as well! <3 Nikki
Such a great southern recipe! Looks delicious!
Thank you Julie! They get gobbled up when I make them 🙂
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These are wonderful! My mom always baked her pork chops, being raised up north, but after 30 years in the south and southwest, I am a fan of fried! And these are simple and fab! Also, I love the salt!
Thank you Shari! They are def a treat for sure! I know you are a Southern girl now friend! I am so glad you came by! Love ya!
These look and sound fantastic! Going to make these today but I only ever have boneless pork chops–hope they’ll still be good
I think you will love them! You could make them with boneless as well! I love bone in for extra flavor! Please let me know how they turn out!
I am a southerner ( sort of, from Texas and now Florida ) and I have never tried pork chops this way, but plan to do so very soon. They look delicious (even if you did once call them porch chops!) Well, none of us are perfect! Relax and keep smiling! Thanks for this recipe!
Thank you Virginia! I hope you enjoy them! Please stop back by and let me know what you think! Thanks for catching my typo too! I have corrected it! 😉 The good Lord knows I am so not perfect, but I try to find humor in everything so next time I will eat them on the porch and then all will be okay – lol! Have a beautiful week and come back soon!
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I ignore the food groups more and more lately. It seems like the kids prefer the boxed stuff anyway. I told them it’s bad advertising for a food writer’s kids to eat boxed mac and cheese…. These pork chops can find their way to my table any time!
Thank you Marye! I can so relate! My son cares nothing about food groups, making my life difficult. He gags when you say the word green bean lol! Have I failed as a mom and food blogger? But he is loving my homemade mac n cheese! PTL! I have a Instant Pot Cream Mac n Cheese coming up this week!
Fried Pork Chops are a favorite! These look so delicious!!
Thank you so much! They are a favorite at my house too! Such a treat! <3