Best Lemon Pork Chops Recipes

PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
• Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.

GRILLED LEMON HERB PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large resealable bag, combine lemon juice, oil, garlic, salt, oregano, and pepper. Place chops in bag, seal, and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. Turn bag frequently to distribute marinade.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. Remove chops from bag, and transfer remaining marinade to a saucepan. Bring marinade to a boil, remove from heat, and set aside.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill pork chops for 5 to 7 minutes per side, basting frequently with boiled marinade, until done.

LEMON-GARLIC PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. In a small bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients; brush over pork chops. Place in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Broil 4-5 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 145°, 4-5 minutes on each side. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

HERBED LEMON PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix seasonings; rub over both sides of chops. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook until a thermometer reads 145°, 5-8 minutes per side., Remove from heat; drizzle with lemon juice. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes before serving.

LEMON PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place the pork chops in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with onion and lemon. Sprinkle with brown sugar; drizzle with ketchup., Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender.

PORK CHOPS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS.

Steps:

• Warm 1Tbs. of the olive oil in a frying pan or saute pan.
• In a bag or on a plate combine the flour, salt and pepper.
• Coat the chops with the seasoned flour.
• Add the pork to the pan and saute, turning once, until golden brown and nearly done.(Time will depend on thickness of the chops.) Add more oil if necessary.
• Transfer to a deep plate or platter and keep warm.
• Reduce heat to low, add the garlic and saute, stirring, for 30 to 60 seconds, being careful not to burn the garlic.
• Raise the heat to high, add the wine and deglaze the pan by stirring to dislodge any browned bits on the pan bottom.
• Boil until reduced by half, about 1 minute.
• Add the chicken broth and again boil until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the capers, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour the sauce over the chops and serve immediately.

BARBECUED PORK CHOPS WITH ROSEMARY LEMON MARINADE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk garlic, lemon juice, zest, oil, rosemary, basil and pepper. Pour 1/3 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the pork. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight, turning occasionally. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain marinade; brush the remaining marinade on the chops while cooking. Grill chops over medium heat about 4-5 minutes per side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 5 minutes before serving.

HERB & LEMON PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sit the chops in a dish. Mix together the garlic, parsley, fennel seeds, lemon zest and juice, oil and bay, then rub all over the chops. Leave the chops to marinate for at least an hour, or up to a day.
• Heat a barbecue, frying pan or griddle pan. Season the chops, then cook for 5-8 mins on each side until cooked through (if cooking in batches, wrap the cooked chops in foil while you finish the rest). Add the lemon quarters for the last min to char, then serve alongside the pork.

LEMON GARLIC PORK CHOPS WITH PARMESAN TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Bake the Tater Tots as the label directs. Transfer to a bowl; add the parmesan, season with salt and pepper and toss. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a medium bowl; toss with 1 tablespoon butter, the lemon zest, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover to keep warm.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper; add to the skillet and cook until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and let rest.
• Add the garlic to the skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 30 seconds. Add the lemon juice and chicken broth; cook until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Swirl in the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Spoon the pan sauce over the pork chops and serve with the Tater Tots and green beans.

GARLIC & LEMON BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place pork chops and buttermilk in a zipper storage bag.
• Refrigerate for at least one hour, turning bag occasionally.
• Line a baking sheet with non-stick foil, or spray with no-stick cooking spray.
• In another zipper storage bag, or mixing bowl combine unseasoned breadcrumbs, basil, paprika, lemon pepper, and garlic salt.
• Remove pork chops from the buttermilk.
• Dip each pork chop in the crumb mixture and place on prepared baking sheet.
• Spray pork chops with cooking spray.
• Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 to 45 minutes or until pork chops are no longer pink, and internal temperature reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

QUICK LEMON-PARSLEY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mince lemon zest; combine in a small bowl with parsley, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Cook in skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Add 1/2 cup water to skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover, and simmer gently until pork is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork chops to a platter or serving plates; drizzle with pan juices as desired, and sprinkle with lemon-parsley mixture.

BRAISED PORK LOIN CHOPS WITH THYME-LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Put pork in large glass baking dish.
• Mix 2 T lemon juice, thyme, lemon peel and garlic in small bowl and rub mix over both sides of chops.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour,& up to 1 day.
• Put pork chops on baking sheet, sprinkling each lightly with flour, then salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Working in batches, add pork to skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute per side.
• Return all pork to skillet.
• Add milk and boil until pork is cooked through and sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute (add more flour, if needed to thicken).
• Transfer chops to platter.
• Whisk remaining 1 T lemon juice into sauce in skillet and stir to blend, about 30 seconds.
• Season with salt and pepper, then pour sauce over pork and serve.

GRILLED HONEY, LEMON, AND GARLIC PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except pork chops in a small bowl.
• Place pork in shallow baking dish and pour marinade over pork. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Remove from marinade and reserve marinade. Heat the marinade in a small saucepan over medium heat to a simmer.
• Grill pork over medium hot coals 12-15 minutes, turning once during cooking and basting frequently with marinade, until meat termometer registers 155 degrees to 160 degrees F.

PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
• Pork Chops in Lemon-Caper Sauce By Sam Siftoncooking.nytimes.com2 min View Original dinner Yield 4 servings Time 35 minutes Here's my favorite recipe in Toni Tipton-Martin's excellent and invaluable "Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African-American Cooking" (2019). It's a remix of one that the chef Nathaniel Burton collected into his 1978 opus, "Creole Feast: Fifteen Master Chefs of New Orleans Reveal Their Secrets," and one that Tipton-Martin glossed-up with lemon zest, juice and extra butter, a technique she learned from the restaurateur B. Smith's 2009 collection of recipes, "B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style." It's a dish of smothered pork chops, essentially, made into something glorious and elegant. "The food history of blacks in America has been a story of the food of survival," she told me in an interview. "We need to start celebrating the food they made at work." Ingredients 4 bone-in pork chops (about 8 ounces each) Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 very small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon) 2 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 teaspoon) 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour 1 cup dry white wine 1 ½ cups chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium, if store-bought 2 tablespoons drained capers 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons juice Hot sauce (optional) Preparation Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm. Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Pork Chops in Lemon-Caper Sauce By Sam Siftoncooking.nytimes.com2 min View Original dinner Yield 4 servings Time 35 minutes Here's my favorite recipe in Toni Tipton-Martin's excellent and invaluable "Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African-American Cooking" (2019). It's a remix of one that the chef Nathaniel Burton collected into his 1978 opus, "Creole Feast: Fifteen Master Chefs of New Orleans Reveal Their Secrets," and one that Tipton-Martin glossed-up with lemon zest, juice and extra butter, a technique she learned from the restaurateur B. Smith's 2009 collection of recipes, "B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style." It's a dish of smothered pork chops, essentially, made into something glorious and elegant. "The food history of blacks in America has been a story of the food of survival," she told me in an interview. "We need to start celebrating the food they made at work." Ingredients 4 bone-in pork chops (about 8 ounces each) Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 very small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon) 2 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 teaspoon) 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour 1 cup dry white wine 1 ½ cups chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium, if store-bought 2 tablespoons drained capers 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons juice Hot sauce (optional) Preparation Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm. Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.

GRILLED LEMON HERB PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a storage bag and marinate 2 hours to overnight turning bag frequently.
• Remove marinade from bag and bring to boil, remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat grill to medium and cook pork chops 5-7 minutes each side basting with remaining cooked marinade.

BAKED LEMON PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix salt, pepper, garlic powder and flour together.
• Dredge the pork chops in this mixture.
• Brown the pork chops on both sides in the cooking oil.
• Arrange the pork chops in a 8x8 baking dish and place a lemon slice on each.
• Mix the catsup, water and brown sugar together and pour over the pork chops.
• Bake(uncovered) in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour until done. Add a small amount of water, if needed, toward the end of baking period.

GRILLED VEAL OR PORK CHOPS WITH MARSALA FIG SAUCE, LEMON-RICOTTA ORZO, CELERY AND MUSHROOM SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the water to a boil for pasta. Season the water with salt and cook pasta to al dente. Heads up: you will need to add 1 box of peas the last minute of cooking time to the water.
• Pat chops dry. Mix the grill seasoning, seeds and coriander and rub the mixture into the chops.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a small pot over medium low heat combine the figs, Marsala and thyme. Season with some black pepper and gently reduce 15 minutes.
• Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When oil smokes, sear chops 2 minutes on each side and transfer to oven for 10 minutes.
• Slice the celery and mushrooms and combine with parsley.
• In a pasta bowl, combine the zest of 2 lemons with ricotta cheese, salt and pepper.
• Dress the celery and mushrooms with the juice of 2 lemons and 1/4 cup oil, season with salt and pepper and top with lots of shaved Parmesan.
• Add peas to orzo, cook 1 minute. Drain the orzo and peas and add to the lemon ricotta. Toss to combine and adjust salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve chops with figs on top and ricotta orzo and celery and mushroom salad along side.

GREEK HONEY-LEMON PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Trim fat from chops.
• Place chops in resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish.
• For marinade: In small bowl, combine honey, lemon peel, lemon juice, mint, oil, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Pour over chops.
• Seal bag; turn to coat chops.
• Marinate in the refrigerator for 4-24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Drain chops, discarding marinade.
• For a charcoal grill, place chops on the grill rack directly over medium coals.
• Grill, uncovered, for 11-13 minutes or until chops are slightly pink in center and juices run clear, turning once halfway through grilling.
• For a gas grill, preheat grill, reduce heat to medium.
• Place chops on grill rack over heat.
• Cover and grill as above.

LEMON-GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• FOR THE GLAZE ~ In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the 4 glaze ingredients, then set aside.
• FOR THE CHOPS ~ Place chops on broiler rack or pan 3 to 4 inches from heat, & broil about 4 to 5 minutes or until well browned.
• Remove from broiler & season with lemon pepper, then turn chops over & broil another 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from broiler & spoon half the lemon glaze over each chop (reserving half of the glaze), then top with each with a thin slice or two of lemon.
• Return to broiler & broil a final 3 to 4 minutes or until glaze bubbles & browns slightly.

WINE AND LEMON RANCH PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with ranch dressing mix.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops and cook until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Reduce heat to medium and cook, flipping occasionally, until chops are barely pink in the centers, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Transfer chops to a warm platter; spoon on all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan. Pour broth, wine, and lemon juice into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits off the bottom with a wooden spoon. Simmer until sauce is reduced to desired thickness. Spoon over the chops to serve.