Best Tender Pork Chops Recipes

TENDER BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Whisk together 1/3 cup olive oil, vinegar, garlic, thyme, parsley, and pepper flakes in a bowl. Place pork chops in a glass or ceramic baking dish and pour marinade over top. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning chops after 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour 1/4 cup chicken broth in the bottom of a shallow roasting pan.
• Remove pork chops from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard any remaining marinade.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown pork chops for 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to the prepared roasting pan and top with onion slices. Cover the pan tightly.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• While pork chops are baking, prepare sauce. Combine 1 cup chicken broth, milk, white wine, and cremini and white mushrooms in a saucepan over medium heat; cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Add flour and bring to a boil, stirring often until thickened. Lower heat and simmer sauce until pork chops are ready.
• Remove pork chops from the oven; drain and discard chicken broth. Pour mushroom sauce over pork chops, cover, and return to the oven. Bake until no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

TENDER SWEET 'N' SOUR PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with pepper. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove and keep warm. , Add the water, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce to skillet; stir to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Return chops to the pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until meat is tender.

MOIST AND TENDER BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2. Mix together black pepper, seasoning salt, garlic & onion powder. Rub evenly all over each pork chop. (Season to your taste. My husband doesnt like his as salt so I season his less.)
• 3. Heat olive oil in a frying pan over med-high heat. Lay pork chops on pan and allow to sear for 2 minutes without moving them. Flip the pork chops over and allow to sear for 1 minute longer.
• 4. Remove pork chops and place in an oven safe baking dish. I use a 19 x 13 pyrex baking dish.
• 5. Pour in the water. You will want the water to come about 1/3 the way up the pork chop.
• 6. Cover baking dish tightly. I use tinfoil and seal the sides very tight. Place in preheated oven.
• 7. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Your pork should be at 160 degrees when done. I would not check until at least an 1 1/2 hours have past. You will let out all the steam that is keeping the chops moist.
• 8. The juices in the baking dish make a wonderful gravy.

FALL-APART TENDER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat add chops and brown all over.
• Arrange chops in a 13" x 9" baking dish.
• Add mushrooms to drippings in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat without stirring for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in garlic, salt, oregano, basil and pepper.
• Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and stir to moisten.
• Pour in wine and bring to a boil.
• Add cream and chicken broth, simmer, stirring, to thicken.
• Pour over chops.
• Cover tightly with a double layer of foil.
• Bake at 350 for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until pork chops are fork tender.

SIMPLE TENDER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, mustard, seasoned salt and garlic powder. Add pork chops, one at a time, and shake to coat. , In a large skillet, brown chops in oil on both sides. Place in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Pour soup over pork. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until meat is tender.

TENDER MAPLE-GLAZED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with thyme, salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chops in oil. Remove and keep warm., Add remaining ingredients to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half., Return pork chops to skillet. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is tender, 10-12 minutes, turning once. Serve with sauce.

MOM'S TENDER AND JUICY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Place all brine ingredients in a plastic bowl that has a tight-fitting lid. Stir. Add pork chops. Cover and keep in the fridge for at least 4 hours. (I know this is an extra step but it really makes the pork chops super tender.)
• 2. Remove pork chops from brine and pat dry with a paper towel.
• 3. Dip pork chops in egg wash.
• 4. Then Italian bread crumbs to coat.
• 5. Heat oil in a large skillet. Just enough to coat the bottom. Fry pork chops in the skillet for approximately 3 minutes per side. They should be a nice golden brown.
• 6. Then set them aside.
• 7. Remove oil from skillet leaving approximately one tablespoon. Add the onions to the skillet and saute on medium heat until translucent - about 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for one more minute - stirring.
• 8. Add the chicken broth and white wine.
• 9. Add seasonings to the skillet. Simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.
• 10. Put the pork chops back into the skillet with the chicken broth mixture. I place them around the sides of the skillet overlapping slightly to form a circle.
• 11. Cover and cook over low heat for approximately 20 minutes. Serve over rice or noodles.

TENDER SLOW COOKER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chops in oil in batches; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Layer with onion, red pepper and mushrooms. Combine the tomatoes, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper; pour over vegetables., Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with rice.

VERY TENDER & JUICY GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place pork chops in a large resealable plastic bag or large bowl.
• Add onion, garlic, and sprinkle with pepper.
• Combine water, salt, and sugar in another large bowl.
• Stir well to dissolve sugar and salt.
• Pour salt/sugar brine over the chops.
• Seal and make sure all the meat is submerged.
• Refridgerate 6-12 hours.
• Remove the chops from the brine and discard the brine.
• Pat the chops dry from the brine and drizzle with a little oil before grilling.
• Grill over medium-high heat about 8 min per side.
• Let chops rest 5 min before serving.
• To make zesty orange sauce:.
• Combine orange juice, horseradish, and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer a few minutes until reduced and slightly thickened.
• Stir in the mustard and the butter.
• Serve with grilled chops or pork tenderloin.

TENDER PORK CHOPS IN GRAVY

Steps:

• Brown pork chops in frying pan. I like to sprinkle with seasoned salt, seasoned pepper and a small amount of garlic salt when browning.
• Remove from pan and place in casserole dish.
• Mix brown gravy mix, soup, and water.
• Place potatoes and onion around pork chops; cover all with gravy mixture.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.

TENDER BAKED SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Season each pork chop with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Mix flour, garlic powder, and onion powder in a bowl; whisk eggs together in a separate bowl; place bread crumbs into a third bowl.
• Place a pork chop in the flour bowl, covering each side very lightly with flour. Move to beaten eggs, making sure to cover. Cover with bread crumbs. Repeat with remaining pork chops.
• Heat vegetable oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Cook each pork chop in the skillet until well-browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add mushrooms and cook until they have softened and released their liquid, about 5 minutes.
• Add flour to the skillet and stir into a paste, 1 to 2 minutes. Add sherry slowly and stir until well combined; repeat with chicken broth, and then with heavy cream. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon gravy over pork chops. Cover the baking dish with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 10 minutes more. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

TANGY TENDER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large nonstick skillet, brown chops in oil in batches. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray., In the same pan, saute celery and chopped onion in butter until tender. Stir in the ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until slightly reduced, 15-20 minutes., Pour sauce over chops. Top with sliced onion and pepper rings. Cover and bake until a thermometer reads 145°, 20-25 minutes., Freeze option: Place pork chops in freezer containers; top with sauce. Cool and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered saucepan, gently stirring sauce; add a little water if necessary.

PEACHY TENDER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserving syrup.
• Moisten chops in about 1/4 cup of syrup.
• Coat chops with seasoned coating mix as directed on package.
• Arrange chops in single layer on rack in ungreased shallow pan.
• Bake at 425 for 40 minutes.
• Place peaches in pan with chops, brush with peach syrup.
• Bake an additional 10 minutes longer.
• SAUCE.
• While baking chops heat together 1/2 cup peach syrup, the brown sugar, ketchup and vinegar.
• Serve with chops and peaches.

SUPER TENDER SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, thoroughly blend condensed soup (Do NOT add any water), dry gravy mixes, salt and pepper. Fill one soup can 3/4 full of water and whisk into mixture. Mixture will be very thick. Set aside.
• 2. Sear chops on each side in 1-2 tablespoons of hot oil. Remove from pan and set aside.
• 3. Add one more tablespoon oil, if necessary, to pan.
• 4. Saute onion over medium-low heat until translucent, but crisp/tender - about 5-8 minutes. Stir frequently. Do not allow onions to brown.
• 5. Add garlic and saute for 1 more minute. Do not brown.
• 6. Remove pan from heat.
• 7. Fold onion/garlic mixture into soup mixture.
• 8. Return chops to frying pan.
• 9. Pour soup/onion mixture evenly over chops.
• 10. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• 11. Lower temperature and simmer gently for 45 minutes to one hour.
• 12. Thinner chops will take about 45 minutes to become really tender.

TENDER OVEN BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Take pork chops and season both sides generously with Lawry's Seasoning Salt and Paula Deen's House Seasoning.
• If you do not have Paula Deen's Seasoning you can make your own by mixing 1 cup of salt with 1/4 cup of pepper and 1/4 cup of garlic powder. You can put it in a shaker bottle and use for up to 6 months.
• Melt 1/4 cup of the margarine in a large frying pan. On medium to medium high heat, brown the chops on both sides. So they have a pretty brown color to them. About 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
• Spray a roaster pan with cooking spray.
• Slice up a medium size onion and layer the bottom of the roaster pan.
• Layer the browned up chops over the onion. DO NOT let the chops overlap. It is important that they are in a single layer.
• In a separate mixing bowl, mix together the water, dry gravy mix, gravy darkener and the cream of mushroom soup. Season this to taste with the Lawry's Seasoning Salt and Paula Deen House Seasoning.
• Pour this mixture over the pork chops.
• Melt the last 1/4 cup of butter in the frying pan, and saute the thinly sliced fresh mushrooms. I season them with salt and pepper and a splash of Italian dressing.
• Put a pile of the mushrooms on the top of each of the pork chops. Or you can also just mix the sauteed mushrooms in with the gravy. I have done it both ways.
• Bake COVERED at 300°F for two and a half hours. Do not remove the cover at all while baking.
• The gravy thickens up on its own. Just serve pork chops on a platter accompanied with homemade mashed potatoes, vegetable and salad.

TENDER PORK CHOPS WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Rub the chops with your favorite seasonings and brown in a skillet with a lid. Now place one of the pineapple rings under each chop. Pour pineapple juice from the can all over the chops. Now drizzle with a good dose of Teriyaki sauce. Place remaining pineapple rings on top of each chop.
• Cover pan with lid and bake for at least 90 minutes in a very slow oven - about 285.

RICH AND CREAMY TENDER PORK CHOPS (PRESSURE COOKED)

Steps:

• In pressure cooker, heat oil over medium heat til hot.
• Lightly brown peppered pork chops on both sides, a few at a time, removing as you go onto a plate.
• When all are browned, add water and chicken bouillon to pot.
• Scrape bottom to de-glaze and remove bits from bottom of pan.
• Add chops back to pot.
• Place lid on pressure cooker and heat over medium heat til the regulator starts rocking.
• Cook for 8 minutes. Turn off heat.
• Let pressure drop on it's own accord.
• When no more steam, carefully open cooker.
• Remove chops to platter, cover to keep hot.
• Whisk in soup and heat over medium-low heat.
• Then whisk in sour cream and heat til just heated through over low heat. Do not boil! Might curdle!
• Stir in parsley.
• Pour sauce over chops.
• *For extra-thick gravy, pour out all but 1 cup bouillon before adding soup and sour cream.
• **Can garnish with more parsley.

TENDER 'N' TASTY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Place pork chops in a large resealable plastic bag; add half of the marinade. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 4-5 hours, turning occasionally. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting., Drain and discard marinade. Grill pork chops, covered, over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°, basting occasionally with reserved marinade. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

MOIST, TENDER & CRISPY PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• EGG WASH: Beat the egg in a wide bowl with the mustard, mayonnaise, oregano, salt and pepper.
• COATING: Crush corn flakes and combine with the Romano Cheese.
• Spread out on a large plate.
• CHOPS: Poke chops with a fork or pound with a mallet to tenderize.
• OIL: Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat (oil is hot enough when a small piece of bread sizzles when dropped into the oil).
• COOK: Press each of the chops into the egg mixture, coating both sides.
• Then dip the chops into the bread crumbs, covering each side evenly.
• Fry the chops until they are a deep golden color, about 5-8 minutes per side depending on thickness.

TASTY TENDER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Remove pork chops from refrigerator one half hour ahead of preparing them.
• 2. Empty one sleeve of saltine crackers into food processor and pulse till crackers are in 1/4-inch pieces and smaller. If you don't have a food processor, use a zip lock bag and rolling pin. Pour crumbs a into shallow container (I use a metal pie plate).
• 3. Beat eggs until well combined and pour into shallow pan ( again I use a pie plate).
• 4. In a large skillet over medium heat, pour enough olive oil in the bottom just to coat.
• 5. Dredge pork chops, one at a time, in the beaten eggs, coating each side. Then put pork chops in cracker crumbs, pressing down to coat thoroughly. Turn pork chop over and repeat pressing down firmly to coat well.
• 6. Put pork chops in hot oil and salt and pepper each one. Fry till a golden brown and turn pork chop over and again fry till golden brown (you may have to pour more oil in the skillet again just to coat).
• 7. When pork chops are golden brown on each side, reduce heat to low and pour five ounces of water in the skillet. Cover with a lid to let steam for about 20 minutes. Check about every 10 minutes to make sure they aren't burning or need more water. If they need more water, add just 2-3 ounces.
• 8. After the 20 minutes is up, check and see is they are fork tender (fork should go in and pull out easily). If not, cook covered with lid till they are fork tender.
• 9. When fork tender, remove lid and increase cooking temperature to slightly over medium heat. Cook till bottom side crispy then turn chop and fry till that side is crispy. Serve with fried apples, hot biscuits and butter.
• 10. If I am serving them with fried apples, I use the saltine crackers. If I'm serving them with oven fried potatoes or another vegetable and salad, I sometimes will use crushed buttered garlic croutons...just follow the above direction. Have also used roughly crushed Chicken Stove Top dressing with tasty results.