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Chicken Fried Pork Chops

Chicken Fried Pork Chops are a decadent and delicious southern meal that is guaranteed to satisfy comfort food cravings. Crispy fried pork chops topped with creamy gravy and served up with creamy mashed potatoes.

Pork Chops are a dinnertime staple to make on the grill but they are just as tender, juicy and delicious when they are made like fried chicken strips or chicken fried steak.

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fried pork chops with bite cut off - topped with milk gravy

Chicken Fried Pork Chops ~ Southern Fried Crispy Pork Chops

Pork chops make a hearty and delicious dinner that everyone can agree on. This pork chop recipe is made with a simple seasoned flour and buttermilk batter that is incredibly flavorful.

Ingredients Needed for Fried Pork Chops Recipe

boneless pork chops on a plate

  • Boneless Pork Chops
  • All Purpose Flour
  • Granulated Garlic
  • Onion Powder
  • Dried Thyme
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Kosher Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Buttermilk or Whole Milk
  • Egg
  • Vegetable Oil

Ingredients for Milk Gravy

  • Bacon Grease or Butter
  • All Purpose Flour
  • Kosher Salt & Pepper
  • Whole Milk
  • Heavy Cream, optional

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How to Make Chicken Fried Pork Chops

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment or aluminum foil.
  • Line another baking sheet with a paper towel and a wire rack.

collage making battered pork chops

  • Place flour in a shallow dish and mix with seasonings, salt and pepper.
  • In a separate shallow bowl, whisk together buttermilk and egg.
  • Dredge pork chops in flour, coating both sides lightly.
  • Place into egg dip and turn to coat both sides.
  • Return to the flour mixture coat all over with flour.
  • Dip once more into egg mixture and then into flour.

Battered pork chops

Place breaded pork chops onto lined baking sheet.

  • deep frying pork chops in a dutch ovenUse a cast iron skillet or dutch oven to heat the vegetable oil to 350° using a deep fry thermometer.
  • Carefully lower pork chops into hot oil one at a time.
  • Maintain oil temperature between 350° and 400°.
  • Cook pork chops for about 4- 5 minutes, carefully flip pork chops.
  • Continue to cook until pork chops are golden brown and reach an internal temperature of 135° – 140° using a digital meat thermometer.

removing a fried pork chop from oil

  • Carefully remove pork chops, letting the excess oil drain from the pork chops.

4 fried pork chops on a wire rack

  • Place on wire rack lined baking sheet.
  • Allow pork chops to rest while you prepare the gravy. Loosely cover with foil to keep warm.

How to Make Milk Gravy

making milk gravy collage

  • Place bacon grease in a skillet and place over medium-high heat and add flour.
  • Whisk continually, cooking until flour starts to brown.
  • Add milk, salt and pepper. Continue whisking until mixture is thickened. If you would like a richer gravy, add a bit of heavy cream.
  • Once gravy has thickened, remove from heat.

plate with fried pork chop and mashed potatoes, topped with white gravy

  • Serve pork chops with gravy and mashed potatoes.

Recipe Variations

Double dipping the pork chops makes the thick crispy crust but if you like less crust, you can just do the initial dip into flour, egg, and flour mix before frying. It’s delicious either way.

Optional Batter Ingredients

  • Hot sauce can be added to the egg mixture for a spicy kick.
  • We sometimes will use Lawry’s Seasoned Salt in place of the spices and add a little salt. Italian seasoning is another great addition.
  • Bread crumbs can be added to the flour mixture for extra texture if desired.

Cooking Time for Fried Pork Chops

We used 1 inch thick loin chops and they cooked in about 10 minutes at about 375° oil temperature. If you are using thin chops, they will cook faster. The digital thermometer is the best way to know how long to fry pork chops.

If you remove them from the frying pan at about 135 – 140° and allow them to rest, they will be tender and juicy pork chops.

How to Store and Reheat Pork Chops

Store leftover pork chops wrapped in plastic wrap, foil or airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

To reheat, place on a baking sheet and cook at 400° for about 6- 8 minutes until heated through. Pork chops can also be reheated in an air fryer at 370° for about 4 minutes.

fried pork chops bite on a fork, plate with mashed potatoes and gravy

You might also like our Southern Fried Shrimp and Fried Okra if you love all things deep fried.

More Pork Chop Recipes to Try

Marinated Pork Chops are made with a simple coffee and brown sugar marinade that is like nothing you’ve ever tasted. These pork chops are always a huge hit and one of our most requested recipes.

Smothered Pork Chops are made in the slow cooker and topped with a tasty sour cream gravy that is incredibly delicious.

Grilled BBQ Pork Chops are quick and easy dinner for any night of the week. Topped with grilled pineapple rings for a tried and true favorite.

Garlic and Onion Pork Chops are crazy-good made on the grill. One of the most flavorful and delicious recipes to make this week.

Crispy Pork Cutlets with honey chipotle sauce is a quick and easy dinner that has tons of flavor that will please the entire family.

If you find it hard to decide what to cook this week, these are my favorite Quick Weeknight Dinners. So many family pleasing meal ideas.

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deep fried pork chop with gravy and mashed potatoes

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5 from 3 votes

Chicken Fried Pork Chops

Chicken Fried Pork Chops are a decadent and delicious southern meal that is guaranteed to satisfy comfort food cravings.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Additional Time10 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Pork
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fried pork chops, southern fried pork chops
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 1232kcal
Author: Milisa

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless pork chops
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 cup buttermilk or whole milk
  • 1 egg
  • 4 cups vegetable oil for frying

for the milk gravy:

  • 1/4 cup bacon grease or butter
  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream optional

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment or aluminum foil and another baking sheet with a paper towel and a wire rack. Set aside.
  • Add flour in a shallow dish and mix with garlic, salt, pepper, onion powder, thyme and smoked paprika.
  • In another shallow bowl, whisk together buttermilk and egg.
  • Dredge pork chops in flour, coating both sides lightly.
  • Place into egg and buttermilk and turn to coat both sides.
  • Return to the flour mixture and turn to coat all over with flour.
  • Dip once more into egg mixture and then into flour.
  • Place breaded pork chops onto lined baking sheet.
  • Add oil to a cast-iron skillet or dutch oven over high heat. Use a deep fry thermometer to bring the oil to 350°.
  • Carefully lower pork chops into hot oil one at a time, keeping oil temperature between 350° and 400°.
  • Cook pork chops for about 4- 5 minutes, carefully flip pork chops.
  • Continue to cook until pork chops are golden brown and reach an internal temperature of 135° - 140° using a digital meat thermometer.
  • Carefully remove pork chops, letting the excess oil drain from the pork chops and move to the wire rack lined baking sheet.
  • Allow pork chops to rest while you prepare the gravy. Loosely cover with foil to keep warm.

How to Make Milk Gravy:

  • Add bacon grease in a skillet and place over medium-high heat and whisk in flour. Cook until flour starts to brown.
  • Whisk in milk, salt and pepper. Continue whisking until mixture is thickened. If you would like a richer gravy, add heavy cream.
  • Once gravy has thickened, remove from heat.
  • Serve pork chops topped with gravy.

Notes

Store leftover pork chops wrapped in plastic wrap or in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
To reheat, place on a baking sheet and cook at 400° for about 6- 8 minutes until heated through. Pork chops can also be reheated in an air fryer at 370° for about 4 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 1232kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 83g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 50g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 230mg | Sodium: 1355mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g

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