Oven Baked Bone-in Pork Chops
These Oven Baked Bone-in Pork Chops are juicy, well seasoned, and finished with garlic-herb butter. I use a preheated cast-iron skillet to give the chops a better seasoned crust as they bake.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
- 2 lb Bone-in Pork Chops bone-in center-cut or rib pork chops, 1 to 1½ inches thick, about 2 large chops
- 1 tbsp Avocado oil or olive oil
- 3 tbsp Pork Chop seasoning click for my recipe
- 2 tbsp Butter unsalted
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme or rosemary
- Fresh parsley for serving
Instructions
- Take the chill off the pork: Remove the pork chops from the refrigerator 30 to 40 minutes before cooking.
- Preheat the skillet: Place a large cast-iron skillet in the oven. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Once the oven reaches 400°F, leave the skillet inside for another 10 minutes so it gets thoroughly hot.
- Season the pork: Pat the pork chops dry. Rub them all over with the oil, then season both sides and the edges with the pork chop seasoning. Press the seasoning onto the pork.
- Start the sear: Carefully place the pork chops in the hot skillet, leaving space between them. They should sizzle as soon as they hit the pan.
- Bake: Bake for 10 minutes. Flip the chops and continue baking for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the thickest part of the pork reaches about 135°F. Start checking the temperature around 13 minutes total, especially if your chops are closer to 1 inch thick.
- Add the garlic-herb butter: Remove the skillet from the oven. Add the butter, garlic, and thyme or rosemary. As the butter melts and foams in the hot pan, spoon it over the pork chops.
- Rest: Leave the pork chops in the hot cast-iron skillet for 5 to 10 minutes. Spoon the garlic-herb butter over them a few more times as they rest. Before serving, check that the thickest part of each chop has reached at least 145°F.
- Serve: Finish with fresh parsley and spoon the pan butter over the pork chops.
Notes
- Use thick pork chops: This recipe was tested with 1 to 1½-inch bone-in chops. Thinner chops will cook faster, so start checking them sooner.
- Preheat the cast iron well: The hot skillet helps the seasoning brown onto the pork as it bakes.
- Cook by temperature: With the cast-iron method, pull the chops around 135°F and let them finish cooking in the hot skillet. Make sure they reach at least 145°F before serving.
- Using a baking sheet or baking dish: Plan on about 5 to 10 extra minutes. Cook the chops to about 140°F before removing them from the oven, then rest until they reach at least 145°F.
