Perfect Thick-Cut Pork Chops

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
5 min 45 min 4
Perfect Thick-Cut Pork Chops
Health Highlights

Ingredients


1 1/3 kg Pork chop, loin centre cut, bone-in, lean (4-12oz chops (uniform in size))
2 tsp Himalayan sea salt (or to taste)
1 tsp Black pepper (or to taste)

Instructions


  1. Preheat oven to 275*F. Place baking rack into lined baking sheet and set aside.
  2. Pat chops dry with paper towel. Season with salt and pepper on all sides, place on baking rack. 
  3. Bake in preheated oven until internal temperature reaches 120-125*F. Remove from oven and begin preheating heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat (cast iron is best).
  4. Once skillet is sufficiently hot, increase temperature to medium-high, and add enough avocado oil to coat the skillet. 
  5. Brown the chops on all sides until the fat is rendered and internal temperature reaches 160*F.
  6. Remove from skillet, tent with foil, and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Serve with chimichurri or on their own.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 414
Calories from fat 114
Calories from saturated fat 34
Total Fat 12.6 g
Saturated Fat 3.8 g
Trans Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.6 g
Cholesterol 235 mg
Sodium 1495 mg
Potassium 1239 mg
Total Carbohydrate 0.3 g
Dietary Fiber 0.1 g
Sugars 0.0 g
Protein 75 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Meat 4.3

Energy sources


Pygal0%380.7319658709176107.2530528966174827%447.5722696074111139.0174055611626372%312.89705961934635251.544300263337327%72%CarbohydratesFatProtein

Meal Type(s)

Lunch
Main




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