Butter-Basted Pork Chops
Thick pork chops seared and basted in foaming butter, crispy outside, juicy inside. Continuously spooning the foaming butter over the chops as they cook bastes them with flavour on all sides, not just the base touching the pan.
Total time
45 min
Prep
35 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Carnivore
gluten-freecarnivore
Ingredients
4thick pork chops, bone in
80gbutter
2 tspcoarse sea salt
1 tspblack pepper
2 tbsplard
Instructions
1
Remove chops from fridge 30 minutes before cooking.
2
Season very generously with salt and pepper.
3
Heat lard in a cast iron pan until smoking.
4
Sear chops 3 minutes each side until golden.
5
Add butter to pan.
6
Tip the pan and baste chops continuously with foaming butter.
7
Cook 2 more minutes while basting.
8
Rest 5 minutes and serve with pan butter.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
206
Protein
0.2g
Fat
23g
Carbs
0.4g
Fiber
0.2g
Sodium
958mg
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