Ingredients:
4 pork chops thick cut ¾ to 1 inch
1 cup panko bread crumbs
½ cup all purpose flour
2 eggs
4 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
olive oil for frying
Instructions:
Line baking sheet with parchment paper. This will help prevent the breading from sticking to the baking sheet.
Set up 3 stations, I use pie plates for this.
Station 1 – all purpose flour
Station 2- mix together eggs and milk
Station 3 – mix together panko bread crumbs, paprika, garlic powder, thyme, salt & pepper
Dust pork chops with flour, shake off excess.
Immediately dip into egg mixture.
Next press into bread crumb mixture ensuring a good coating of bread crumbs.
Heat olive oil to large frying pan.
Brown the pork chops on medium heat just until golden brown on each side.
Transfer to baking pan to finish cooking in the oven for thicker cut pork chops.
Bake at 350º for 20-30 minutes until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees.
If using thinner cut pork chops you can skip baking in the oven and just use the stovetop.
