Tender and juicy Cast Iron Pork Chops with sauteed mushrooms and an apricot cream sauce are easy to make. These baked in the oven pork chops are so tasty.
I was inspired from our Kansas Farm Bureau tour to create a pork chop recipe that you would love! I hope you’ll give this recipes a try! I also love cooking Cast Iron Chicken Fajitas or Cast Iron Chicken for other quick dinner options. These easy to make pork chops have a delicious pork chop gravy and served over mashed potatoes.
How to cook Pork Chops in the Oven:
Step 1: Dry the pork chops with paper towels. Sprinkle with brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, ground mustard, salt, and black pepper.
Step 2: In a large cast iron skillet, heat the oil and butter over medium heat. You’ll want the pan very hot, almost smoking before adding in the pork chops.
Step 3: Brown the pork chops on each side. Use tongs to flip them. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a half sheet pan with aluminum foil. Work in batches until all of the pork chops are browned. Place the pork chops on the prepared sheet pan and place in the oven to continue cooking while you finish the remaining steps.
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Step 4: Add a few tablespoons additional butter to the hot skillet if more fat is needed. Add the sliced mushrooms and stir with a wooden spoon until browned, about 5-7 minutes. Once the mushrooms are browned, deglaze the pan with white wine and push the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet with the wooden spoon.
Step 5: Dissolve the cornstarch in the warm water and stir with a spoon. Add the cornstarch mixture to the mushroom and wine mixture and continue to stir as it thickens. Stir in the heavy cream and apricot preserves. Let the mixture come to a simmer and thicken, then lower the heat if needed. Stir with a whisk to dissolve the apricot preserves. Season again with salt and black pepper if needed. Use a small spoon to taste.
Step 6: Finish cooking the pork chops in the oven until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F. (Check the temperature with your Thermapen)
Step 7: Place the cooked pork chops into the mushroom apricot sauce and let them rest for 5 minutes before slicing. For more great pork recipes check out Grilled Pork Chops and Pork Tenderloin recipe.
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Cast Iron Pork Chops
Tender and juicy Cast Iron Pork Chops with sauteed mushrooms and an apricot cream sauce are easy to make.
Ingredients
- 4 thick cut pork chops (boneless or bone-in)
- 1 tablespoon corn or vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 pint baby portabella mushrooms sliced
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons apricot preserves
Instructions
Dry the pork chops with paper towels. Sprinkle with brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, ground mustard, salt, and black pepper.
In a large cast iron skillet, heat the oil and butter over medium heat. You'll want the pan very hot, almost smoking before adding in the pork chops.
Brown the pork chops on each side. Use tongs to flip them. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a half sheet pan with aluminum foil. Work in batches until all of the pork chops are browned. Place the pork chops on the prepared sheet pan and place in the oven to continue cooking while you finish the remaining steps.
Add a few tablespoons additional butter to the hot skillet if more fat is needed. Add the sliced mushrooms and stir with a wooden spoon until browned, about 5-7 minutes. Once the mushrooms are browned, deglaze the pan with white wine and push the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet with the wooden spoon.
Dissolve the cornstarch in the warm water and stir with a spoon. Add the cornstarch mixture to the mushroom and wine mixture and continue to stir as it thickens. Stir in the heavy cream and apricot preserves. Let the mixture come to a simmer and thicken, then lower the heat if needed. Stir to dissolve the apricot preserves. Season again with salt and black pepper if needed. Use a small spoon to taste.
Finish cooking the pork chops in the oven until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F. Place the cooked pork chops into the mushroom apricot sauce and let them rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Serve with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
Recipe Notes
The recommended internal temperature for pork is 145 degrees F. You want to be careful NOT to overcook pork.
Cornstarch mixed with warm water is a great thickener for sauces and gravy. Stir in warm water to dissolve and have no lumps.
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Oh my, this makes me hungry.
I’m going to try this with a chicken. Will work, right?
Absolutely! This would be perfect with a boneless skinless chicken breast! Or even chicken thighs!
I didn’t know that it was so expensive for a farm to become organic certified. I do prefer my vegetables to be as clean as possible, without any chemicals. Your pork chops recipe looks delicious, the mushroom sauce must give it an earthy flavour.
Oh my gosh, yum, what a fabulous dinner! I’m sure everyone in my family would love it. I will try it for sure one night.
What a great way to introduce kids to where their food comes from. The food all looks so delicious.
I just recently got really in to using my cast iron for everything. These pork chops look so juicy and perfect. Can’t wait to give them a shot!
Alexandra,
Are you loving cooking in cast iron?! It’s so good!
This recipe looks amazing! I’m just getting the hang of cooking with my cast iron skillet and this is definitely going on the list of things to try!
Katie,
Be sure and check out Lodge’s website for tips of cooking with cast iron!! You’ll love it once you realize how easy it is!
Looks like a yummy and healthy meal, It is better understanding where the food you are taking came from. What a good way to show people how it’s being properly done.
Thanks so much for stopping back!!!
Healthy farm foods indeed! You must be having very healthy meals I must say. Anyway, for someone who loves pork and mushrooms, the recips would be just great for dinner at home.
I love those mushrooms they look amazing and I can easily eat the whole pot on my own. For those who eat pork, this looks like a great option.
I’m a vegetarian so I can’t speak about the dish. I loved the farm though. Must be refreshing there!!
Thanks for visiting. Be sure and check out some of my salad recipes.
This recipe is so tempting! the food looks so so good and tasty! my husband would love to make it for sure!
This is so mouthwatering that sauce was a big factor for the meat. I love visiting places with good scenery and good food.
I don’t eat Pork but the pic looks great.I love mushroom though. Maybe I can do some alternative simialr to your recipe. There is a deep understanding of how the farm works. Good, you have mentioned farming with recipe post.
You can certainly try this recipe with chicken! Thank you so much!
I love the look of those pork chops! But I really liked your facts. I wonder how many farms are organic but just don’t have the fancy stamp to say they are organic?
Lindsay,
Probably a lot of farms that are actively practicing organic ways, but cannot afford to become certified.
Whoa! Those chops look good! I love pork chop and if it’s this fresh, I know it’s tastier! And the texture of the meat is also nicer.
Thank you so much Sigrid!
A pretty hard work.. and they feel responsible to feed rhe world.. that’s amazing.. thanks for sharing!
What a lovely treat for Valentine’s Day dinner! And the recipe is so easy to follow – thanks for including the helpful pics! Will have to give this a try x
I would share this link with my friends who love non-vegetarian food. I love how beautifully you have explained everything. Those food pictures are just delicious. Cooking along with clicking pictures must have been tough.
This looks so creamy like. And I love to try it. Thanks for sharing.
I am totally going to make these, yum!
Apricot cream sauce sounds amazing!