These authentic Puerto Rican Fried Pork Chops otherwise known as “Chuletas Fritas,” are juicy, tender and hyper flavorful. Pair them up with rice, pasta, potatoes, veggies or salad for a full meal. Bonus: Quickly fried and on the table in less than 20 minutes!
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Pork chops by far are a favorite in my home but Puerto Rican “chuletas fritas” are had at least once a week at a minimum!
Puerto Rican pork chops are just really flavorful and delicious, especially fried.
Have adobo, garlic, paprika, oregano and oil at home? Then you can make these!
I like to use fresh garlic but if you only have garlic powder, that will work too.
Now here’s the thing….
If you like boneless pork chops, yes, this recipe will still be delicious, but in my opinion, they just won’t be as delicious! 🙂
Let me explain…
Puerto Rican fried pork chops are just tastier and much more juicer with the bone in!
So for me, whenever I make Puerto Rican pork chops I like to buy rib cut pork chops or a loin chop. However, with everything going on in the world now a days, they were a bit harder to find so I used sirloin chops.
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Ingredients You Will Need
2 ½ lbs bone in pork chops (about 6 pork chops)
1 ½ tsp adobo
1 ½ tsp paprika
2 garlic cloves
½ tsp oregano
2 tbsp vegetable oil
oil for frying
Note: Some people like to use a packet of Sazón on their pork chops but I love them with just adobo and garlic marinade. Feel free to add a packet to marinade if you like!
How to Make Puerto Rican Fried Pork Chops
Mash garlic and oregano in a mortar and pestle.
Add 2 tablespoons of oil to garlic and oregano. Stir ingredients together.
Note: If you do not have a mortar and pestle you can add ingredients to a small food chopper to blend together or finely mince garlic with a knife.
Rinse pork chops and lay them on a cutting board or plate.
Top all pork chops with a teaspoon of the garlic and oregano mix.
With your fingers or using a spoon, spread garlic all over the surface of pork chops.
Repeat process on the other side of pork chops.
Now, sprinkle all pork chops with adobo on both sides.
Followed with paprika on both sides.
Set chops aside. 
Preheat a frying pan with ¼ cup of vegetable or corn oil for 2-3 minutes.
Carefully, add 2-3 pork chops to the frying pan depending on how big your pan is. (DO NOT OVERCROWD PAN OR PORK WILL BOIL MORE THAN ANYTHING and that is not good!)
After 5-7 minutes, flip pork chops to cook on the other side.
Cook for 7-10 minutes.
Once pork chops are cooked, drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
Serve immediately.
What to Serve With “Chuletas Fritas”
Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz con Habichuelas)
Puerto Rican Yellow Rice with Corn
Ensalada de Papa (Potato Salad)
Arroz con Gandules (Pigeon Peas and Rice)
Ensalada de Coditos (Macaroni Salad)
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Puerto Rican Fried Pork Chops (Chuletas Fritas)
Ingredients
- 2 ½ lbs bone in pork chops (about 6 pork chops) rinsed
- 1 ½ tsp adobo seasoning found in the Latin section of supermarket
- 1 ½ tsp paprika
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ tsp oregano
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- vegetable or canola oil for frying
Instructions
- Mash garlic and oregano in a mortar and pestle.
- Add 2 tablespoons of oil to garlic and oregano. Stir ingredients together. Note: If you do not have a mortar and pestle you can add ingredients to a small food chopper to blend together or finely mince garlic with a knife.
- Rinse pork chops and lay them on a cutting board or plate. Top all pork chops with a teaspoon of the garlic and oregano mix.
- With your fingers or using a spoon, spread garlic all over the surface of pork chops. Repeat process on the other side of pork chops.
- Now, sprinkle all pork chops with adobo on both sides. Followed with paprika on both sides. Set chops aside.
- In a large skillet, over medium high heat, add about a ¼-⅓ cup of oil.
- When oil has heated through, carefully add 2 or 3 pork chops.Do not overcrowd pan.
- Depending on how thick your pork chops are, cook on one side for about 5-7 minutes.
- Using a fork, flip over to other side and cook for an additional 5-7 minutes.Pork chops should be done.
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Thank you for this recipe! My husband and 4 yr old love it, and my 3 yr old doesn’t even like pork chops lol. Now he requests it on a weekly basis. One very happy momma over here.
Awww Johanna thank you! It warms my heat to hear this! I’m so happy to hear this! Thank you so much for such a sweet compliment and taking the time to comment! Appreciate you!