Set the chops aside to warm while the oven finishes heating. Remove the skillet from the oven: Using oven mitts, carefully remove the hot skillet from the oven and set it over medium-high heat on the stovetop. Turn on a vent fan or open a window. Sear the pork chops: Lay the pork chops in the hot skillet. Brine the pork chops (optional): If you have time, brining the pork for even a brief period adds flavor and ensures juiciness in the finished chop. 2  Bring 1 cup of the water to a boil, add the salt and optional flavorings, and stir to dissolve the salt.
Korean is the official language of South Korea and North Korea. It is also one of the two official languages of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China.
South Korea Population (LIVE) retrieving data... The current population of the Republic of Korea is 50,664,995 as of Thursday, April 20, 2017, based on the latest United Nations estimates. South Korea population is equivalent to 0.67% of the total world population. South Korea ranks number 27 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The population density in South Korea is 522 per Km2 (1,351 people per mi2). The total land area is 97,235 Km2 (37,543 sq. miles) 81.9 % of the population is urban (41,511,797 people in 2017)