Beer Brined Pork Chops with Roasted Apples

Name: Beer Brined Pork Chops with Roasted Apples
Prep time: 5 h 30 min
Cook time: 5 h 30 min
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams bottle or can beer; 6 black peppercorns; 59 milliliters packed brown sugar; 79 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 4 sprigs fresh rosemary; 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme leaves; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 59 milliliters kosher (coarse) salt; 59 milliliters olive oil; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley; 0 teaspoons pepper; 8 boneless center-cut pork chops (1/2 inch thick); 8 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 teaspoons table salt; 710 milliliters water

Need a dairy free main course? Beer Brined Pork Chops with Roasted Apples could be a great recipe to try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 438 calories, 30g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Father's Day event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours and 30 minutes. A mixture of rosemary leaves, rosemary, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Place pork chops in 1-gallon resealable freezer plastic bag. In medium bowl, mix water, beer, brown sugar and kosher salt until brown sugar is dissolved.

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Add peppercorns, thyme sprigs and rosemary sprigs.

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Fresh Thyme

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Pour brine over pork chops. Seal bag; refrigerate 4 to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.

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Heat oven to 375F. Line cookie sheet with foil; spray foil with cooking spray.

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In large bowl, toss apples, garlic, parsley, chopped thyme, chopped rosemary, salt, pepper and flour.

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Spread apples in single layer on cookie sheet.

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Drizzle with 1/4 cup oil. Roast 45 minutes to 1 hour or until apples are softened.

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About 20 minutes before apples are done, remove pork chops from brine and discard brine. Do not rinse pork chops; pat dry with paper towels. In large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat.

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