Roasted Pork Chops With Drunken Honeycrisp Apples

Name: Roasted Pork Chops With Drunken Honeycrisp Apples
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 larges Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored and sliced; 1 Tbsp brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 0 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves; 0 teaspoons garlic powder; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp fresh juice from 1 lemon; 237 milliliters low-sodium store-bought or homemade chicken broth; 0 teaspoons nutmeg; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 0 teaspoons onion powder; 4 double-cut pork chops, 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-inch thick, about 8 ounces each; 2 Tbsps rum; 59 milliliters sugar; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter; 59 milliliters water

Roasted Pork Chops With Drunken Honeycrisp Apples is a gluten free main course. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 589 calories, 31g of protein, and 27g of fat. Head to the store and pick up cornstarch, thyme leaves, cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.

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Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, thyme, garlic powder, and onion powder in a small bowl and stir to combine. Pat pork chops dry with a paper towel and season both sides with seasoning mixture.

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Garlic Powder

Onion Powder

Pork Chops

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Pepper

Thyme

Salt

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Bowl

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until lightly smoking.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add pork to pan and cook without moving until well browned on first side, about 4 minutes. Flip and transfer skillet to oven. Continue to cook until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of thickest section of chop registers 145°F, about 10 minutes.

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Pork

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Kitchen Thermometer

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Oven

Transfer to a large plate, tent with foil, and allow to rest.

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Aluminum Foil

While pork cooks, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

Pork

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Sauce Pan

Add apples, a pinch of salt salt, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, rum, and water to pan, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until apples are almost tender, about 5 minutes. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch lemon juice and add to simmering apple mixture. Simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes longer. Set aside and keep warm.

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Brown Sugar

Lemon Juice

Corn Starch

Cinnamon

Apple

Nutmeg

Sugar

Water

Salt

Rum

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Bowl

Frying Pan

When pork is cooked, return skillet to a burner set over high heat.

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Pork

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Frying Pan

Add wine and cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan.

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Wine

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Add chicken broth and cook, simmering until sauce is reduced by half, about 7 minutes. Off heat, swirl in remaining 2 tablespoons butter.

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Sauce

Serve pork with sauce and apples.

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Apple

Sauce

Pork

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Servings:

5larges

Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1Tbsp

brown sugar 1teaspoon

cinnamon 1teaspoon

cornstarch 118milliliters

dry white wine 0teaspoons

fresh thyme leaves 0teaspoons

garlic powder 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1Tbsp

fresh juice from 1 lemon 237milliliters

low-sodium store-bought or homemade chicken broth 0teaspoons

nutmeg 2Tbsps

olive oil 0teaspoons

onion powder 4

double-cut pork chops, 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-inch thick, about 8 ounces each 2Tbsps

rum 59milliliters

sugar 4Tbsps

unsalted butter 59milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling

Pork Chops works really well with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. Chardonnay suits simple chops or chops in a butter or cream sauce, dry riesling complements sweet additions like honey mustard or apples, and pinot noir is a safe bet for pork dishes in general. The 7Cellars Elway's Reserve Chardonnay with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 28 dollars per bottle.