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August 12, 2011
Apple Roasted Pork Chops
Hearty Meat Dishes
Prep time:
20 minutesbaking time:
15 minutes“When we brought Grandma apples after visiting an orchard, she treated us to this delicious dinner.”
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1/2 medium onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 pork chops, 1 inch thick (6 to 8 ounces each)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large McIntosh apple, chopped
- 1/2 (8-ounce) package shredded coleslaw mix
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion; cook, covered, stirring often, until onion is tender, about 4 to 6 minutes. Add thyme and garlic; stir 30 seconds. Transfer to small bowl; set aside.
2
Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place in skillet; cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to plate.
3
Remove skillet from heat. Add vinegar, brown sugar and remaining pepper; stir to dissolve sugar and scrape cooked bits from skillet. Add onion mixture, chopped apple and coleslaw mix.
4
Heat over medium-high heat; stir until well blended and liquid comes to a boil. Place pork chops on top of the coleslaw mixture, overlapping to fit. Cover skillet; place in oven. Bake until pork chops are juicy and just barely pink in center, about 15 minutes. Garnish each serving with a fresh thyme sprig, if desired.
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Grandma's Secret Tips!
Grandma's Secret Tips!
Whether it was pies, cobblers or applesauce, every autumn weekend Grandma would be in her kitchen making some sort of delicious apple dish. The apples she preferred for pies and cobblers were Granny Smith, Cortland and Northern Spy. For applesauce, nothing but Jonathans would do. And for pure munching pleasure, crisp McIntosh and Golden Delicious were always on hand.
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