Apple & Onion Pork Chops
 
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
  • 2 – 3 boneless pork chops – 1 inch thickness
  • Kosher Salt/Pepper
  • Olive Oil
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large Granny Smith, Gala, or McIntosh Apple, peeled – cored and thinly sliced
  • Dash of Crushed Red Pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup apple cider
Instructions
  1. Heat 2 – 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Season both sides of pork with salt and pepper. Sear pork on both sides – roughly 6-8 minutes until it has a golden sear. Remove pork chops to a plate. Turn heat to medium in pan.
  2. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan. Add onions, crushed red pepper, and salt/pepper. Saute for 4 – 5 minutes until the onions begin to soften.
  3. Add apples, cinnamon, and sugar. Stir to combine. Saute for 2 minutes. Add apple cider. Place pork chops on top of apple/onion mixture.
  4. Simmer and cook until the cider has reduced in half. If desired, you can add a dash or two of ground black pepper. Serve apple-onion mixture on top of pork chops.
Recipe by Sweet Dash of Sass at http://sweetdashofsass.com/2014/01/apple-onion-pork-chops/