Tried & True: Pork Chops with Sauteed Apples and Onion…

I decided to be adventurous and try this new take on Pork Chops and Applesauce from the Martha Stewart’s new cookbook Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home: 52 Quick Meals to Cook for Family and Friends- her Pork Chops with Sautéed Apples and Onion.

First of all – it’s ridiculously perfect – the play on flavors is phenomenal.  Secondly, it’s easy – it seems more complicated than what it really is.  Now, my version is FAR from pretty like her version is but the taste more than made up for that.  This is a recipe that I will definitely make again.

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PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTÉED APPLES AND ONION

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home: 52 Quick Meals to Cook for Family and Friends

Ingredients:

• 4 bone-in pork chops (each 8-9 oz and 1 inch thick) [Disclaimer - I used thick cut boneless pork chops]
• Coarse salt & freshly ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons neutral tasting oil (she suggests safflower – I however used canola)
• 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
• 3 apples, such as honeycrisp, fuji or gala, cored and cut into 1/4 wedges
• 2 tbsp. brandy
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. Pat dry pork with paper towels and season both sides with salt and pepper.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high until hot but not smoking.
4. Cook chops until golden brown on the bottom, 2 – 3 minutes.  Turn with tongs; cook until brown on other side, about 1 minute.
5. Transfer chops to a baking sheet.  Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part (avoiding bone) reaches 138° F, about 8 minutes.
6. Remove from oven; tent with parchment paper, then foil, to keep warm.
7. Return skillet to medium high heat.  Cook onion until translucent, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
8. Add apples; cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes.
9. Pour in brandy; heat until evaporated, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan with wooden spoon.
10. Add stock and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until liquid has thickened to a sauce, about 15 minutes.
11. Stir in butter; season with salt and pepper.
12. To serve, arrange pork chops on top of the apple mixture.

Pork Chop with Sauteed Apples and Onion

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