Ingredients
- 4 bone-in pork loin chops, 1- inch thick
- Kosher salt
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- Pinch cinnamon
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves finely chopped
- 2 cups apple cider
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Season the pork chops generously with salt. Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and bring it to a high heat. Sear the pork on both sides and on the fat edge, working in batches if the chops don't all fit in the pan at the same time. Be sure not to crowd the pan. Remove the pork from the pan and place on a cookie sheet. Finish the pork in the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Ditch the excess fat from the saute pan. Give a drizzle of fresh olive oil and add the onions and crushed red pepper and season with salt. Cook until the onions become soft and aromatic. Add the apples, cinnamon and rosemary and toss to coat with the oil. Add the cider and cook until the cider has reduced by two-thirds and the onion-apple mixture is very soft and saucy. Serve over the pork chops.
Porky deliciousness!
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By cook4u1961
Utica, NY
on October 28, 2012
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This was very good! Love the flavor of the crushed red pepper flakes with the apples and onions! Simple-easy to make-served with Apple mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus-wonderful meal!
By smithsh2
Charlottesville, VA
on October 10, 2012
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My husband and I loved this! I used some Golden Delicious apples that we got from a local orchard and they were perfect. I had pork chops in the freezer that weren't bone in, so I just cooked them in the skillet (about 25 min until they were done and then did the apple and onion mixture while they rested. My hubby didn't want to wait until the cider reduced all the way so even though the sauce was a little runny, the flavors were awesome. Can't wait to make this again!
By cschultz135
Oak Forest, IL
on August 07, 2012
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Great recipe! My family was leery about the combination of onions with apples, but this dish certainly won them over. This will become a regular for our family dinners.
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