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Flash Braised Pork Chops With Apples & Cream

Here's how you make Flash Braised Pork Chops With Apples & Cream
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 25m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 (2 pounds) pork loin chops (bone-in rib pork chops, cut 1 inch thick, 4 pork chops)
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon oil (vegetable oil)
  • 2 apples (Gala apples or Braeburn, cored and cut into 1/2 inch thick wedges
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 3 shallots, finely chopped
  • 4 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 sprigs fresh sage
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar (sherry vinegar)
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon sage, finely chopped (fresh)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vinegar (sherry vinegar)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Season the chops with salt and pepper to taste.

  • Step 2: Get out a large Skillet and heat the oil on medium high heat.

  • Step 3: Add the pork chops and cook for 2 minutes. Turn them once halfway through, then place them on a plate.

  • Step 4: Place the apples into the skillet and cook them until browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt to taste. Add to the plate with the pork.

  • Step 5: Place the heat on medium. Put butter and shallots into the skillet. Cook for about 3 minutes. Add in garlic and sage sprigs. Cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.

  • Step 6: Add the 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, scraping the pan to loosen the brown bits.

  • Step 7: Add in the cider and simmer.

  • Step 8: Put the pork chops and their juice back in the pan and reduce the heat to low. Cover the pan. Simmer about 10 minutes, or until the pork reaches 145°.

  • Step 9: Add the apples during the last 5 minutes. Put the pork and apples onto a plate and set aside.

  • Step 10: Place the heat on medium high. Simmer everything until it's reduced by half.

  • Step 11: Next, add the cream, mustard, chopped sage, and 1/2 teaspoon vinegar and whisk it. Simmer until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.

  • Step 12: Put the pork and apples back into the skillet. Serve.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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