Boneless Pork Chops with Sauteed Apples

Contributed By: LTeifel
Dairy Council of CA

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Ingredients: Pork
Actual Cooking Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 4
Origin: American
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

1 Medium size red onion
Salad oil
4 Boneless pork loin chops, each 1-1/4 inch thick
Salt
1/2 tsp Dried thyme leaves
1/4 tsp Coarsely ground black pepper
1 Medium size Golden Delicious apple
1 tbsp Sugar
1/2 c Apple juice
1 tsp Cornstarch

Preparation

ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE SERVING:

Thinly slice onion. in nonstick 12 inch skillet over medium heat, in 2 tsps hot salad oil, cook onion until tender. Remove onion to small bowl.

In same skillet over medium high heat, cook pork chops 5 minutes, sprinkling with 1/2 tsp salt. Turn pork chops; sprinkle with thyme, pepper, and 1/2 tsp salt. Cook 3-5 minutes longer until pork just loses its pink color throughout. Remove pork chops to 4 warm dinner plates; keep warm.

Cut unpeeled apple into 1/4 inch thick slices. In same skillet in 2 tsps hot salad oil, brown apple slices; sprinkle with sugar. Remove to plates with chops.

In cup, mix apple juice and cornstarch. Stir apple juice mixture and onions into skillet, stirring constantly until mixture boils. Boil 1 minute. Pour mixture over pork chops and apple slices. Makes 4 main dish servings.

Cook's Notes

Nutrition Information

Calories: 510 ; Total Fat: 42 ; Sodium: 615

Recipe Comments

Commented by: chrisfriedberg

This was a brilliantly cheap and tasty dish. It was sort of like dessert and dinner wrapped up in one.