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norma's pork chops with apples

(9 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Norma DeRemer
@PApride
York, PA

This is a recipe I made up years ago, playing around with different ingredients. My family and friends love this recipe and even my son Aaron, a chef in Alaska, wanted to know what I put in it.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

With just the perfect balance of flavors, this pork chop recipe is a dinner your family will love. The pork chops are tender and moist with a hint of sweet flavor. The apples spooned over top are tart, yet buttery and sweet thanks to brown sugar and cinnamon. It's a delicious dinner recipe for fall. 

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(9 ratings)
yield 6
prep time 25 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For norma's pork chops with apples

  • 1 Tbsp
    butter
  • 6 md
    tart apples, peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 c
    brown sugar
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp
    extra virgin olive oil
  • 6
    boneless pork chops (about 1/2-inch thick)
  • garlic salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 1 Tbsp
    ground cardamom
  • 1/2 c
    port wine

How To Make norma's pork chops with apples

  • Sliced apples in a skillet with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
    1
    Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cook until tender.
  • Cooked apples removed from the heat.
    2
    Remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Heating olive oil in a skillet.
    3
    Heat the olive oil in a separate pan.
  • Seasoned pork chops in the hot oil.
    4
    Season both sides of each pork chop with the garlic salt, pepper, and cardamom. Add the pork chops to the hot pan.
  • Browning pork chops.
    5
    Cook until brown on one side. Turn and brown the other side.
  • Lighting port wine, added to the skillet with the apples, on fire.
    6
    Remove the pan from the burner and spoon the apples on top of each pork chop. Pour the port into the bottom of the pan and light with a match, watching to be sure not to burn yourself.
  • Cover placed on the skillet.
    7
    Once the fire is out, return the pan to the cooktop and lower the heat. Cover with a lid.
  • Heating until the wine reduces.
    8
    Cook for 30 minutes or until the wine looks like a thick syrup. Transfer the pork chops from the pan onto a serving platter and top with the apples and wine syrup.
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