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pork apples and onions in a slightly sweet cider sauce served

PORK APPLES AND ONIONS

Claudia
Pork apples and onions are cooked in a naturally semi-sweet homemade cider sauce in this unique one skillet meal. Ready to serve in a half hour.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
resting time 5 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 355 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pork chops about 1 inch thick -any cut of pork is okay. You can also used chopped cubes of boneless pork.
  • 3 apples large apples any kind
  • 1 large onion yellow, sweet or white
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup all natural real maple syrup
  • olive oil for frying pork chops

For cider sauce

  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch

Instructions
 

Prepare Ingredients

  • Salt the pork.
  • Core the apples and then cut into ½ inch wedges.
  • Slice the onion lengthwise into ½ inch slices.
  • Mix the cider, salt, corn starch and cinnamon together until the corn starch dissolves. Shaking it all together in a covered bottle or jar works great for this. Don't add the maple syrup to the sauce yet.

Cooking Instructions

  • Put a 12 inch skillet on medium high heat and let it get hot, then add enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the skillet. Get the meat in the pan right away so the oil doesn't burn.
  • Add the pork chops to the hot skillet to sear (not cook through). My 1 inch pork chops browed well with 2 minutes on one side, and 1 minute on the other side. We are not fully cooking it. The pork will go back into the skillet to finish cooking in the sauce after the apples and onions are done.
  • When seared, move the skillet off the heat. Take the meat out of the skillet and put aside.
  • Turn the burner down to medium and put the skillet back on the heat. Add the butter and onions. Sauté until the onions are softened and somewhat browned. It should take 3 minutes or less. See picture in post.
  • Still on medium heat, add the cider sauce and apples. Boil for 3 minutes, uncovered, stirring frequently. The sauce will start getting thicker and the apples will get tender.
  • Take the skillet off the heat and mix in the maple syrup.
  • Scoop out the apples and onions and put them aside. Turn the heat down to simmer and add the seared pork back into the skillet.
  • Simmer the pork in the sauce, uncovered for 10-15 minutes until it is cooked through. Don't overcook.
  • Remove pork chops from the skillet and And let them rest for about 5 minutes before serving.
  • Pour the sauce into a measuring cup or small pitcher to use as you would a gravy.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 30gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 663mgPotassium: 785mgFiber: 4gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 100IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mg
Keyword 30 minutes or less, apples and onions as a side dish, autumn meals, making a savory cider sauce, meat as a main course, one pan meal, pork and apples dinner
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