Apple Butter Pork Chops
Seasoned pork chops are seared before being cooked to tender, juicy perfection in a homemade apple butter sauce and served atop a pile of polenta.
Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
For the rub:
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
For the pork chops:
- 4 boneless pork chops ~1 inch thick
- 1 cup (282 g) apple butter
- ½ cup (118 ml) water
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons (42 g) unsalted butter
- 1 small yellow onion thinly sliced
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 medium-sized honeycrisp or granny smith apples, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
Polenta:
- 3 cups (710 ml) water
- 1 cup (159 g) polenta dry
- 1 teaspoon salt more to taste
- ¼ cup (57 g) salted butter
- Pepper to taste
- ¼ cup (25 g) grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Stir together the rub mixture in a small bowl.4 teaspoons kosher salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
- Rub the spice mixture evenly on both sides of each pork chop. Cover and refrigerate for 90 minutes. Bring to room temperature for 30 minutes before cooking.4 boneless pork chops
- Whisk together the apple butter, water, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and salt and set aside.1 cup apple butter, ½ cup water, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- To make polenta, bring water to a boil and add salt. Slowly whisk in the polenta, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring every 5-7 minutes.3 cups water, 1 cup polenta, 1 teaspoon salt
- Once cooked, stir in butter, pepper, parmesan and more salt if needed.¼ cup salted butter, Pepper to taste, ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- While the polenta is cooking, preheat vegetable oil in a large cast iron skillet to medium high. Add the pork chops to pan and sear for 3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and cover with foil.2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the butter. Add onion and sauté for about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, apples, and thyme and cook for an additional 5 minutes.3 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 small yellow onion, 2 cloves minced garlic, 2 medium-sized honeycrisp or granny smith apples, thinly sliced, 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- Stir in the apple butter mixture and return the pork chops to the pan, covering in some of the sauce. Cook over low heat until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 145 °F (63 °C). This should take 4-5 minutes each side.
- Serve the pork chops over polenta with apples/apple butter sauce on top.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 1095 kcal | Carbohydrates: 82 g | Protein: 104 g | Fat: 37 g | Saturated Fat: 18 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 317 mg | Sodium: 3656 mg | Potassium: 1930 mg | Fiber: 5 g | Sugar: 39 g
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