Pork Chops with Caramelized Onions and Fried Apples Recipe
If you're looking for the perfect Sunday dinner, this apple pork chops recipe is it. It's the perfect way to use up some of those seasonal apples. Mary's Nest on YouTube, a traditional foods kitchen, shares this nutrient-dense recipe, featuring boneless center-cut pork chops browned to perfection. The caramelized onions add a rich flavor, and the fried apples complement the dish perfectly. Serve with German potato salad and sautéed kale for a complete and satisfying meal.
Ingredients:
- 4 center-cut boneless pork chops
- Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 2 cups apple cider
- Potatoes for German potato salad
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 bunch green onions, sliced
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
- Apples, peeled, quartered, and roughly cut
- Kale
- Olive oil for sautéing
- Dried chopped onion, to taste
- Garlic powder, to taste
Cooking steps:
- Season the pork chops with salt and cracked black pepper.
- Brown the chops in a cast iron skillet with butter.
- Thinly slice the onions and caramelize them in the same skillet.
- Create a bed of onions in the skillet and place the chops on top.
- Pour in the apple cider, enough to barely cover the chops, and let it simmer for about an hour.
- Prepare the German potato salad by boiling and cutting the potatoes into bite-size pieces.
- In a mason jar, mix salt, black pepper, sugar, apple cider vinegar, grainy mustard, and olive oil to make the dressing. Pour the dressing over the potatoes and add green onions and chopped bacon.
- Cook the apples in the skillet with butter until tender.
- Sauté kale with olive oil, dried chopped onion, and garlic powder.
- Plate the pork chops with caramelized onions, fried apples, German potato salad, and sautéed kale.
