November 21, 2007 Apple Pork Chops

Easy Tastebud Delights

11.21 Edition (November 21, 2007)

Easy Recipes

45 minutes+

Hi Everyone! Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends!! Today is our first official snow day in Brampton. I woke up to a white blanket covering the ground and reports from the radio and tv that school busses are cancelled today. I guess we'll have a fun day, the boys have been hoping for snow since Halloween.

Today's recipe is one that we tried last night. I found it in a Chatelaine magazine and made a few changes to it. It was DELICIOUS and there were no leftovers to be had! I served it with rice, beta frozen veggies and stuffing mix, this made for a very colourful plate. Enjoy!

Apple Pork Chops

1 Granny Smith apple
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. minced, jarred garlic
sprinkle Worchestershire sauce
3 drops Tabasco sauce
4 pork chops
1/2 to 3/4 cups apple juice
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. dried rosemary
1/4 tsp. chili powder

Cut apple in quarters, removing core. Slice into wedges. Measure butter into small container, add garlic, Worchestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce. Mix well and add to medium heat frying pan. When melted and bubbly, add apple. Turn occasionally until light brown on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes, remove from pan to a small plate.

Rinse, dry and season pork chops with steak seasoning. Add to pan. Cook until brown, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove chops from pan.

In a small bowl, mix apple juice, mustard seasoning. Pour juice into pan and scrape bottom to deglaze pan.

Reduce heat, return chops and apple to pan. Cover and simmer 5 to 7 minutes.

Remove pork chops and apples from pan and boil sauce for 3 to 5 minutes to thicken. Pour sauce over chops.
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