Caramel Apple Pork Chops
Pork
- Serves 4.
SERVES
Ingredients
- 4 (3/4-inch) thick pork chops
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 2 Tablespoons pecans (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 175°. Place a medium dish in oven to warm. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brush chops lightly with oil and place in hot frying pan. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, turning occasionally, or until done. Transfer to warm dish, and keep warm in the preheated oven.
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, salt and pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add butter to skillet, and stir in brown sugar mixture and apples. Cover and cook until apples are just tender. Remove apples with a slotted spoon and arrange on top of chops. Keep warm in preheated oven. Continue cooking sauce, uncovered, in skillet, until thickened slightly. Spoon sauce over apples and chops. Sprinkle with pecans.
