A couple of weeks ago I made pork chops for dinner. Sound simple enough but apparently they were the best pork chops my husband has ever had. I am not entirely sure how to take that. Were all the other pork chops terrible? Am I too sensitive? Was it my way of preparing them or was it because I bought them from a butcher? Honestly I believe it was the butcher but I am going to take a little of the credit. I mean I went to the butcher shop and bought them, I seasoned them and I cooked them to the correct temperature. So I can take some of the credit right?
For some of my local followers I got them at the Flying Butcher in Nashua and they were bone in. I will be picking them up again soon. Maybe I will make them differently just to see if it was me or them? Let it go Donna!
I didn’t start out adding apples, white wine and a little chicken stock but I couldn’t help myself. I had all on hand and they go so well together it was hard not to add the apples.
I started with just making seasoned chops and was going to make a simple garlic butter and sage pan sauce with sweet potato rosemary chips on the side. I ended up adding apples, wine and a little chicken stock. I really don’t measure so if your pan is too dry add more liquid.
Ingredients
Ingredients
4 bone in pork chops
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons butter
Olive oil
5-6 sage leaves
1-2 apples peeled and sliced
2-3 garlic cloves chopped
¼ cup white wine
½ cup chicken stock
Potato wedges
1-2 sweet potatoes
Rosemary chopped
Olive Oil
Directions
Directions
Let the pork chops sit on the counter and come to room temperature while you get everything out. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
If you are making the sweet potato chips, peel and slice, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper them; add chopped fresh rosemary. Place them a sheet pan and place in a 350’F oven for about 30 minutes; flipping once. Till they are soft and have a little color
Heat your pan a little and then add some olive oil. Once the pan and oil are heated add the chops. Let them sit there for at least 3 minutes. Flip them and let them sit there for another 3 minutes or so. Continue flipping after 2-3 minutes until they are cooked through. I recommend 145’ internal temperature for a juicy chop. Once cooked through remove them from the pan and set aside.
Add white wine or just use chicken stock to deglaze the pan. Add the butter and sage as well as the apples and garlic and saute till the apples are cooked through. Adding stock as needed. This should take around 5-6 minutes. Place the chops on your serving dish and pour the apple mixture over them and enjoy!
