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Pork Chops baked beets and apples

Crazy is the best way to describe 2020 period! I haven’t stepped foot into the office since Mid March. I used to go out to do errands and shop a few times a week, I barely do that now. We haven’t made any vacation plans; which is the only way I make my husband take time off; he is actually working at the moment on a Sunday. And it goes without saying that Covid and the election is just plain insanity for the whole world.
Lets hope the world will right it self sooner rather than later.

The recipe I am going to share with you was another one my daughter made with some of our favorite things, yes we love beets; I know a lot of people won’t say that; I often wonder why? While I love beets my least favorite way to eat them is pickled. I’m just not a fan even thought I love pickles, I don’t mind pickled radishes, carrots and cabbage just not beets.

The recipe is from one her cookbooks she has many tabs in. From the oven to the table. I like how my daughter picked up golden beets; while we eat more purple beets they tend to share their purple color with whatever you pair them with.

Pork chops baked beets and apples

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Equipment

  • mortar and pestle or small grinder

Ingredients
  

Pork

  • 4 cloves garlic finely grated
  • 4 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 thick bone-in pork chops
  • kosher salt

Vegetables

  • 1 pound cooked beets peeled and quartered
  • 2 medium apples halved, cored each cut into 12 wedges
  • 2 onions halved and sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Hungarian sweet paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • Kosher salt and black pepper

Instructions
 

  • put the garlic into a mortar and pestle with the salt and caraway seeds and pound with the pestle. Add the olive oil, working it in until you have a rough paste. Put the pork chops in a bowl and add the mixture from the mortar, turning the chops over in it. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
  • preheat oven to 375'F
  • In a shallow baking dish big enough for everything to lay flat and add everything for the vegetables to your dish, using your hands toss everything together and then spread out in a single layer. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes.
  • Heat a fry or grill pan over high heat until very hot. Add the chops and brown on all sides including the fat. Season with a little salt and pepper.
  • Place the chops on top of the vegetables and pour over the cooking juices from the fry pan. Bake for another 20 minutes till the chops are still tender but cooked through.
  • serve and enjoy!
    add some sour cream with chopped dill on top if desired

 

Sage Butter Garlic Pork Chops

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?
IMG_4016For 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!
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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.
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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. IMG_4008IMG_4009If 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 IMG_4005IMG_4007IMG_4017Heat 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. IMG_4011IMG_4012IMG_4013Add 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!

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