Introduce fall flavors to savory dishes – like these Apple Cinnamon Pork Chops, which would make the most delicious and seasonal dinner!
Cinnamon and pork chops? You might not think it’s a very delicious idea, but let me tell you otherwise: it’s incredible actually! While brainstorming for seasonal recipes, the apple cinnamon combination kept popping up into my head, but I knew I wanted to do some sort of protein. And what goes better with pork than apples? Nothing, I tell you!
Apple Cinnamon Pork Chops might just become your go-to recipe this season: so simple and so delicious, your family will be amazed at how you can whip up this entree in under 30 minutes. You can use whatever apple you love, but I recommend any kind of Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious, or Macoun. Definitely stay away from mealy Red Delicious apples as they’ll ruin the texture of the dish – you want the apples to stay a bit crisp at the end to balance out the savoriness of the dish.
Apple Cinnamon Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 4 thick-cut bone-in pork chops
- 1 large onion diced
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar
- ¾ cup apple cider
- ½ Tbsp. cinnamon
- 3 apples cored and sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉. In a cast iron pan, heat the butter and season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Over high heat, sear the chops on both sides and remove from pan.
- Sauté the onion until aromatic and translucent, and add the brown sugar, apple cider, and cinnamon. Let this come to a boil and add the apples. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes, until softened.
- Place the chops back in the pan and finish cooking in the oven, about 15 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 145℉.
This recipe was first published in the Martha’s Vineyard Times, October 2015.
Nelly, you’re the DR right now, probably drenching yourself with dulce de leche and plantains, but I’m over here droolin’ for some pork chops and apples. YUM!