Pork Chops with Apple and Cream Sauce

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Description

Pork chops are pan-fried and served with apple slices and a delicious apple-flavored cream sauce. A quick mid-week dinner for the whole family.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 pork chops
  • 1 large apple – peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ½ cup apple juice
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Combine oil
  2. thyme
  3. salt
  4. and pepper in a large
  5. shallow dish. Add pork chops to the dish
  6. brush with oil mixture
  7. and set aside for 15 minutes.
  8. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook pork chops until browned on one side
  9. 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and cook until lightly browned on the other side and juices run clear
  10. 4 to 5 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a chop should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Transfer pork chops to a serving plate
  11. cover
  12. and keep warm.
  13. Reduce heat and add butter to the same skillet. Cook and stir apple slices in melted butter until slightly softened
  14. 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer apples to the serving plate with pork chops
  15. cover
  16. and keep warm.
  17. Stir together apple juice
  18. cream
  19. and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add to the skillet over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food from the bottom of the pan. Cook and stir until sauce starts to thicken
  20. 2 to 3 minutes. Pour sauce over pork chops and apples to serve.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 4

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