Lunch / Dinner
Apple Butter Pork Chops
Sweet and savory is a dinnertime combo that’s hard to beat, and the balance is just right in this apple-infused supper.
Ingredients
Garnish: fresh rosemary sprigs
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°. Combine pork chops, oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Rub each pork chop to evenly coat with oil mixture. Let stand for 5 minutes. Cook bacon in a 12-inch enamel- coated cast-iron skillet over medium- low heat, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon from skillet, and let drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet. Add pork chops to drippings, and cook over medium heat until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove from skillet. Add butter to skillet, and melt over medium heat. Add apples, onion, rosemary, and ginger paste; cook, stirring frequently, until apples are just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in apple butter. Return pork chops to skillet, turning pork chops to coat with apple mixture. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest portion near bone registers 160°, 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes. Top with bacon.
Garnish with rosemary, if desired.