Best Pork Chops With Apples And Pancetta Recipes

CINNAMON APPLE PORK CHOPS WITH PANCETTA

Steps:

• Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, cook pancetta until crispy. Remove from the pan, but leave the grease.
• Sear pork chops on high heat in pancetta fat, about 1-2 minutes, each side. Transfer to a plate a set aside.
• Turn heat down to medium and melt Cinnamon Honey Butter in the pan. Add apples and onions, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in the cayenne, apple cider, and heavy cream Add pork chops back into the liquid, nestling them into the apples.
• Continue to cook until pork chops are done. Internal temperature should be between 145° F and 160° F.
• Sprinkle pancetta on top, and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND GARLIC SMASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the potatoes and garlic in a saucepan, cover with cold water and season with salt. Cover and bring to a boil, then uncover and continue cooking until tender, about 15 minutes. Cover and set aside.
• Meanwhile, rub both sides of the pork chops with the sage, and salt and pepper to taste. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat, then add 1 teaspoon olive oil and sear the chops until golden on both sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to a plate. Wipe out the skillet and add the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil. Add the onion and apples and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the cider.
• Return the chops to the skillet. Cover and cook, turning once, until just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the potatoes, reserving 1/4 cup liquid. Return the potatoes to the pan; add the buttermilk and mash, adding cooking liquid as needed. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with the pork chops, onion and apples. Drizzle with the pan juices.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Trim the chops of excess fat. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a 14-inch cast-iron skillet (if you have a smaller one, you'll need to work in batches) over high heat, and then swirl in the olive oil. Lay in the pork chops and don't move them for a few minutes, to assure a good golden sear forms. Turn and brown well on the second side for a total of about 10 minutes. Transfer the chops to a warm plate.
• Swirl the butter into the pan. Add the onion and apples. Saute until the onion slices are lightly caramelized and the apples have begun to soften, about 8 minutes. Stir in the beer or other liquid. Return chops to the pan.
• Cook until the pork is tender, about 15 more minutes (depending on the size of the chops), turning halfway through and covering the chops with the apple mixture. If the apple mixture needs a little thickening, transfer the chops to the warm plate again and simmer the mixture on high for a few minutes to reduce. Serve the chops over rice or mashed potatoes with a large spoonful of the apple-onion mixture over the top.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown pork chops in oil on each side. Season with salt and pepper; remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute onions and apple wedges until crisp-tender. , Combine mustard and brown sugar; brush over chops. Return to the skillet; cook for 4 minutes or until meat juices run clear.

BAKED PORK CHOPS AND APPLES

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with salt. In a large skillet, brown chops in oil; set aside. Place apples and raisins in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine 2 tablespoons brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves; sprinkle over apples. Drizzle with lemon juice. Arrange pork chops on top. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until chops are tender and juices run clear. , In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice, orange juice and remaining brown sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with pork chops just before serving.

BAKED PORK CHOPS AND APPLES

Steps:

• Peel, core, and slice the apples.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt the butter in a skillet.
• Brown the pork chops on both sides in the butter.
• Grease (or spray) a large baking dish.
• Put the apple slices in the bottom of the dish.
• Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar over the apples.
• Place the pork chops on top of the apples.
• Cover with foil and bake for 1 and 1/2 hours.

PORK CHOPS, PANCETTA AND CHEESE PARCELS

Steps:

• Remove any visible fat from chops, flatten them lightly with a meat mallet and brush with olive oil. Season with black pepper.
• Sear the chops for 2 minutes on both sides in the hot grill pan on. Put aside to cool slightly.
• Lay out 4 slices of the pancetta so they overlap. Place a seared chop on top of each pile of pancetta.
• Divide the sliced apple and Brie between the pancetta piles, on top of the pork.
• Wrap the pancetta around each of the pork, apple and brie parcels to hold it all in place. Place the pancetta parcels on a baking tray and bake in the oven at 200°C for 15 minutes, or until the pork is cooked through.
• Serve with mashed potato and cooking juices from the parcels.