APPLE CIDER SAUCE FOR PORK

Apple Cider Sauce for Pork image

Provided by TxGriffLover

Categories Sauces

Time 25m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups apple cider
1 cup chicken broth (low sodium)
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 cinnamon stick
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
2 large shallots, minced (about 1/2 cups)
1 tart apple, such as Granny Smith, cored, peeled and diced small
1/4 cup calvados (or apple-flavored brandy)
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave, minced
table salt and black pepper

Steps:

Combine cider, broth, vinegar, and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan. Simmer over medium-high heat until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and discard. Set sauce aside until pork is cooked.
Pour off any fat from the skillet in which the pork was cooked. Add 1 tablespoon butter and heat over medium heat until melted and foaming subsides. Add shallot and apple and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and add Calvados.
Return skillet to heat and cook about 1 minute, scraping bottom with a wooden spoon to loosen browned bits. Add reduced cider mixture, any juices from resting meat, and thyme; increase heat to medium-high and simmer until thickened and reduced to 1 1/4 cups, 3 to 4 minutes.
Off heat, whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons butter and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over pork and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.5, Fat 23.9, SaturatedFat 14.8, Cholesterol 61.1, Sodium 388.1, Carbohydrate 13.5, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 7.5, Protein 3.4