Apple Cinnamon Pork Chops

Ingredients

• Pork sirloin (chops or roasts)

  Fresh, loin, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  3 tbsp or 43g

• Apples

  With skin

  2 medium or 364g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Brown sugar

  2 tbsp or 18g

• Rosemary

  Fresh

  1 tbsp or 2g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  2 tsp or 5g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ⅛ tsp or 0.2g

• Apple juice

  Canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid

  ⅔ cup or 165g

• Heavy whipping cream

  Fluid

  ⅓ cup, fluid or 79g

Directions

1. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides.
2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt two-thirds of the butter. Add the pork chops and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and let rest for 3 minutes.
3. Return the skillet to medium-high heat and melt the remaining butter. Add the apples and onion, cooking until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar, rosemary, cinnamon, cayenne, apple juice, and cream.
4. Nestle the pork chops into the liquid and cook until the internal temperature reaches 145°F for medium rare or 160°F for medium, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
5. Serve pork chops with the apple mixture on top.