Apple Cider Pork Chops With Caramelized Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 thick-cut pork chops (boneless or bone-in both work but either way should be 3/4-1 inch thick)
    2 tablespoons garlic and herb butter or 2 Land O Lakes garlic and herb saute express squares
    1 -2 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped
    1 lb apple, peeled cored and sliced thinly
    3 tablespoons butter
    4 tablespoons brown sugar
    1/2 cup apple cider
    1/3 cup heavy cream
    1 teaspoon salt, to taste (optional)
    1/2 - 1 teaspoon black pepper, to taste (optional)
Preparation
    Melt Saute Express cubes (or combination of butter, olive oil, and herbs) in a large pan. Cast iron skillet works great.
    Pat pork chops dry and then place in pan, browning for ~5 minutes per side.
    In a separate skillet, melt 3 tbsp butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar and cook about 1 minute until melted. Add apples and and saute for 10-15 minutes until apples are nicely browned.
    Add apple cider to the pork chops and cook over medium heat until liquid reduced by half (5-10 minutes). Flip chops once during this step.
    Add the cream to the pork chops and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 3-5 minutes until sauce has thickened to desired consistency and pork is adequately cooked.
    Sprinkle sage over the pork chops.
    Serve immediately, spooning a little apple over each chop and drizzling with sauce.

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