Pork Chops w/Apple Cider Sauce

At the advice of the owner of Deer Park Farm, I made some apple cider sauce with pork chops for dinner this week. Typically the only apple recipes we see are desserts, but they work beautifully in dinner recipes as well. They add a nice touch of autumn and go really well with pork chops.

Pork Chops and Apple Cider Sauce Recipe
Ingredients:

• 4 pork chops
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter (for pork chops)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 apples, cored and sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter (for sauce)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1/2 tablespoon corn starch

Directions:

1. In a skillet, melt butter and oil together
2. Salt and pepper pork chops then brown on both sides in skillet
3. Introduce apple slices to skillet and cook over medium heat
4. Turn down heat on skillet as you make the apple cider sauce
5. To make apple cider sauce, melt butter in a sauce pan then mix in corn starch. Next, mix in spices and brown sugar. After well blended, mix in apple cider and bring just to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Pour half of cider mixture over pork and apples then finish cooking
7. Plate pork then pour the rest of mixture over it, or reserve for gravy.