Apple & maple pork chops

Sweeten this mid-week pork with a splash of maple syrup poured over pan-fried apples.

Recipe «Apple & maple pork chops» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 4 pork loin cutlets, trimmed, 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, cut into thick wedges, 1 red apple, cored, cut into thick wedges, 4 French shallots, peeled, quartered , 3 tsp chopped fresh thyme, 125ml boiling water, 60ml Maple Syrup , 1/2 Massel chicken style stock cube, crumbled, Mashed potato, to serve, Steamed green round beans, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 4 pork loin cutlets, trimmed 
• 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, cut into thick wedges 
• 1 red apple, cored, cut into thick wedges 
• 4 French shallots, peeled, quartered 
• 3 tsp chopped fresh thyme 
• 125ml boiling water 
• 60ml Maple Syrup 
• 1/2 Massel chicken style stock cube, crumbled 
• Mashed potato, to serve 
• Steamed green round beans, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Season the pork. Cook for 5 minutes or until browned underneath. Turn the pork.
2. Add the combined apple, shallot and thyme to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until pork is browned and almost cooked through. Transfer the pork to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
3. Cook the apple mixture for a further 2 minutes. Combine the water, maple syrup and stock cube in a jug. Stir into apple mixture for 2 minutes or until combined. Return the pork to the pan and cook, turning once, for 2 minutes or until sauce thickens. Divide pork and apple mixture among plates. Serve with mash and beans.