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Mustardy Cider-Braised Pork Chops
Achieve cooked-all-day depth in under an hour with these tender pork chops, simmered in a rich cider gravy.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h👤 Inés Anguiano 📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●pan
- ●spatula
- ●baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pat four 1½"-thick bone-in rib pork chops (about 2 lb. total) dry with paper towels. Sprinkle all over with 3 Tbsp. sugar, 1 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and 1 Tbsp. freshly ground pepper. Heat 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high. Working in batches if needed, cook pork chops, turning halfway through, until deeply browned, about ⏱️ 5 minutes total. Transfer to a large plate.
1½"-thick bone-in rib pork chops (about 2 lb. total)4. sugar3 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1 Tbsp. freshly ground pepper, plus more1 Tbsp. vegetable oil2 Tbsp
2
Working in batches if needed, cook 3 medium Granny Smith or Gala apples, halved through equators, and 3 medium shallots, peeled, halved lengthwise through root ends, cut sides down, in same skillet, gently pressing down on them with a spatula to create contact with pan, until golden brown on cut sides, about ⏱️ 2 minutes (it’s okay if shallots fall apart). Transfer apples to plate with chops.
medium Granny Smith or Gala apples, halved through equators3medium shallots, peeled, halved lengthwise through root ends3
3
Reduce heat to medium, add 4 garlic cloves, finely grated, to pan, and cook, stirring constantly, just until fragrant, about ⏱️ 30 seconds. Add ¼ cup Dijon mustard, 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, and 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter; stir to coat shallots. Pour in 2 cups sweet hard apple cider, 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth, and 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar, scraping up browned bits and flour stuck to bottom of pan and incorporating into liquid. Add 10–12 sprigs thyme, tied together with kitchen twine, and bring mixture to a simmer. Partially cover (use a baking sheet if you don’t have a lid) and simmer until sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon, about ⏱️ 20 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
. all-purpose flour3 Tbsp. unsalted butter2 Tbspmedium shallots, peeled, halved lengthwise through root ends3sweet hard apple cider (such as Angry Orchard)2 cupslow-sodium chicken broth1 cup. apple cider vinegar1 Tbsp–12 sprigs thyme, tied together with kitchen twine10
4
Place pork chops and apples in sauce, arranging apples cut sides up, and partially cover. Simmer until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a pork chop registers 145°, 7–⏱️ 10 minutes. Remove from heat; sprinkle with finely chopped chives and season with more pepper to serve.
Finely chopped chives (for serving)
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