Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Apple Sauce
Golden pork chops with a homemade fresh apple pan sauce — classic fall comfort that works any night of the week. If you are anything like me, you want dinner to feel special but not require a culinary degree, and this one absolutely delivers. The apple pan sauce takes it over the top.
Why You Will Love This
- Ready in about 25 minutes from start to finish
- Big bold flavors with simple pantry ingredients
- Perfect for a weeknight dinner or casual entertaining
- Leftovers reheat beautifully the next day
Ingredients
- bone-in pork chops
- apples
- apple cider
- butter
- thyme
- Dijon mustard
- shallots
How to Make It
- Season pork chops generously with salt and pepper. Sear in a hot cast iron pan with butter 4-5 minutes per side until golden.
- Remove chops and rest. In the same pan, cook shallots and apples until softened.
- Deglaze with apple cider, add Dijon mustard and thyme. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly.
- Return chops to pan to warm through. Plate and spoon sauce over top.
What I Use in My Kitchen:
- Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard – a kitchen staple I always keep stocked
- Lodge Cast Iron Skillet – a kitchen staple I always keep stocked
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Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Apple Sauce
Juicy seared pork chops with a quick pan apple sauce. Cozy fall dinner in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Method
- Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Sear in olive oil over medium-high until golden and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Rest.
- In the same pan, melt the butter and add the apples and shallot. Cook until softened.
- Pour in the apple cider and thyme, scraping up the browned bits. Simmer until saucy.
- Return the chops briefly to coat in the sauce.
- Serve the chops topped with the warm apples.
Notes
Pull the chops at 145F for juicy meat, then let them rest 5 minutes before serving.
