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Apple-Plum Pork Chops with Herbs

Cooked pork chops, in a skillet, topped with cooked apple and plums slices and sitting on a wood cutting board.
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These Apple-Plum Pork Chops with sage and lemon thyme come together in under 30 minutes. This dish is elegant and delicious and everyone will love it.

Ingredients

  • 4 8 oz each Thick Chops, Pork Loin Boneless Center Cut Chops Thick
  • 1-2 Honeycrisp Apples, medium sliced
  • 2 Plums, medium sliced
  • Fresh Sage
  • Fresh Lemon Thyme
  • 4 tbsp Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Cultured Vegan Unsalted Butter (divided)
  • 2 tbsp Coconut Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • Nutmeg, just a sprinkle
  • 3 tbsp Pure Maple Syrup
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper, to taste
  • Himalayan Pink Salt, to taste

Instructions

  1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat a baking sheet with extra virgin olive oil nonstick cooking spray. 
  2. Pork: Rub both sides of the pork chops with large, torn pieces of fresh sage and a thyme sprig; season liberally with pepper and salt. 
  3. Sear: In a large cast iron skillet, melt 2 tbsp butter over medium-high heat. Add the chops and sear for 2-3 minutes, per side, until nicely golden brown. (Make sure the pan is hot!)
  4. Roast: Place the chops on a baking sheet and roast until the pork is cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 140 degrees F; about 12-15 minutes.
  5. Fruit: Return the skillet to medium-high heat and melt the remaining 2 tbsp butter. Add the apples, plums, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and more sage and thyme. Cook, stirring often, until apples and plums begin to soften; about 3 minutes. 
  6. Stir: Add in the maple syrup, stirring often, until the sauce thickens; about 5 minutes.
  7. Put it together: Drizzle the apple-plum sauce over the pork chops and serve immediately. Garnish with a bit more thyme if desired. 

Equipment

Notes

  • If possible, use all organic ingredients. 
  • Prep Time: This includes preparing the pork chops, fruit/herbs and searing the chops on the stovetop.
  • Pork Chops: Rub the chops with about 4 or 5 sage leaves and 2 thyme sprigs.
  • Apples: I use 1 1/2 of two large apples. If you use small apples, using both are perfect.
  • Sage & Thyme: I add a good 3-5 julienned leaves of sage and a couple sprigs of thyme to the apple-plum sauce while it cooks on the stovetop. 
  • Skillet: If you don’t have a cast iron skillet that is fine. Any heavy skillet will do the trick.

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