Slow Cooked Apple Bourbon Smothered Pork Chops
Slow Cooked Apple Bourbon Smothered Pork Chops ~ that's a delicious mouthful! The pork cooks low and slow in the oven, or crock pot, and becomes fork tender in a rich gravy made with cider and bourbon.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 center cut pork loin chops
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- 2 large shallots, peeled and thinly sliced or chopped
- 1 large apple, any variety, peeled and chopped
- 3 fresh sage sprigs, or about 1/4 cup leaves
- olive oil
sauce
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275F (check with an oven thermometer)
- Whisk the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
- Coat the bottom of a large cast iron braising pan with olive oil and heat on medium high until hot but not smoking.
- Season the chops with salt and pepper on both sides, and then brown them for 2 minutes per side in the hot pan. Set aside on a plate.
- Reduce the heat and add the shallots to the pan, along with a splash of water if it's very dry. Saute the shallots for a couple of minutes, until softened.
- Put the chops back in the pan with the shallots, and add the chopped apples and sage. Pour the sauce over all. Cover tightly and cook for 3 hours at 275F. Check after one hour to make sure the pot is just barely simmering, not boiling. If your oven is too hot, turn it down.
- Remove the pork chops to a plate. Remove the sage sprigs, and puree the gravy. Spoon it over the pork chops.
Notes
- Nothing says you have to puree the gravy, if you like it thin, leave it as i
Nutrition
Calories: 308 kcal · Carbohydrates: 18 g · Protein: 30 g · Fat: 5 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Cholesterol: 88 mg · Sodium: 114 mg · Potassium: 676 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 16 g · Vitamin A: 25 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 22 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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