INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 boneless center cut pork chops
- 2 tablespoons oil
- ½ large onion, thinly sliced
- 2 thinly sliced red apples
- 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Wash hands with soap and warm water, scrubbing for at least 20 seconds.
- Gently clean all produce under cool running water.
- Mix flour, sage, garlic, thyme, and salt together in a small bowl.
- Sprinkle 1 ½ tablespoons of the mixture over both sides of the pork chops. Remember to wash hands after handling raw meat.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sear pork chops for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Pan will smoke a little.
- Remove pork chops from the pan and set aside. Reduce heat to medium.
- To the same skillet, add onion and cook for 2 minutes, or until soft.
- Add apples, and continue cooking until tender, about 2 minutes.
- Add apple juice, brown sugar, and remaining spice mixture and stir to dissolve.
- Return pork chops to the skillet by nestling them in the pan.
- Bring the liquid to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes or until the pork is cooked through and reaches 145º F on a food thermometer.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Yield: 4 servings
Nutritional Analysis: 310 calories, 10g total fat, 1.Sg saturated fat, 50mg cholesterol, 660mg sodium, 35g total carbohydrate, 3g fiber, 25g total sugars, 7g added sugars, 22g protein, 6% DV vitamin D, 2% DV calcium, 6% DV iron, 15% DV potassium.