Pork Chops With Apples And Shallots Food

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Lightly coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with spray oil.
• Layer shallots and apples in the dish, season with a pinch of the salt and pinch of the pepper and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Season pork chops with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, flipping once, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Arrange pork chops on top of shallots and apples.
• Pour half of the barbecue sauce over the top.
• Place dish in the oven and immediately reduce temperature to 375°F.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then spoon remaining barbecue sauce over the top and bake until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the pork chops registers 145°F, about 15 minutes more.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Heat broiler; set rack 4 inches from heat. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high. Add shallots; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes. Cover pan; reduce heat to medium. Continue cooking until shallots are soft, about 5 minutes more.
• Add apples and wine; cover, and cook until apples are beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Uncover; cook, stirring, until most of the liquid has evaporated and apples are tender, 2 to 4 minutes more. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
• While apples are cooking, season pork chops generously with salt and pepper; place on a rimmed baking sheet. Broil until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes per side. To serve, spoon warm apple mixture over chops. Serve pork chops with Wilted Spinach with Nutmeg, if desired.

PORK CHOPS WITH GLAZED APPLES AND PIEROGI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, season the pork chops on both sides with salt and the paprika. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until browned, adjusting the heat as needed so the butter doesn't get too dark, about 2 minutes per side. Remove the pork to a plate.
• Add the apples and shallots to the skillet. Cook, tossing, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Move the apples and shallots to one side of the skillet and add the tomato paste to the other side. Cook the tomato paste, stirring, until it darkens slightly, about 1 minute. Add the vinegar, honey and thyme, then stir in 1 cup of the boiling water from the pot. Bring to a simmer and cook until the apples are tender and the sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes. Add a little more water, if needed.
• Meanwhile, add the pierogi to the pot of boiling water and cook as the label directs. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to the skillet; nestle the pork chops in the mixture. Cut the remaining 1 tablespoon butter into small pieces and stir into the sauce. Cook, stirring, until the pierogi are coated in the sauce and the pork is just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Divide among plates. Top with chives.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND PANCETTA

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook until crisp and light golden, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the pancetta and drain on paper towels.
• Melt the butter in the same skillet. Add the apples and sprinkle with the sugar and cook until tender and deep golden brown, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Transfer the apples and any juices from skillet to a small bowl.
• Sprinkle the pork chops with 1 teaspoon of the salt and 3/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Add the pork chops and 2 teaspoons of the oil into the same skillet and brown for 2 minutes per side. Transfer the chops to a plate and cover to keep warm.
• Add the remaining teaspoon of oil, cream, brandy, apple juice, thyme and onions to the same skillet and bring to a simmer. Return the apples and pork chops back into the pan and simmer until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. Season the sauce with the remaining salt and pepper.
• Garnish with the reserved pancetta bits.

BAKED PORK CHOPS AND APPLES

Steps:

• Peel, core, and slice the apples.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt the butter in a skillet.
• Brown the pork chops on both sides in the butter.
• Grease (or spray) a large baking dish.
• Put the apple slices in the bottom of the dish.
• Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar over the apples.
• Place the pork chops on top of the apples.
• Cover with foil and bake for 1 and 1/2 hours.

CROCK POT NORMANDY PORK WITH APPLES, SHALLOTS & CIDER

Steps:

• Trim the pork of any thick fat. Cut into large cubes of about 4" square or even bigger - it shrinks with cooking & works better with larger pieces of meat.
• Peel the shallots and set to one side.
• Halve & core the apples and set to one side with the shallots.
• Turn the crockpot onto High. Mix the cider, cider apple vinegar, creme fraiche, salt & pepper, thyme & thickened chicken stock together in a large pouring jug & pour into the crockpot.(If using fresh thyme - leave to last.) Add the cored and halved apples and replace the lid whilst you brown the pork & shallots.
• Heat up half the butter & half of the olive oil in a large skillet or wok-type pan, one with fairly high sides.
• As soon as it is smoking but not burning, brown the shallots in batches - you want a deep caramelised colour & the shallots just softened on the outside. When all the shallots have been done, put them all back into the pan - turn up the heat & add the balsamic vinegar and stir briskly making sure all the shallots are well coated.
• Add the shallots & Balsamic vinegar mixture to the crockpot.
• Heat up the remaining butter and oil, adding more if necessary & start to brown the pork pieces, again do not overcrowd the pan - they need to be well coloured & seared to seal in the juices. As the pork pieces are browned, add them to the crockpot.
• When all the pork is browned & added to the crockpot, give all the ingredients a good mix around in the crockpot with a wooden spoon. If using fresh thyme, pick about 4 large sprigs and place on top of the Normandy Pork - the leaves fall off during cooking & leave the bare branches for throwing away!
• Cook on high for between 6 - 10 hours.
• Just before serving, pour in Calvados and mix through. Serve each person with 2 -3 pieces of pork, a cooked apple half & 1 or 2 shallots; add a dollop of creme fraiche on the side & garnish with Thyme & a fresh Apple sliver if desired. Decant the excess sauce into a gravy boat for extra saucy bits!
• Great with spiced red cabbage, fluffy mashed potatoes or pommes Dauphinoise.
• To cook in an conventional oven, follow recipe as above, but cook in a La Creuset type oven proof dish; pre-heat oven to 175 C or 350 F and cook slowly for about 6 hours, checking after 4 hours. It will cook quite happily for up to 8 hours if this helps in your time management, you may have to turn the oven down to about 125 C, 250 F after 4 hours for a long slow 8 hour cooking time.

PORK ROAST WITH APPLES AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250 degrees. Pat pork dry, sprinkle with herbs and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown pork well on all sides. Transfer pork to a large plate.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pot. If using butt or shoulder, drain all but 2 tablespoons oil from pot as these are cuts with fat versus the loin. Add the shallots and cook about 3 minutes. Add the apples and sugar and cook about 5 minutes.
• Off the heat, return the pork and any accumulate juices to the pot. Place a sheet of foil over the pot and press to seal, then cover tightly with a lid. Transfer the pot to the oven and cook until pork reaches an internal temperature of about 145 degrees, about 35 to 55 minutes (160F for butt & shoulder, about 85 minutes).
• Remove pot from oven and transfer pork to a cutting board, tent loosely with the foil and let rest 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir butter into the apple-shallot mixture, season with salt and pepper.
• Slice the pork and serve with apple-shallot mixture.

PORK CHOPS WITH ROASTED SHALLOT, TOMATO, AND ROSEMARY RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the shallots in a baking pan. Season with salt and black pepper and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Roast for 15 minutes. Turn over the shallots and continue to roast until soft, about 10 minutes more. Remove from the oven and let cool. Chop coarsely.
• In a bowl, combine the shallots, tomatoes, parsley, vinegar, honey, minced rosemary, and cayenne. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside, or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• Heat a large fry pan over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with nonstick cooking spray. Season the pork chops with salt and black pepper. Add the chops to the pan and cook until well seared on the underside, about 4 minutes. Turn and continue to cook until pale pink when cut into at the thickest point, about 3 minutes more.
• Transfer the pork chops to a warmed platter and top with the relish, dividing evenly. Garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve hot.