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Pork Chops with Golden Apple Sauce

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Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 4 golden delicious apples chopped
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 ounces golden raisins
  • 1- inch piece fresh ginger root
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons light brown sugar
  • 2 cups all natural apple juice or cider plus a splash for pan sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 2 tablespoons light olive oil or olive oil
  • 2 1-inch thick center cut boneless pork loin chops, 6 to 8 ounces each
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Method
 

Directions
  1. Combine first 8 ingredients in a medium pot placed over medium high heat and cook until a chunky sauce forms, 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low to simmer and keep warm until ready to serve.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add grapeseed oil and olive oil to pan and warm quickly.
  3. Season chops with salt and pepper and add to hot skillet to sear and caramelize, 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
  4. Remove chops from pan and cover to keep warm.
  5. Add butter to pan and melt.
  6. Add a splash of apple juice or cider to pan and scrape up pan drippings.
  7. Season pan sauce with salt and pepper.
  8. Return chops to pan and coat each side with sauce.
  9. Remove chops from pan and arrange on dinner plates.
  10. Top chops with golden apple sauce.
  11. Deglaze the pan with a splash of apple juice and 2 tablespoons of butter.
  12. Pour pan sauce over chops.
  13. Remove pan from heat and top chops with generous portions of warm golden apple sauce.