Baked Bone-In Pork Chops With Apples

Golden brown bone-in pork chops in a cast iron skillet with baked apples and.

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Baked Bone-In Pork Chops With Apples

Bone-In Pork Chops are pan seared then cooked in a simmering cinnamon apple cider topped with thick slices of sweet honey crisp apples.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 659kcal

Author: Lauren Skardal

Ingredients

4 Bone-In Pork Chops 1½ inches thick
salt for seasoning the pork
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon butter
4 tablespoon olive oil
4 honeycrisp apples peeled and thickly sliced
1½ cups apple cider
2 sticks cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Salt the pork chops on both sides, let rest for 5 minutes. Coat the pork chops in flour on both sides.
*NOTE: Typically you can only fit two large pork chops to a pan. Therefore, use two large oven safe sauté pans or skillets working simultaneously to cook all 4 pork chops.
Bring two large oven-safe pans to medium heat (a setting of 6 out of 10). Add one tablespoon butter and two tablespoons olive oil to each pan. Quickly sear the pork chops on both sides (1-2 minutes per side). Remove and set aside.
Reduce the temperature slightly to just under medium (a setting of 4 out of 10). Add ¾ cup of apple cider and 1 cinnamon stick to each pan. Allow to simmer and reduce by half.
Divide the apples in half and add to the two pans. Toss to coat. Push the apples to the side and add the porkchops back to the pan. Arrange the apples around and on top of the pork chops if needed.
Place both pans (make sure they are oven-safe) in the oven for 16-18 minutes or until the pork chops are fully cooked through. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
If the pans are not oven-safe, transfer the contents of the pans, including the sauce, to one or two baking dishes before placing them in the oven.

Notes

Bone-In Pork Chops: Select thick cut (1 ½ inch) bone-in pork chops. Bone-in adds more flavor, and thick cut gives you more wiggle room in cooking time/temp.

Flour and Sear: Coat the pork chops in flour and sear at higher heat to keep in those juices. The pork chops are only in the pan for 1-2 minutes per side, then finished in the oven to prevent overcooking.

Searing and Baking Time: If the pork chops take longer than 1-2 minutes per side to sear (this ultimately depends on the thickness of your pan, the exact heat setting, and the pork chops themselves), then reduce the total amount of baking time in the oven to prevent the pork chops from overcooking.

Honey Crisp Apples: They’re super sweet and hold up to baking. Slice them super thick so that they soften in the oven but are still slightly crisp.

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