Apple Cider and Spice Pork Chops

This recipe was an accident. I was experimenting with flavors and wasn't expecting much out of it, but the apple cider addition yielded some of the best pork I've ever tasted (and the boyfriend agreed).

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 541 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon butter
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons honey
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 cup apple cider
• 2 teaspoons dried sage, divided
• 2 (6 ounce) pork chops

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine brown sugar, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon sage, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Dredge pork chops in seasoning mixture until coated thoroughly.

Step 3

Heat olive oil and butter in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat until butter is frothy, 1 to 2 minutes. Brown pork chops in the hot skillet on each side, 7 to 10 minutes total. Add apple cider, remaining sage, and drizzle in honey. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until pork chops are no longer pink in the centers, 10 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Step 5

Remove the skillet from the oven and plate pork chops with sauce.