I like buying pork chops (not my darling nephew, the piggy sort) and storing them in the freezer because pork chop can be the easiest meal to make. I tested this recipe twice and both times it didn’t fail me so I’m thinking that this is a pass!
The preparation can be a pain in the arse – you need to peel and slice the onions, peel and slice the apples, fry here fry there. But really, it wasn’t too difficult. I was just a little grumpy since the weather was nauseatingly humid and I almost melted over the stove on those two evenings after work. Husband liked it and if the carnivore says it’s good, it’s good.
Cheesy pork chops with spicy apples
Adapted from here
What you need
- 1 tsp butter
- 1/2 onion, sliced
- A pinch of chili powder (I used S&B nanami)
- 1/2 apple, peeled, cored and sliced thinly
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 pork chops
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Mozzarella cheese, grated
- Olive oil
How to make
- Bash the pork chops with a heavy pan. Season with salt and pepper, set aside
- Put a grill pan on high heat
- On a separate frying pan, melt the butter with some olive oil over medium heat
- Fry the onions until soft and translucent. Add apple slices and sprinkle chili powder
- Add sugar and balsamic vinegar and simmer for about 5 minutes
- Meanwhile, put the chops into the grill pan and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes on one side
- Flip the chops onto the other side, arrange onions and apples on top and then cover with cheese
- Cover the grill pan and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes
Eschewing our usual staple of rice, I decided to make garlic aglio olio with the wheat angel hair pasta that I had in the cupboard. Erm, well. That wasn’t a success because I was going a bit mad trying to cook two things at the same time. Added a wee bit too much garlic and fried it for a bit too long. Gah.
Yannisms 