I made this the other night as the wind was picking up and the temperature was dropping. It is the perfect fall dinner recipe as it features so many delicious seasonal ingredients. It’s comforting, hearty, and incredibly flavorful. Apple sauce is frequently paired with pork chops, and in this recipe, the sweetness from the roasted apples balance out the savory flavors from the meat and other vegetables. You can swap the veggies around, like substitute butternut squash for sweet potatoes and add in some red onion wedges. Enjoy!
Make sure to generously salt the pork chops while bringing them to room temperature
Ingredients
(serves 2)
For the Pork:
2 bone in pork chops
2 tablespoons avocado oil
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 rosemary sprig
½ cup chicken or vegetable broth
For the Roast Veggies:
The seared pork chops
1 large sweet potato, cut into ¾ in. cubes
1 ½ cups of Brussel sprouts, quartered
2 medium sized apples, cut into ¾ in. cubes
1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
2 tbsp avocado oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Pat pork dry with paper towels and then season generously with salt. Let come to room temperature. Just before cooking, pat dry with a paper towel.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sweet potatoes, Brussel sprouts, apples, rosemary, thyme, avocado oil, salt and pepper. Spread veggies on a large baking sheet and roast for about 50 minutes or until browned and crisp.
While veggies roast, heat the avocado oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium high heat. Once very hot, add the pork and sear on both sides (about 2-3 minutes a side).
Transfer pork to the oven and roast for 7-10 minutes or until an internal thermometer reads between 145 and 150 degrees F.
Remove pork from skillet and let rest for about 10 minutes
Place the skillet (with pork juices) over medium heat, add broth, garlic and rosemary sprig until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
Slice the pork, and serve over roasted vegetables. Spoon sauce on top.
Before roasting….
After roasting…
