Maple Apple Pork Chops

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 pound pork chops
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour

  * use gluten free if needed
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 shallot

  * minced
• 2 firm, sweet apples

  * like gala, fuji, or red delicious, cut into bite size pieces
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/3 cup brandy
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon mustard powder

Instructions

• 1 Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.
• 2 Dredge the pork chops in the flour until lightly coated.
• 3 Heat the olive oil in a large skillet [https://amzn.to/2RQMoay] over medium-high
  heat. Add the pork chops and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side
  or until the internal temperature reaches 145°F. Remove to a plate and tent with
  aluminum foil.
• 4 Lower the heat to medium and melt the butter in the hot pan. Add the shallot and
  apples. Cook for just a minute or two, stirring frequently.
• 5 Slowly pour in the maple syrup, then the brandy. Be careful as the brandy may
  flame as the alcohol cooks off.
• 6 Deglaze the pan, scraping up any browned bit from the bottom.
• 7 Pour in the heavy cream and mustard powder and stir well. Raise the heat back up
  to medium-high and cook until the sauce is hot and bubbly and thickens, about 5
  minutes.
• 8 Serve the pork chops topped with apples and maple-brandy sauce.

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