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Slow Cooked Apple Bourbon Smothered Pork Chops
Slow Cooked Apple Bourbon Smothered Pork Chops ~ that's a delicious mouthful! The pork cooks low and slow in the oven, or crock pot, and becomes fork tender in a rich gravy made with cider and bourbon.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 308 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 center cut pork loin chops
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- 2 large shallots peeled and thinly sliced or chopped
- 1 large apple any variety, peeled and chopped
- 3 fresh sage sprigs or about 1/4 cup leaves
- olive oil
sauce
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275F (check with an oven thermometer)
- Whisk the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
- Coat the bottom of a large cast iron braising pan with olive oil and heat on medium high until hot but not smoking.
- Season the chops with salt and pepper on both sides, and then brown them for 2 minutes per side in the hot pan. Set aside on a plate.
- Reduce the heat and add the shallots to the pan, along with a splash of water if it's very dry. Saute the shallots for a couple of minutes, until softened.
- Put the chops back in the pan with the shallots, and add the chopped apples and sage. Pour the sauce over all. Cover tightly and cook for 3 hours at 275F. Check after one hour to make sure the pot is just barely simmering, not boiling. If your oven is too hot, turn it down.
- Remove the pork chops to a plate. Remove the sage sprigs, and puree the gravy. Spoon it over the pork chops.
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Notes
- Nothing says you have to puree the gravy, if you like it thin, leave it as i
Nutrition Information
Calories
308kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
88mg
(29%)
Sodium
114mg
(5%)
Potassium
676mg
(19%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
25IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 308kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 88mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 114mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 676mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 25IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.