These are the juiciest and best pork chops I have ever had or made. How many of you grew up eating pork chops and just accepted they were always dry? I did, but screw that grocery store pork, nothing like what I got from my farmer and will never buy meat from a store again if I can avoid it. Well back to this recipe, all the flavor combinations in this just explode in your mouth and it is amazing. Enjoy
Pork Chops and Applesauce
Ingredients
- 2 bone in pork chops
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries dried with apple juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small apple sliced
- 1 small onion sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- ginger to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit
- Preheat a saute pan on your stove top over medium high heat
- In a mixing bowl, combine your applesauce, cranberries, lemon juice, and rosemary and mix well
- Season both sides of your pork chops with salt, pepper, and ground ginger to your liking
- Once seasoned, sear your pork chops for 2-3 mins of each side then set aside
- Line the bottom of your baking dish with your sliced onions
- Place your pork chops on the bed of onions
- Rub your garlic onto the top of your pork chops
- Place your sliced apples in a single layer on top of your pork chops
- Now evenly spoon your applesauce mixture over the top of your porkchops and cover the entire chops
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for anywhere from 30-60 minutes depending on the thickness of your chop
- Once the internal temperature reaches a minimum of 145 degrees you are good to remove them from the oven and let them rest for 10 minutes before serving
- Enjoy
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Made this for the first time, didn’t have cranberries, and low on rosemary so used thyme .
It was really good , served with roasted brussel sprouts with bacon. my boys in the family had mashed potatoes as well. Thanks for the great recipe :)
that sounds delicious
I just made this, sauteeing the pork chops & then cooking everything in the slow cooker for 6 hours. SO delicious – sweet, tender meat, delicious sauce, soft & tasty apples & onions. Served next to braised cabbage, made spicy with Aleppo pepper – a nice contrast to the sweet pork!
Another great recipe! Tastes even better leftover. I served it with a baked acorn squash with cinnamon and it was delicious. Thank you for all of the great recipes they are helping my shift over to the paleo lifestyle a breeze. Keep the awesome recipes coming!
George, I’ve always made pork chops with apple sauce on top (love fruit with pork and chicken too), but this looks just awesome. It’s tonight’s Mother’s Day dinner treat for ME!! Thank you for posting it. Can’t wait for dinner time!!
:) Anne
Have an awesome dinner and Happy Mother’s Day
Thanks, George! I’m making this tonight! Looks SOOO delicious!
Oh enjoy :)
We love this dish! The pork always ends up so tender. The cranberries add a nice pop of flavor. I always serve it with a side of veggies.
Oh yea I love this one too, maybe Ill have to make it again this week :)
Awesome thanks for stopping by and letting me know :)
This was soooooo good, I know it's pork but it reminded me of thanksgiving…weird? ;). Instead of baking them I put them in the crackpot for 6 hours. Will definitely make again and again.
Crock Pot!! What a great idea! I’ll have to try this next time!
Crock pots always save the day!
YUM! One of our FAVE meals (we always sing it, "pork chops & applesauce" lol). I love how yours have cranberries in it.