Name: Cider-Braised Pork Chops with Apples
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 whole bone-in pork chops; 1 tbsp olive oil; 20 g butter; 1 whole onion, sliced; 2 whole braeburn apples, cut in wedges; 250 ml dry hard cider; 1 tbsp whole-grain mustard; 4 whole thyme sprigs; 60 ml double cream

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Step 1

Sear the chops

Ingredients

bone-in pork chopsProtein4

olive oilPantry1 tbsp

Season the chops well with salt and pepper. Sear in the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until deeply browned on both sides. Move them to a plate.

Step 2

Soften the apples and onion

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butterDairy20 g

onion, slicedProduce1

braeburn apples, cut in wedgesProduce2

Lower the heat. Add the butter, onion and apple wedges and cook until they start to caramelise at the edges.

Step 3

Braise

Ingredients

dry hard ciderOther250 ml

whole-grain mustardPantry1 tbsp

thyme sprigsSpices4

Pour in the cider and mustard, scraping up the browned bits. Add the thyme, return the chops and simmer gently, covered, until the pork is just cooked through.

Step 4

Finish the sauce

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double creamDairy60 ml

Lift out the chops to rest. Stir the cream into the pan and bubble until the sauce coats a spoon. Spoon over the chops.

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timstestkitchen
Used a Normandy cider. Unreal sauce.
Oct 25, 2026