Caramelized Apple Bacon Pork Chops! A Fall inspired dish that takes under an hour to put together, requires only 10 ingredients, and is easy enough for a weeknight!
Ingredients
2 thick cut bone-in pork chops
1 medium sized gala/honeycrisp/pink lady apple, peeled & thinly sliced
½ small sweet onion, thinly sliced
2 slices bacon
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat medium size skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crisp, ~5-7 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
Peel apple and slice into thin ¼ inch slices. Then slice onion into ¼ inch slices and add both the apples and onion to the pan the bacon was cooking in. Add 1 cup of water, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons maple syrup. Reduce until most of the water has evaporated and a syrupy sauce forms; 5-10 minutes. Crumble bacon and stir into the caramelized apples and onions once they have reduced.
While the apples are cooking, prepare the pork chops by heating a medium sized skillet over medium/high heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops, and add to pan. Sear on both sides until golden brown (~5 min per side).
Transfer chops to a medium sized baking dish and put into preheated oven. Bake 15 minutes or until a thermometer reads 135 degrees in the thickest part of the chop.
Remove and let rest 5-10 minutes.
While the chops are resting, if needed, reheat the apple and onion mixture over low to medium heat.
Serve by spooning caramelized apples and onions over each chop, and any cooking liquid from the baking dish the chops were in.
Enjoy!
Recipe by Peach and the Cobbler - REAL food + Holistic Health + Self Love at https://www.peachandthecobbler.com/caramelized-apple-bacon-pork-chops/