Garlicky Honey-Dijon Pork Chops
Servings: 3
Ingredients
For Garlic Honey-Dijon Sauce
- 2 tbsp whole grain dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 clove garlic, grated
Pork Chops
- 3 frenched center cut, bone-in pork chops
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- several sprigs of fresh thyme
For Sautéed Apples
- 3 honey crisp apples, cored and sliced 3/4" - 1" thick
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 shots of calvados
Instructions
Garlic Honey-Dijon Sauce
- In a small bowl, combine dijon mustard, honey, grated garlic. Whisk together ingredients and set aside.
Pork Chops
- Blot excess moisture off pork with a paper towel. Score the meat in diamond pattern using a small knife and sprinkle with salt.
- Heat large shallow iron skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil. Once olive oil is sizzling, place pork chops in the skillet and cook one side for 6-7 minutes or until golden brown crust forms at the bottom. Use kitchen tongs to sear the fat on the side of pork as well.
- Turn over pork chops and add fresh thyme to the skillet, place cover then turn off heat. Once the sizzling die down, take the cover off and spread dijon-honey sauce on top of pork chops. Place cover over the skillet again and let the pork chops cook with heat turned off for 2-3 more minutes.
- Insert small knife to the pork and if pink juices do not come out, pork is done cooking. If not, then turn the heat back on and cook pork chops for additional 2 minutes over medium heat.
Sautéed Apples with Calvados
- Heat skillet over medium heat and add butter. Once butter is melted add apple slices and sauté for 6-7 minutes or until apples are tender but not mushy.
- Turn down heat to low and add calvados slowly to the apples and cook for additional 2-3 minutes. Serve with pork chops.