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Cider Brined Pork Chops with Cabbage and Apples

Emilie Abijanac

Emilie Abijanac

January 1, 2016
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4 hrs 25 min

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4

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Ingredients

  • 4 ea ButcherBox Pork Chops, bnls / bone-in

Brine

  • 2 c apple cider

  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme

  • 2 ea bay leaves

  • 4 cloves garlic

    smashed

  • 1 Tbsp kosher salt

Cabbage and Apples

  • 1 ea cabbage

    shredded

  • 2 ea apples

    thinly sliced

  • 1 small onion

    thinly sliced

  • 1 tsp kosher salt

  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

  • ½ c apple cider

  • 1 Tbsp ghee

Step By Step

Instructions

Brine

1
Mix all ingredients for brine together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then turn off heat and bring to room temperature.
2
Pour over pork chops in a storage container. Refrigerate for 4 hours.

Pork Chops with Cabbage and Apples

1
Preheat oven to 325°F.
2
Remove pork chops from brine. Discard brine. Dry pork chops and season with pepper.
3
Preheat large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Melt ghee, and sear pork chops for 5 minutes per side.
4
Remove from pan, and transfer to baking sheet. Roast pork chops in oven for 10 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 145°F.
5
Using the same sauté pan that was used for the pork chops, add cabbage, onions, and apples to it, then season to taste, stirring constantly.
6
Sauté for 5 minutes or until cabbage has wilted but still has a bite to it. Add apple cider, and cook for an additional 7 minutes. Serve cabbage alongside pork chops and enjoy!

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