Main Course · Serves 2
with Apple & Onion Pan Sauce plus Creamy Mashed Potatoes & Roasted Carrots
Pork embraces fruity flavors like no other protein! Our elevated spin on pork chops and applesauce pairs juicy chops with a sweet and savory apple and caramelized onion pan sauce swirled with a touch of butter. On the side are two more classics: roasted carrots and sour cream mashed potatoes.
Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.
Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces; place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 10-12 minutes.
Reserve 1 cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. Keep covered off heat until ready to mash in Step 4.
Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces.
Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil. Season with salt and pepper. Roast on top rack until tender, 20-25 minutes.
Meanwhile, halve, core, and thinly slice apple. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Peel and mince or grate garlic.
Pat pork* dry with paper towels and season all over with thyme, half the Fry Seasoning (you’ll use the rest later), salt, and pepper.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. TIP: Reduce heat if browning too quickly.
Turn off heat; transfer pork to a cutting board. Wipe out pan and let cool slightly.
While pork cooks, to pot with potatoes, add sour cream and 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Mash until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Keep covered until ready to serve.
Heat 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) and a drizzle of oil in pan used for pork over medium heat. Add apple, onion, remaining Fry Seasoning, 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4), salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 3-4 minutes.
Add garlic, stock concentrate, and ½ cup water (1 cup for 4). Simmer until saucy and slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes. TIP: If sauce seems too thick, stir in splashes of water as needed.
Slice pork crosswise.
Divide roasted carrots and mashed potatoes between shallow bowls in separate sections. Top mashed potatoes with pork. Spoon apple and onion sauce over pork. Serve.
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