Marinated Pork Chops: Pork Plum Blossoms 400g Salt 3g
Cracked black pepper 2g Garlic slices 2 flaps
Red onion shreds Half (about 150g) Apple 2 pieces (about 350g)
Olive oil 15g Butter 15g
White wine 30g (an equal amount of rice wine or cooking wine can also be substituted) Salt 2g
Cracked black pepper 1g Brown sugar 5g
cinnamon 0.5g Yellow Mustard Sauce 15g
Fresh chopped thyme A little Clear water 200g
Recipe for braised pork chops with apples Illustration of the winter-limited family version of [Apple Stewed Pork Chops] 1

Step 1

Mix the pork plum slices with salt and black pepper in advance and marinate for half an hour. Winter-limited family version [Apple Stewed Pork Chops] Recipe Illustration 2

Step 2

Shred the onion, core the apple and cut into large pieces and set aside Illustration of the winter-limited family version of [Apple Stewed Pork Chops] 3

Step 3

Heat the pan, pour in the olive oil and butter, add the marinated pork chops, and fry over high heat until both sides are golden brown. Add the white wine and cook over high heat until it evaporates. Remove the fried pork chops. *White wine is used to remove the fishy smell. If you don’t have it, you can use rice wine or cooking wine instead~ Illustration of the winter-limited family version of [Apple Braised Pork Chops] 4

Step 4

No need to wash the pot, add garlic slices and onion shreds and stir-fry until fragrant, add apple chunks and stir-fry evenly, then add salt, black pepper, brown sugar, cinnamon powder, yellow mustard, fresh thyme and stir-fry evenly to taste, finally add water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the apples become soft and juicy. Illustration of the winter-limited family version of [Apple Stewed Pork Chops] 5

Step 5

Add the fried pork chops and let them soak in the juice, then cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Sprinkle a little chopped thyme and mix well before serving. *In the end, the juice does not need to be too dry and can be used to dip the meat! Cooking tips for apple stewed pork chops

1. Use high heat to fry the pork chops. Fry the surface of the pork chops quickly to keep the juices in the meat from leaking out. Only in this way will the pork chops be tender. 2. The apples here are Shaanxi Red Fuji, but other varieties of apples can also be used instead. 3. If you don’t have fresh thyme, you can use chopped dried thyme instead of seasoning. 4. If you buy a whole piece of pork plum blossoms, you should cut it into a slice about 1.5cm thick, not too thin, so it tastes best