Because I was gallivanting around with Jade this morning, drinking coffee with Jacques, visiting the market and the pharmacy, chatting with M. Parret, I didn’t have much time to think about today’s lunch, so this was fast, easy and good. We’re going to have some more tonight 
I had a package of thin loin pork chops in the freezer and decided I’d cook them using ”the ole flour and butter in the oven” method. Not big on applesauce, I sauteed some apples with butter and hard cider. Much, much better choice, no matter what my husband says
Oven Pork Chops with Sauteed Apples
8 thin sliced pork chops
Salt and pepper
Flour
1 tbsp butter
2 red apples, cored and cut into eighths
2 yellow apples, cored and cut into eighths
1 large onion, sliced
2 tbsp butter
5-6 sprigs thyme
2 tbsp hard cider
Season the pork chops with salt and pepper, dust with flour. Melt the 1 tbsp butter in a shallow baking pan, then add the chops. Bake in a 425 F oven for 20 minutes, turn and bake for another 15 minutes.
While the chops are baking, saute the apples, thyme and onion in the 2 tbsp of butter until the apples are crisp tender. Add the hard cider and boil for 1 minute. Serve with the pork chops.
Wine suggestion: Bourgogne Aligote
They look like lovely pork chops
Thank you Mad.
Nothing like a bit of hard cider – a classic combination beautifully executed, Rosemary.
Thank you Frugal
What a beautiful chop! I agree with you in regard to the sauteed apples and hard cider… It beats the baby food every time:)!
Yes, never been a big fan of applesauce
that looks so good! and so simple to make too.
Thank you trails.
If this is lunch at your place.. my family had better not find out!! This is gorgeous!!
Thank you Smidge
Most of the time now we follow the French way by having the larger meal at lunch time and something light for dinner.
The baby food is an option if you use cooking apples and add some ginger and brown sugar. I sometimes also add a bit of chili but that is not popular with all. Having said all that, the sauteed apples look excellent.
Best,
Conor
The chilli sounds interesting….
The apples look great and I like the idea of the hard cider. I think I might try this with a little sage added. Goes great with both pork and apples…
BTW … the photography is very well done
Thank you sybaritica. the sage is a good idea.
I prefer sautéed apples to applesauce too! Why sacrifice texture for pablum?! You also got some great color on those chops. At first glance, I could have sworn they were panfried. I love that you did them in the oven!
The oven is always my lazy way to get that pan fried look
Oh, yes, please, I want some of those apples!
The cider made them just right!
Mmmm, I love pork chops!! And I love using apples with chicken and pork. So perfect!!
The chops have a really nice colour!! I never have rub with flour to cook them in the oven, perhaps this is a tip for that delicious color??
Anyway, I have to try it, I want an easy and fast dinner as this!!
Hi Paula. It’s the butter
Lovely piece of meat. So many stores in the US only sell boneless but I usually can get a good chop with bone in at Whole Foods. Pork and apples are a huge favorite in my house. Especially when the apple tree has fruit!
Thank you Connie. I prefer my chops bone-in. Makes me think I’m eating, well, a chop. You are so lucky to have an apple tree
I love to see this combination here, I love that flavors pork and apples.
Thank you rs.
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Very elegant and perfectly nice.
Thank you.
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