Pork Chops with Quick Applesauce | Super Easy Dinner!

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a different flavor profile.

Sprinkle kosher salt on both sides of the pork chops for dry brining.

Add black pepper, dried thyme, dried rosemary, dried sage, and garlic to the salt and mix.

Cover the pork chops and refrigerate for 6 hours to 24 hours for dry brining.

Remove pork chops from the fridge; they should feel tacky and have some juices.

Heat a skillet over medium heat and add butter until it melts and sizzles.

Place the pork chops in the skillet and brown them on one side.

Flip the pork chops to brown the other side until cooked through.

Core the apples and chop them roughly, leaving the peel on.

Add the chopped apples around the pork chops in the skillet.

Transfer the skillet to the oven to roast the pork chops and apples together.

Remove the pork chops slightly before the apples are fully cooked to account for carryover cooking.

Let the pork chops rest for 10-15 minutes while the apples finish baking.

Mash the apples with a masher to create a rough applesauce texture.

Mix the mashed apples with the pan juices from the pork chops for added flavor.

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