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Pan-seared pork chop with buttery apples, onions and light pan sauce
Ebonie Garnica

Pork Chops with Apples and Onions for Full GAPS

Pan-seared pork chops with buttery apples, onions, thyme, and a light sauce made from homemade meat stock and pure coconut flour.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Dish

Ingredients
  

Apples and onions
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 yellow onion (thinly sliced)
  • 2 cups firm apple, such as Honeycrisp (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
Pork chops and sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ghee
  • 4 pork chops
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt (divided)
  • 1/2 cup homemade chicken meat stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure, additive-free coconut flour (homemade if available)
  • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Equipment

  • Two wide stainless-steel or enameled cast-iron skillets
  • Tongs
  • Instant-read meat thermometer
  • Wooden spoon
  • Whisk

Method
 

  1. Warm a wide stainless-steel or enameled cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat. Melt the measured butter listed for the apples and onions; add the onion and apples. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples soften and their edges start to turn golden. Stir in the thyme for about 1 minute, then take the pan off the heat.
  2. Heat a second large skillet over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes. Add the ghee. Salt both sides of the pork chops and lay them in the hot fat without crowding the pan.
  3. Sear the first side for about 3 to 4 minutes without moving the chops, until golden. Turn with tongs and cook the other side for another 3 to 4 minutes, then check the thickest part with a thermometer. Continue cooking as needed until it reaches 145°F. Transfer the chops to a plate and let them rest for at least 3 minutes while you make the sauce.
    Exactly four browned pork chops resting in a supported stainless pan beside cooked apples and onions
  4. Pour the meat stock into the pork pan and scrape up the browned bits with a wooden spoon. Bring it to a simmer. Whisk in the coconut flour and cider vinegar, breaking up any flour clumps; stir in the separate measured sauce butter until melted.
    Light thyme pan sauce reducing in a supported stainless pan beside four resting pork chops and cooked apples
  5. Spoon the apples and onions around the chops, then pour the pan sauce over them. Taste and add the remaining measured salt as needed. Serve immediately.

Notes

Use homemade chicken meat stock from raw meaty chicken pieces. Pure additive-free coconut flour is permitted; homemade flour is optional. Rest the pork for at least 3 minutes after it reaches 145°F.

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