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    Home » Recipes » Main Dish Recipes

    Pork Chops with Spiced Apple Cider and Bourbon Reduction

    Modified: Jan 10, 2014 · Published: Nov 21, 2009 by Ashley

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    We got a gallon of apple cider at the grocery store, and I wanted to use it to make a sauce to go with some pork chops. This is what I came up with. It turned out really good! The pork was incredibly moist, and the sauce was very flavorful. Next time, I won't bother with the flour because it was a little soggy, but otherwise it was wonderful.

    Pork chop with sauce on a plate.

    Pork Chops with Spiced Apple Cider and Bourbon Reduction
    Ashley Covelli

    For Sauce:

    1 cup apple cider
    ½ cup bourbon
    4 black peppercorns
    1 Turkish bay leaf
    1 cinnamon stick
    1 teaspoon rubbed sage
    2 cloves
    1 dried chile arbol, torn into 3 pieces
    kosher salt

    Bring ingredients to a simmer in a saucepan and allow to reduce, stirring occasionally. Before it gets too thick, strain out the large pieces of spice and pour liquid back into the pan. Allow to thicken to desired consistency.

    For Pork Chops:

    2 center cut pork chops
    flour for dredging
    salt and pepper, to taste
    vegetable or canola oil

    Pat chops dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper and dust with flower, shaking off excess. Heat a cast iron skillet on the stovetop and add oil, swirling to coat the bottom of the pan. Sear pork chops on both sides until nice and brown, and then slide into the oven to finish the cooking (my oven was at 400°F because I had something else in there).

    Serve pork chops with glaze drizzled over top. Enjoy!

    MacGourmet Rating: 4 Stars

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    1. Velva

      November 22, 2009 at 11:47 pm

      Those pork chops look amazing. I think the use of spiced apple cider really bring these pork chops up another notch. I really like it!

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    2. Katy ~

      November 28, 2009 at 8:07 am

      You're killing me here. This sounds amazing.

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