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Pork Chops with Éphémère Sauce

Ingredients

3-4 large center-cut pork chops, bone-in
1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 sprig fresh rosemary, stripped and chopped finely
1 small to medium onion, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 medium Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced thinly, skins on
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 tablespoon demarara sugar or ½ teaspoon light brown sugar combined with 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
zest of one orange, grated
12 ounces Éphémère beer *
1-2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Salt and pepper to taste
freshly chopped cilantro

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
  
• Heat a large skillet as hot as it will go on your stovetop and sear the chops for three minutes per side. Remove to plate temporarily.
  
• Lower heat to medium and add vegetable oil to pan. Swirl to coat.
  
• Add garlic and rosemary and saute for about one minute.
  
• Add onions, salt, and black pepper. Cook till onions are translucent.
  
• Add sliced apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon, allspice, grated nutmeg, sugar, and all but about 1 tablespoon of the orange zest. Stir to combine. Cook about five minutes or until apples become slightly tender.
  
• Arrange seared chops on top of apples and place entire skillet in oven.
  
• Bake 15-20 minutes or till chops register 160° F internal temperature.
  
• Remove to serving dish, place in warming oven, and return skillet to stovetop.
  
• Heat skillet to medium high heat, and deglaze with Éphémère beer, scraping the bottom of the pan thoroughly.
  
• Reduce liquid by half, then remove from heat, add butter, and stir till melted. Correct the seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
  
• Pour sauce over chops and apples, and garnish with fresh chopped cilantro, a few grates of nutmeg, and remaining orange zest.
  

Makes 3-4 servings.

* If Éphémère is unavailable in your area, or if you don't like beer, substitute 1 cup apple juice combined with ½ cup cold water for deglazing the pan.

Comments

this sounds delicious. now to just find that beer...

*whinewhinewhine*

there are no distributors in kansas, so can you tell me what it tastes like? wait...it's ephemeral so it changes from batch to batch. BAH. oh well, i will use the apple juice/water combo i suppose.

*more whining*