Apple Butter Pork

Pork is a favourite meat for Italian cooking.  It is flavourful and juicy.  In Italy many families raised their own pigs and slaughtered them.  In the 1940’s during the depression, it was the main source of food.  They treasured the pig meat and used every part of the pig.  Growing up I remember pickled pig’s feet and headcheese.  Most of my friends laughed at this, but they were actually nutritious and good.  Apple Butter Pork is a new dish I created.

Looking at eating healthier I lay this pork on a bed of carrot noodles, apples and onions.  I experiment with new fats, and this recipe has coconut oil.  When cooking, I use a refined coconut oil because it has no scent.  I always buy organic.  The apple butter comes from one of our local farms made right here in Leamington.  Feeling blessed to have an abundance of natural products in the area.  I buy my apples at the local orchards open all year.

I peel the carrots and use the peeler to make long strips.

Working on my knife skills.  The apples cut in julienne strips.

The apples, onions and carrots in the pan with salt and pepper.

The sauce comes together and the colour of the apple butter is deep and dark.

The chops browned and glazed with the sauce.

Such a healthy bed for the pork chops.

The raspberries make the dish pop!!

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Apple Butter Pork

A new recipe on a bed of carrot noodles, apples and onions.  

Course Main Course

Cuisine Home Cooking in Canada, Italian

Keyword Apple Butter Pork

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Author Renata Solski

Ingredients

• 4 boneless pork chops pork loin sliced is also good
• salt and pepper
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp apple butter
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 tsp garam marsala I used my homemade
• 2 large firm apples sliced
• 3 medium carrots
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• rasperries, blueberries, oranges, peaches garnish
• parsley garnish

Instructions

1. Trim pork chops.

   Place the coconut oil in the pan.

   Sear the pork chops using salt and pepper. 

   Remove the pork chops .

   In the same pan saute the apples, onions and carrot strips. Put on a large platter. 

   Cook for 5 minutes and remove from pan.

   In a small bowl combine the apple butter, mustard, garam marsala,salt and pepper.

   Put the chops back into the pan.  

   Pour the sauce over the chops, reduce heat to medium/low and cook covered for 5 minutes.

   Remove the lid and raise heat to high. 

   Hit the hot pan with the apple cider vinegar.

   Remove and place pork chops over the carrots, apples and onion.

   Garnish with the sauce and parsley.

   I like to garnish with some fresh fruit.  Today I used raspberries.