Chops and Ale with Cabbage and Apple

INGREDIENTS

  • Pork Chops - 2” thickness - 4pcs
  • Granny Smith Apples – cored, sliced - 2pcs
  • Savoy Cabbage – cored, sliced thin - ½ pc
  • Red Onion – peeled, thin slices - 1cup
  • Fresh Thyme - stemmed - 4pc
  • Dijon Mustard   1tbsp
  • Erdinger Weissbier - 1cup
  • Unsalted Butter - 2tbsp
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 2tbsp
  • Kosher Salt -  to taste
  • Fresh Ground Black Pepper -  to taste

 

TECHNIQUE

  1. heat the butter, oil in a large heavy bottom pan,
  2. season chops with salt and pepper
  3. sauté chops until golden brown, turn, repeat,
  4. remove from pan, cover with foil
  5. sauté onion, apple until tender, combine cabbage, season with salt and pepper
  6. deglaze with beer, combine mustard, thyme and stock, cook to reduce
  7. return chops to pan, cover with mixture, cover pan, cook until pork is fully cooked

 

SERVES 4