Need a fast & easy pork chop recipe? You will want to try this Easy Apple Raisin Smothered Pork Chops. Comfort food at its best. Made right on your stovetop in a skillet pan. Just super healthy & quick.
Easy Apple Raisin Smothered Pork Chops Recipe
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour
Total Time: 1 Hour, 15 Minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Pork and apples are just made for each other. Ahhhh…… Comfort food. This Easy Apple Raisin Smothered Pork Chops recipe is asavory combination of tender sage-seasoned pork chops, golden raisins, and apples – topped with a creamy flavored sauce.
This is a recipe I developed after being placed on a low-iodine diet for radioactive treatment for thyroid cancer. The diet is awful, to say the least, but I found some workaround ways that made it palatable. This is one of those recipes that helped me endure a highly restricted diet. Even after my treatment (which I went through twice – BLAH) this recipe still greets our dinner table.
Sure, it brings back some memories, but it remains one of my favorite and easy ways to make pork chops. In a word: Yum. And that pretty much sums it up.
Simple Ingredients Needed For Apple Raisin Pork Chops
Please note that a printable ingredient list and recipe can be found below.
- 6 Boneless Pork Chops
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp vinegar – apple cider
- 1 cup raisins (golden are my favorite)
- 3 tart apples cut & peeled (I use Empire)
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- salt, pepper & sage to taste
- Canola Oil or Olive Oil
Your idea about pork chops
Pork chops that are thinly sliced are not considered dry cuts of meat. A good pork chop is as delicious and juicy. Finding the right cut does make the difference. I do perfect a center-cut boneless chop.
Our family purchases a whole pork tenderloin and we slice our own pork chops. We do this because oftentimes purchasing this large amount of meat is cheaper. It is all about the savings. I can’t help being frugal-minded.
If you are buying pre-sliced chops, make sure that they are 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick. If you don’t see any in at your local grocery store, you can often ask. This way, you know for sure you are getting it cut the way you want. Here is another great recipe to try – Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops.
How to Make Apple Raisin Smothered Pork Chops – Easy Recipe
First, you will need to preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Your chops start on the stovetop first and will cook to perfection in the oven. Once you are ready, then you want to season pork chops with salt, pepper, and sage.
Then, brown chops on both sides in a skillet with canola oil on medium-high heat in a large skillet or if you prefer in a dutch oven. Cooking just enough to brown, a few minutes on each side.
Next step, once browned, remove from the skillet and set aside. Then add to all the delicious renderings flour, water, vinegar, and raisins. You will be making a “sauce” to smother your pork chops.
You will want to cook the raisin sauce mixture until it thickens. It Should be noted: If you taste this mixture during the cooking process, it will not taste all that great. I have to be honest. Please trust me when I say the flavors of this dish will all come together. Believe me, I wouldn’t stir you wrong.
Next, arrange the chops in a casserole dish. Top with apples (peeled). Sprinkle with brown sugar and top with thickened raisin mixture. Lastly, bake covered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
And there you have it. Absolutely delicious Apple Raisin Smothered Pork Chops. OH, SO GOOD!!! Now listen, try to be civilized. The temptation to eat everyone else’s pork chops might be tempting, but you’re better than that. So just keep calm and make more pork chops.
Easy Apple Raisin Smothered Pork Chops Recipe
Now doesn’t that look delicious? And yet the word YUM is the best and only way, to sum up, these Easy Apple Raisin Smothered Pork Chops. Now it is time to get you ready with this recipe. You can print your recipe below.
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Yield: 6
Easy Apple Raisin Smothered Pork Chops
Need a fast & easy pork chop recipe? This is comfort food at its best. Not only are they very simple to make they taste “like mama would have made them. Made right on your stovetop in a skillet pan. Just super healthy & quick.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 Pork Chops
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 cup raisins (golden are my favorite)
- 3 tart apples cut & peeled (I use Empire)
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- salt, pepper & sage to taste
- Canola Oil or Olive Oil
Instructions
- Pre-heat over to 350 degrees.
- Season pork chops with salt, pepper & sage. Brown in a skillet with canola oil. Once browned, remove.
- Add flour, then water, vinegar, and raisins. Cook and stir to thicken.
- Arrange chops in casserole. Top with peeled & sliced apples. Sprinkle with brown sugar and top with raisin mixture.
- Bake covered for 30 minutes.
Notes
I have also made this recipe on the stovetop instead of baking it. Tastes just as good and ready in 30 minutes. Cook on low simmer for 30 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 490Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 190mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 3gSugar: 26gProtein: 42g
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