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3-Ingredient Pork Chops With Roasted Apples and Sage

By Molly Baz

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In Epi's 3-Ingredient Recipes series, we show you how to make great food with just three ingredients (plus staples like oil, salt, and pepper).

The classic pairing of pork and apples gets enhanced by a hint of sage for a simple and delicious dinner.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    20 minutes

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

4 (1 1/4"-thick) bone-in pork chops
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 medium crisp, sweet apples (such as Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Gala), cut into 2" wedges
10 sage leaves

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Sear pork chops, turning occasionally (including outside edge of fat cap), until browned all over, 8–10 minutes. Transfer chops to a roasting pan.

    Step 2

    Cook apples, sage, and 1/2 tsp. salt in same skillet over medium heat, turning apples, until browned on all sides, about 3 minutes. Transfer apples and sage to roasting pan, nestling around chops.

    Step 3

    Transfer roasting pan to oven and roast until chops are cooked through and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of chops registers 160°F, 8–10 minutes.

    Step 4

    Divide chops among plates and serve with apples and sage alongside.

TagsPork ChopPorkMeatAppleFruitSageHerbs & SpicesMainDinnerDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeQuickEasyWeeknight Meals5 Ingredients or Fewer30 Minutes or LessOven BakeRoastEpicurious

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