Name: Roast pork chops with apples, onion and sage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 50 gm butter, softened; 2 golden shallots, finely chopped; 1 tbsp thinly sliced sage; 4 pork loin steaks (about 250gm each); 2 red gala apples, cored and cut into thin wedges; 250 ml (1 cup) cider, warmed; Steamed baby green beans, to serve

Roast pork chops with apples, onion and sage

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for roast pork chops with apples, onion and sage

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

17M

Total

27M

Ingredients

50 gm butter, softened

2 golden shallots, finely chopped

1 tbsp thinly sliced sage

4 pork loin steaks (about 250gm each)

2 red gala apples, cored and cut into thin wedges

250 ml (1 cup) cider, warmed

Steamed baby green beans, to serve

Method

1.Combine butter, shallot and sage in a bowl and season to taste. Preheat grill to high. Lay pork steaks on a work surface and spread with half the shallot butter. Scatter apple over base of a large oven-proof frying pan and place pork, butter-side up, on top. Grill until golden (3-5 minutes), turn, spread pork with remaining shallot butter and grill until golden and cooked through (another 3-5 minutes).

2.Transfer pork to a plate, cover with foil and keep warm. Place frying pan over medium heat, add cider and bring to the boil. Cook until sauce is thick and reduced by half (5-7 minutes). Serve steaks and apple with apple sauce and steamed baby green beans.

Styling by Adelaide Lucas

Styling by Geraldine Muñoz