Chef Anne Burrell

Have you ever seen this lady on the food network? At first I thought I was watching a female version of Guy Fieri (must have been the hair). Anyways, she sucked me in with her enthusiasm and love for food. She is eccentric, loud, animated and completely entertaining. Her vision is making high-end restaurant quality food......in any average persons kitchen and budget. Hence her catch phrase "You don't have to be a restaurant chef to cook like one". Love it!! She actually made me excited to get in my kitchen and make some grub!!!! I tried out this recipe.........and holy cow!!! It was delicious! Packed full of flavor and super easy!

Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
Recipe courtesy Anne Burrell
Prep Time: 10 min Inactive Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 45 min
Level: Easy Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
4 bone-in pork loin chops, 1- inch thick
Kosher salt
Extra-virgin olive oil
2 onions, thinly sliced
1 pinch crushed red pepper
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
Pinch cinnamon
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves finely chopped
2 cups apple cider

Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Season the pork chops generously with salt. Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and bring it to a high heat. Sear the pork on both sides and on the fat edge, working in batches if the chops don't all fit in the pan at the same time. Be sure not to crowd the pan. Remove the pork from the pan and place on a cookie sheet. Finish the pork in the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Ditch the excess fat from the saute pan. Give a drizzle of fresh olive oil and add the onions and crushed red pepper and season with salt. Cook until the onions become soft and aromatic. Add the apples, cinnamon and rosemary and toss to coat with the oil. Add the cider and cook until the cider has reduced by two-thirds and the onion-apple mixture is very soft and saucy. Serve over the pork chops.
Porky deliciousness!

Seriously..."Porky Deliciousness"? Who thinks of that? Hilarious!!!
Jeremy said it was one of his favorite things I have ever made. The only changes to her recipe is that I used boneless pork chops and I used "sparkling" apple cider because I already had that at home.