Apple Bourbon BBQ Pork Chops
These apple and bourbon scented pork chops are a great fall or anytime meal. Make them stovetop or in the slow cooker.
Servings: 6
Calories: 571kcal
Ingredients
- 6 large bone-in rib or sirloin pork chops
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tart apples cored and sliced in 1/2-inch slices (don’t peel)
SAUCE
- 1/2 cup good-quality BBQ sauce
- 1 cup apple jelly
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup bourbon*
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp crushed thyme -OR- 4-5 sprigs fresh bruised
Instructions
- Stovetop Directions:
- Mix all sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Heat oil in a large skillet. Brown chops well on all sides.
- Add apples. Pour sauce over chops, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove chops to a serving plate, cover and keep warm.
- Raise heat to medium and reduce sauce to half the original volume (takes about 10 minutes). Turn apples once or twice during this time.
- Pour sauce and apples over chops. Serve immediately.
- Slow Cooker Directions:
- Mix sauce and brown chops as in stovetop directions.
- Place chops in a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Pour sauce over chops and cook on low 3 hours, on high 1 1/2 hours.
- Add apples to slow cooker and cook on low 3-4 more hours, on high 1 1/2-2 hours.
- Sauce may be reduced on stovetop if a more syrupy sauce is desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1person | Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 334mg | Potassium: 735mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 63g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg