Skillet Apple Pork Chops with Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Zucchini

Skillet Apple Pork Chops with Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Zucchini

Area: American

Category: Pork

Ingredients

IngredientsMeasure
Potatoes2
Apples1
Garlic2 cloves
Lemon1
Pork2
Zucchini1
Chicken Stock1
Vegetable Oil1 tbsp
Sugar1 1/2 tsp
Butter2 tbsp

Instruction

  • Serves 2 1
  • Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 450 degrees
  • Wash and dry all produce
  • Dice sweet potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces
  • Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper
  • Roast on top rack for 12 minutes (we'll roast the zucchini then)
  • 2
  • Meanwhile, halve and core apple; thinly slice into half-moons
  • Peel and finely chop garlic
  • Quarter lemon
  • Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons
  • Toss on a second baking sheet with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt and pepper
  • Set aside
  • 3
  • Pat pork dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper
  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat
  • Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-5 minutes per side
  • Turn off heat; transfer to a plate
  • 4
  • Once sweet potatoes have roasted 12 minutes, transfer baking sheet with zucchini to middle rack and continue roasting until both veggies are browned and softened, 12-15 minutes more
  • 5
  • Meanwhile, melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for pork over medium-high heat
  • Add apple and season with salt and pepper
  • Cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until apple is slightly softened, 2-3 minutes
  • Add garlic; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds
  • Add 1/z cup water (3/4 cup for 4), stock concentrate, and 11/2 tsp sugar (3 tsp for 4)
  • Cook, stirring, until sauce has thickened and apple is very tender, 3-5 minutes
  • Season with salt and pepper
  • 6
  • Remove pan with apple from heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) and a squeeze of lemon juice
  • Divide pork, zucchini, and sweet potatoes between plates
  • Top pork with glazed apple sauce
  • Top zucchini with a squeeze of lemon juice