Pork Chops with Apples

Recipe adapted from The Pioneer Woman

Yield:  6 pork chops

Ingredients:

6 whole boneless pork chops, about 1/2-inch thick

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp butter

2 whole Gala apples, diced

1/2 cup dry white wine

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

3/4 cup pure maple syrup

Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add olive oil and butter, and heat until butter is melted.

Season both sides of pork chops with salt and pepper.  Add to the skillet and brown on both sides, until nice and golden.  Remove from skillet and put pork chops on a plate and set aside.

Reduce heat to medium.  Add apples, and cook, stirring, for one minute.  Pour in wine and vinegar, then whisk, scraping the bottom of the pan to deglaze it.  Cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.  Pour in the maple syrup and add a dash of salt and pepper.  Stir, then return pork chops to pan.  Cover the pan and simmer on low for 20 minutes.  Serve pork chops with sides of your choice, and spoon the apples and sauce over the top.