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Herbed Apple Salad with Pan-Seared Porkchop

Herbed Apple Salad with Pan-Seared Porkchop

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by safenervine

Herbed Apple Salad with Pan-Seared Porkchop

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by safenervine

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Salad with Apples
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    safenervine's Notes: Does anyone remember that Brady Bunch episode touting Porkchops and applesauce? Well, this is my grown-up answer to that classic meal (without the fun voice). I've always loved texture in...

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Serves 4-6

  1. Heat a pan large enough for all the pork chops you are cooking on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of butter. Once melted, add all Breadcrumb ingredients and toast a few minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly browned. Remove from pan and put to the side.

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  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and turn a burner on to medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

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  3. Lightly salt and pepper both sides of the porkchops. Lay pork chops in the pan and allow to sear for 2 minutes without moving them. Flip pork chops over in the pan and allow to cook 1 minute. Turn off the stove and place the entire pan in the oven to cook for 5 to 8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the pork chops. You want them cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees. Take the pan out of the oven and quickly add 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to the pan, and coat all of the chops. Let chops rest.

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  4. Assemble first 4 ingredients of the salad. Stir together remaining lemon juice and olive oil, and toss with salad. Slice porkchops. Top the salad with porkchop slices, breadcrumbs, and shaved Grano Padano.

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  5. Add freshly ground salt and pepper to taste and serve.

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1 Comment on Herbed Apple Salad with Pan-Seared Porkchop

Copy_of_me Reply

Brady Bunch porkchops & applesauce "kicked up a few notches" :)

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