A month ago, when I was still living with my parents, I made this yummy dinner! Hubby got me an awesome apple peeler/corer, so I knew this was the perfect time to make this dish I had been saving. My little gadget has come in handy and gotten good use already just from all the apples my SS eats. He likes them without the skin, and likes to help me peel them. Prep that would have taken me probably half an hour or longer with a hand peeler, took literally ten minutes. I was THRILLED. Our bunnies were happy, too, because they got all the yummy peels. They scarfed them up!
I got this recipe off of Pinterest, of course, but after making it, I've tweaked it a bit to how I felt made it better. This also let me use my crock pot for the first time (: So all around, this dinner was full of excitement!
Living at home, there were more people to feed, on top of the huge amount my boys already eat. so I'll give you the smaller ingredients that will feed four to six people.
Ingredients:
5-6 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored (I used 10)
4-6 boneless pork chops (I think I used 6)
Some butter to cook pork chops in
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
Start by heating a skillet over medium high heat, and add some butter. Slap your pork chops in there and cook them for 5-6 minutes on each side until they are golden brown.
While they're cooking, peel, core, and cube your apples. If you have the little gadget like me, this is super easy to do while the chops are cooking. Put all of your apple cubes in a large bowl and add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss them around and put them in the crock pot. My SS loved this part, too, since I let him mix them while I finished the pork chops.
Then, place your pork chops on top, and cook on low. The recipe I followed said 6-7 hours but that was far too long. I think I cooked mine for 5 hours and the apples were almost mush. Also, if you want some really juicy pork chops, try putting them in the middle of the apples. Mine came out just a bit dry. Experiment with it and watch your apples to see what works best!
I served these with some potatoes and broccoli, and they were a hit. The apples tasted incredible, and probably would have made an awesome apple sauce if cooked longer. Hubby took some to work the next day, and my SS bragged about dinner to everyone. Mostly that he got to help peel the apples, but he still loved the dinner, too. (; I've been waiting to make this again, so let me know how ya'll like it! (:
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