Balsamic Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Apples
Ingredients
The Dish:
- 4 bone-in pork chops
- Salt and pepper
- Primal Palate Amore seasoning or any Italian seasoning blend
- 2 Tbsp ghee
- 2/3 cup balsamic vinegar Whole30 compliant
- 1 Tbsp raw honey omit for Whole30 – or use 1 Tbsp date paste
- Fresh rosemary if desired
- 1 med sweet potato cut into 3/4” pieces
- 1 1/2 Tbsp melted coconut oil for roasting
- Salt and pepper
- 1 large honeycrisp apple cut into 1” pieces
- 1 small red onion sliced
Servings: 4 Servings
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees and heat a large heavy skillet over med-hi heat, add the ghee to melt.
Pork Chops:
- Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper and Primal Palate Amore seasoning on both sides.
- Once skillet and ghee are sizzling, add pork chops and sear until toast brown on the first side (about 3-4 mins) then flip and repeat for second side. (They should be nearly cooked through at this point, adjust timing for thickness)
- Remove to a large plate and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Lower heat to medium/low and add balsamic and honey/date paste, if using, whisking. Raise heat to med and cook for 5 mins, until mixture is reduced and beginning to turn syrupy.
- Return pork chops to skillet and cook another 2-3 mins, flipping once to coat them in balsamic. Sprinkle with rosemary if using. Serve with sweet potato apple mixture, drizzling extra glaze over the top.
Sweet Potato/Apple Mix:
- Toss sweet potatoes with oil and arrange sweet potatoes on a large (nonstick) baking sheet (you can also line with parchment if desired), sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 25 mins, then stir/flip and add the apples and onions.
- Continue to roast another 15 mins or until apples and onions are soft and sweet potatoes are toasty. Serve with pork chops, with extra balsamic glaze if desired. Enjoy!
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- To make straining easier I use a mesh strainer over a pitcher-style 4-cup measuring cup. This makes transferring the stock to the canning jars easier. I do one jar at a time, cleaning out the strainer as needed. the fat will rise tot he top of the jars in the fridge which can be included in whatever you are making or scraped off if your body is not ready for all the fat. Discard the bones and vegetables. Meat still on the bones can be eaten or reserved for soups.
- I love to drink the broth warm with a little sea salt added with meals or use it cook rice or vegetables. I also use it anytime a recipe calls for stock or broth. So delicious healing to your gut!
- More great resources for making your own bone broths:
- Listen to this great interview with the master of bone broth Chef Lance and Sean Croxton from Undergroundwellness. http://undergroundwellness.com/retrolance/
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