Name: Apple Cranberry Pork Chop
Ingredients: 1 - 8 to 10 oz 1 inch thick pork chop; 1 lemon (1/2 for marinade, ½ for serving); 1 orange (1/2 for marinade, ½ for serving); 1 Honeycrisp apple (you can use Gala, Fuji, Golden Delicious or whatever apple you like); 1 medium onion; ½ C fresh sage leaves; 4 fresh rosemary sprigs; salt and pepper to taste; 2 tbsp. butter; 2 tbsp. brown sugar; 1/3 C dried cranberries; 1 oz brandy

Instructions

1
Place pork chop and next 7 ingredients in a ziplock bag.
2
Mix well and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
3
Remove pork from bag and put in a baking dish along with half of the fruit marinade mixture.
4
Bake approximately 30 to 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145 to 160 degrees depending on how well done you like your pork chops.
5
When pork is about 15 minutes from being done, melt butter in a medium sized skillet over medium high heat.
6
Add brown sugar and cook until dissolved.
7
Toss the rest of the marinade mixture in butter and sugar.
8
Cook about 5 minutes.
9
Throw cranberries in. Stir.
10
Cook another 5 minutes.
11
Pour brandy in, turn heat down to medium low and burn off alcohol and continue cooking until apples are tender.
12
Combine pork chop mixture in skillet to blend all the flavors.
13
Then transfer to a platter.
14
Garnish with other half of lemon and orange wedges.
15
Gorgeous platter! With all that color you know it just has to be bursting with flavor! Serve with my Apple Brandytini http://www.tipsyculinaryqueen.com/2011/11/apple-cranberry-pork-chop-with-a-apple-brandytini.html

Instructions

1
Place pork chop and next 7 ingredients in a ziplock bag.
2
Mix well and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
3
Remove pork from bag and put in a baking dish along with half of the fruit marinade mixture.
4
Bake approximately 30 to 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145 to 160 degrees depending on how well done you like your pork chops.
5
When pork is about 15 minutes from being done, melt butter in a medium sized skillet over medium high heat.
6
Add brown sugar and cook until dissolved.
7
Toss the rest of the marinade mixture in butter and sugar.
8
Cook about 5 minutes.
9
Throw cranberries in. Stir.
10
Cook another 5 minutes.
11
Pour brandy in, turn heat down to medium low and burn off alcohol and continue cooking until apples are tender.
12
Combine pork chop mixture in skillet to blend all the flavors.
13
Then transfer to a platter.
14
Garnish with other half of lemon and orange wedges.
15
Gorgeous platter! With all that color you know it just has to be bursting with flavor! Serve with my Apple Brandytini http://www.tipsyculinaryqueen.com/2011/11/apple-cranberry-pork-chop-with-a-apple-brandytini.html

Apple Cranberry Pork Chop

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Apple Cranberry Pork Chop

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