Braised Pork Chops

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Braised Pork Chops cooked low and slow in the oven make a delicious fall or winter family meal. All the ingredients are browned for flavor before placing them in the oven. In our case, carrots, onions, apples, and bone-in pork chops are browned in a Dutch oven. The chops are cooked on a bed of vegetables with a cup of liquid in a 300F degree oven for 1 hour and 25 minutes (give or take depending on the thickness of the pork chops). Serve with Wilted Spinach Salad with Almonds and Cranberries or some Leafy Greens to round out the meal.

Braised Pork Chops

Nutrivore Score: 257

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 45

Total Time 2

Servings

Calories 567kcal

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Ingredients

4 8 ounce pork chops bone-in
1 medium onion
6 medium carrots (cut in 2″ slices)
2 medium apples (peeled and cut in 1″ dice)
5 slices ginger (1″ diameter)
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup white wine (dry)
2 tablespoon lard (or substitute tallow or coconut oil)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300F.
Cut carrots into large 2” chunks. Cut onion in half and then cut each half into four wedges. Peel and core apples and cut into large 1” chunks (I got a dozen pieces per apple).
Grind fennel seed in a spice grinder or Magic Bullet. Combine with nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Rub over pork to thoroughly coat.
Heat 2 Tbsp cooking fat over medium-high heat in a small stock pot or extra-large oven-safe frying pan (if you have a Le Creucet, even better!). Add ginger slices and cook 3-4 minutes until browned and fragrant. Remove ginger (unless you love big ginger chunks).
Add pork to oil and brown on all sides (you may have to do this in 2 or 3 batches), adding more cooking fat if needed. Remove browned pork from pan and set aside.
Add onion and carrots to pan and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more cooking fat if needed. Add pork back to pot (nudging pork in between carrots and onion). Add wine to pot. Add apple to the top.
Cover and place in the oven and bake for 1 hour 25 minutes.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Braised Pork Chops

Amount per Serving

Calories

567

% Daily Value*

Fat

Saturated Fat

Trans Fat

0.1

Polyunsaturated Fat

Monounsaturated Fat

Cholesterol

159

Sodium

479

Potassium

1342

Carbohydrates

Fiber

Sugar

Protein

100

Vitamin A

15347

307

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.