Description
This is an easy recipe to make, you can prepare and store the coating/spread a week in advance and use as a marinade or coating for other meats through the week or thicken up with more butter and use to roast vegetables in.
Fresh or dried sage and rosemary can be used. I don't use a lot of garlic in this as i just like to taste a little hint, not a big kick.
Preparation takes around 15 minutes and cooking will take around 60 minutes, leaving you time to help the kids get their homework finished, or have a cheeky glass of wine.
Oh, this recipe is to serve 4 family members (1 pork loin each)
Ingredients
- Boneless Pork Chops
- Applesauce
- Butter
- Sage
- Rosemary
- Garlic Clove
- Olive Oil
- Apple
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- First you need to make the spread / coating, as this is where all the flavours will come from
- Start by mixing the butter, apple sauce and oil together
- Finely chop the rosemary and sage if using fresh herbs
- Add to the mixture
- Crush the garlic clove
- Add to the mixture
- Season the spread with salt and pepper
- The coating needs to be of quite a stiff consistency so you can coat the meat well, the instructions here should make it well but if it is not quite stiff enough, blend a little more butter into it
- Take the pork and score the meat with lines all over
- Place each chop on its own piece of foil – enough so it can be wrapped tightly when ready
- Smear the coating all over the meat, massaging it in, generously
- Wrap in foil tightly and place in the oven on gas mark 4 / 170c for 30 minutes
- Remove from the oven and allow time for foil to cool slightly, open up the parcels and place 2 wedges of the chopped bramley apple on each piece of meat
- If the meat is looking a little dry then add more spread / covering
- Wrap again and return to the oven
- I usually allow an extra 30 minutes but be sure to check the meat through the whole duration to prevent burning or over cooking
- Serve when ready with your favourite side dish – honey roasted parsnips and roast potatoes are my favourite