Pork Chops and Apples in Mustard Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 lbs apples, quartered, cored, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
• 4 pork loin chops, about 3/4 inch thick, trimmed of excess fat
• coarse salt
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 1 cup heavy cream (or 1/2 cup low-fat yogurt or 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream and 1/2 cup low-fat milk)
• 1/3 cup Dijon mustard (or (to taste)
• fresh ground pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. 2

   Spread the apples in a lightly buttered gratin dish, large enough to hold the pork chops in a single layer.

3. 3

   Place gratin dish in the oven and bake apples for 15 minutes.

4. 4

   While apples are baking, saute the salted pork chops over medium heat until nicely colored on each side-7 to 8 minutes per side.

5. 5

   Remove gratin dish from the oven and arrange the chops on top of the apples.

6. 6

   Deglaze the saute pan with the white wine and reduce by half.

7. 7

   Drizzle reduction over the chops.

8. 8

   Mix cream (or sour cream/yogurt and milk) and mustard, adding mustard little by little until you are happy with the taste.

9. 9

   Pour evenly over the chops and apples and grate pepper overall.

10. 10

    Return to oven and bake an additional 15 minutes.