Pork Chops With Onions, Sage and Applesauce

A nice pork chop dish with onions and homemade applesauce. From the Mansion House, Poole, England.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  large golden delicious apples, peeled, cut into 8 wedges
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 4  whole cloves
• 6  tablespoons butter
• 1  medium onion, finely chopped
• 4  center-cut pork chops, 1-inch thick
• 1  cup  chicken stock
• 1  cup  beef stock
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh sage, minced or 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried sage, rubbed

Directions

1. Combine apples, water, 2 tablespoons sugar and cloves in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Cover; cook until apples are tender, about 12 minutes. Discard cloves. Using fork, coarsely mash apple mixture. Taste, adding more sugar if desired. Simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
2. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion; saute until golden, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
3. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork with salt and pepper. Add to skillet; saute until brown and cooked through, about 8 minutes per side. Transfer to platter; tent with foil. Add both stocks and sage to skillet; bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Boil juices until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, rewarm onion mixture, stirring occasionally. Rewarm applesauce, stirring occasionally.
5. Divide onion among plates. Top with pork. Spoon pan juices over pork and serve with applesauce alongside.