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Pork with apples and toasted walnuts

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Categories: Apple, Fruits, Nuts, Pork, Walnuts Rating: 0
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Ingredients:
1/2 cupWalnuts -- broken
4 Pork loin chops -- each 1
Inch thick
Salt and freshly ground
Pepper
1/3 cupApple juice
2 tbspBrandy
1 Clove garlic -- minced
3/4 tspFresh thyme -- finely
Chopped
1/2 lbsTart green apples -- cored
Sliced ?
Procedures:
1In a large, heavy skillet over high heat, toast walnuts 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
2Remove and set aside.
3Season chops with salt and pepper to taste.
4Trim a piece of fat from the edge of one chop.
5In the same skillet over medium-high heat, heat fat until lightly browned, using a spoon to press and rub fat over bottom of skillet to grease it well.
6Discard fat and increase heat to high.
7Add chops; brown quickly on both sides.
8Pour excess fat, if any, from skillet.
9Add apple juice, brandy, garlic, thyme, and apples to pan.
10Cover pan and cook over medium-low heat 5 to 8 minutes.
11To test for doneness, cut into a chop; it should be tender, juicy, and slightly pink.
12If pork is done and apples are still crunchy, remove pork to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
13Continue to cook apples until they are tender.
14Stir walnuts into sauce in pan.
15Pour walnut-apple sauce over chops.
16Serve chops immediately