Smothered Pork Chops with Cider and Apples | America's Test Kitchen

Smothered Pork Chops with Cider and Apples | America's Test Kitchen

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Skip the condensed soup and thick-cut chops for deep flavor and tender meat.

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Ingredients

  • 3 ounces bacon (about 3 slices), cut into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cups apple cider
  • vegetable oil
  • 4 bone-in, rib-end pork chops 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
  • ground black pepper
  • 1 medium yellow onion , halved pole-to-pole and sliced thin (about 1 3/4 cups)
  • 1 Granny Smith apple (large), or 2 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 3/8-inch wedges
  • table salt
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 medium cloves garlic , pressed through garlic press or minced (about 2 teaspoons)
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves

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