Székelyalmás (Pork with Apples and Cider Cream Sauce) | Saveur

Székelyalmás (Pork with Apples and Cider Cream Sauce) | Saveur

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The recipe for tender slices of pork loin in a sumptuous cream sauce comes from Gerda Gherghiceanu, a cook in the Saxon village of Viscri. Fragrant with marjoram, a key herb in Saxon cooking, the...

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Ingredients

  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub> cup olive oil
  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> lb. pork loin, cut into 1/4″-thick slices
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup flour
  • 3 tart apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored, and cut into 8 wedges each
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> red Holland chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cups regular or hard apple cider
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup heavy cream
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp. finely chopped marjoram
  • 1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
  • Cooked white rice, for serving

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