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Pork Chops Baked in Foil with Apple

Each pork chop is sealed in a foil packet with sliced apple, honey, marjoram and a splash of cider and baked slowly, so it steams in its own juices. No pan to scrub and the meat stays moist.

  • Yield4 servings
  • Hands-on15 min
  • Total1 h 25 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 4 tspolive oil
  • 4pork chops
  • 1large sweet apple
  • 4 tsphoney
  • 4 sprigsmarjoram
  • 120 mlhard cider
  • to tastesalt and black pepper

To serve

  • to tastemashed potatoesoptional
  • to tastegreen vegetablesoptional

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Sulfites
  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Potato (white)
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Broccoli
  • Spinach
  • Zucchini
  • Marjoram
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Honey
  • Fructose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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