Pork Chops in Apple Sauce
By :Amy Jacky
Make this quick & easy 1-minute pressure cooker pork chops and simple homemade applesauce. Moist & tender pork chops drizzled with warm cinnamon applesauce
Votes: 24
Rating: 4.67
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Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Difficulty Medium
Browse Category Meat
Duration 15-30 min
Diet Low Carb, Paleo
Cooking Technique Pressure Cook
Main Ingredient Apples, Pork
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Servings
2-4 servings
Ingredients
  • 2-4 pork loin chops centre-cut bone in was used when making this recipe, Try to choose pork loin chops with some marbling of fat.
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or olive oil
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic roughly minced
  • 2 gala apples thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves optional
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock low sodium, or water
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • kosher salt to taste
  • black pepper ground, to taste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water, optional
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Difficulty Medium
Browse Category Meat
Duration 15-30 min
Diet Low Carb, Paleo
Cooking Technique Pressure Cook
Main Ingredient Apples, Pork
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Servings
2-4 servings
Ingredients
  • 2-4 pork loin chops centre-cut bone in was used when making this recipe, Try to choose pork loin chops with some marbling of fat.
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or olive oil
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic roughly minced
  • 2 gala apples thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves optional
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock low sodium, or water
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • kosher salt to taste
  • black pepper ground, to taste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water, optional
Votes: 24
Rating: 4.67
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Instructions
  1. Make a few small cutsaround the sides of the pork chops so they will stay flat and brown evenly. Season the pork chops with generous amount of kosher salt and ground black pepper.
  2. Press Sauté button and click the adjust button to go to Sauté More function on the Instant Pot. Wait until the indicator says "hot".
  3. Add grapeseed oil into the pot. Ensure to coat the oil over the whole bottom of the pot. Add the seasoned pork chops into the pot, then let it brown for roughly 2 – 3 minutes on each side (don’t need to keep flipping). Remove and set aside.
  4. Reduce the heat to medium by pressing cancel button, then pressing sauté button. Add in the sliced onions and stir. Add a pinch of kosher salt and ground black pepper to season if you like. Cook the onions for roughly 1 minute until soften. Then, add garlic and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  5. Add in the thinly sliced gala apples, whole cloves (optional) and cinnamon powder, then give it a quick stir. Slice the apples thinly because you want to extract as much of their juice into the sauce as possible within a relatively short cooking time. Add the honey and partially deglaze the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.
  6. Add chicken stock and light soy sauce, then fully deglaze the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Taste the seasoning and add more salt and pepper if desired.
  7. Place the pork chops back with all the meat juice into the pot.
  8. Close lid and pressure cook on Manual at high pressure for 1 minute. When time is up, turn off the Instant Pot and let it fully natural release (roughly 10 minutes). Open the lid carefully.
  9. Remove the pork chops and set aside. Make sure to check the pork chops' internal temperature with a Food Thermometer. Temperature needs to be at least 145°F. Turn heat to medium by pressing the sauté button. Remove the cloves and taste the seasoning one more time. Add more salt and pepper if desired. Add butter and stir until it has fully dissolved into the sauce.
  10. Optional Step: Mix the cornstarch with water and mix it into the applesauce one third at a time until desired thickness.
  11. Drizzle the applesauce over the pork chops and serve immediately with side dishes. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes

 

18 replies
  1. Mcmomof3
    Mcmomof3 says:

    This was delicious! I doubled it and ended up pureeing the sauce to thicken it as my son can’t have cornstarch. The flavors are great. Since i had lots more meat I pressure-cooked for 5 minutes.

  2. Carasmith123
    Carasmith123 says:

    This was so good! I will definitely be making it again. I skipped the cloves and it still tasted great.

  3. Flakeyone
    Flakeyone says:

    Did not have Gala apples so substituted a half a cup of applesauce for each Apple called for. Also had no cornstarch but use 3 tablespoons of flour per 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and it worked well. Delicious recipe and result.

  4. Flakeyone
    Flakeyone says:

    Tip
    Use four boneless chops. Your not going to fit four bone in chopsin the bottom of a 6 quart to sear.

  5. Small2716
    Small2716 says:

    Easy recipe that turned out great. Meat was moist and very tasty. I did sub center cut pork and my canned apples.

  6. kmouse
    kmouse says:

    Very flavorful but I felt the chops were not as tender as I wanted. I cooked them a couple minutes longer but will cook a bit longer than that. Cooked 6 chops ( w additional apples and broth, etc) cooked 5 minutes. Next time will do 7.

  7. Debbiesue52
    Debbiesue52 says:

    This sauce turned out super good. It’s kind of like apple sauce gravy! And it was gluten-free.

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