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Honey Garlic Pork Chops
with apple, sweet potato, and kale salad

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Honey and garlic come together to give these pork chops a sweet / savory glaze. Bake the pork chops in the oven while tossing together a fresh salad with sweet potato and apple matchsticks. This recipe was reviewed as flavorful and fast when we introduced it in 2016, so we brought it back for this week of quick favorites.

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4
Honey Garlic Pork Chops:
  • Garlic - 2 cloves , chopped
  • Honey - 2 Tbsp
  • Soy sauce, low-sodium - 2 tsp
  • Vinegar, red or white wine - 1 tsp
  • Pork chops, bone-in or out - 4
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Apple, Sweet Potato and Kale Salad:
  • Sweet potatoes, small - 1 , julienne
  • Apples, any variety - 1 , julienne
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Vinegar, balsamic - 2 tsp
  • Lemon juice - 2 tsp
  • Honey - 1 tsp
  • Oil, olive - 2 Tbsp
  • Baby kale - 5 oz
  • Almonds, slivered or sliced (sub peanuts) - 1/4 cup

Prep

  1. Make honey garlic glaze - Chop garlic. Combine garlic with honey (portion for pork), soy sauce, and red / white wine vinegar. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  2. Sweet potatoes - Julienne sweet potatoes (video is for fruit, but slice sweet potatoes into small matchsticks as shown in the video). (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  3. Pork chops - Tenderize with a fork and season with some salt and pepper. (Can be done 1 day ahead)

  4. Apples - Julienne apples. If not using right away, toss with a bit of lemon juice (not in ingredients list) to prevent them from turning brown.

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Make

  1. Heat oven to 425F (218C).

  2. Heat an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil (the portion for the salad) and then sweet potato with a pinch of salt. Saute until tender and golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.

  3. Set sweet potato aside and return pan to heat.

  4. Add cooking oil (the portion for the pork) to heated pan. Sear pork chops for 2 to 3 minutes per side over high heat, until they are browned and crisp.

  5. Transfer pork chops to the oven and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until pork is firm to the the touch (145F / 62C degrees).

  6. In the last 2 minutes of cooking, brush the top of pork chops with honey garlic glaze.

  7. Remove pork chops from the pan and allow to rest for five minutes before slicing. Reserve pan sauce that remains after cooking the pork.

  8. While pork rests, whisk together balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, and honey (portion for the salad). Add olive oil while whisking. Toss kale, apples, sweet potatoes, and almonds in dressing. Top the salad with some black pepper.

  9. Slice pork chops and pour reserved pan sauce over the slices. Serve with salad on the side. Enjoy!


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