Healthy Pfizer Recipes

Smoked Pork Chops with Onion and Cider Glaze
by Heather and Chad Behnken, Aurora, CO

Ingredients
4 1-inch thick bone-in or boneless smoked pork chops

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 large onion, sliced thin

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups unfiltered apple cider

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Yields
4 Servings

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, place rack in the middle position. Pat chops dry. Brown chops with oil in a 12-inch skillet over moderately high heat. Brown one side only. Transfer browned chops (brown side up) to shallow baking pan, reserving skillet. Bake chops until heated through, about 20-25 minutes.

While chops bake, melt butter in skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then cook onion with sugar and salt, scraping up brown bits with wooden spoon until onion is softened, 8-10 minutes. Add cider and vinegar and bring to boil, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender and liquid is reduced to a glaze, about 10-15 minutes more.

Serve chops with glaze.