Pork Chops With Apple-Bacon Relish Recipe

These quickly grilled pork chops get a big boost of flavor from a big pile of sweet-savory relish, and with apple season about to start, there’s no better time to start experimenting with all the ways you can make them delicious.

Cooking them here with red onions, bacon crumbles, and fresh thyme gives you a savory, slightly rustic topping that might taste even better than the pork chops underneath.

For the apples, use whatever kind you can get fresh off the tree: all kinds of different varieties could work well here, depending on what effect you’re going for.

This is a good recipe for early Fall because you can make it either a lighter meal if it’s still warm or a heavier, more comforting meal if you’ve already got the heater running.

For a more summery effect, go with a salad and some roasted zucchini or yellow squash; for more of a winter comfort food, try roasted cauliflower or acorn squash, or maybe a baked sweet potato. Try it both ways and see how you like it best!

Pork Chops With Apple-Bacon Relish Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min COOK: 15 min

Ingredients

• 4 to 6 big pork chops;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

Ingredients for the apple-bacon relish

• 8 bacon slices;
• 4 apples, chopped;
• 1 cup red onions, sliced;
• 1 tbsp. garlic, minced;
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar;
• 1⁄2 tbsp. fresh thyme;
• 2 tbsp. raw honey;
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

Preparation

1. Preheat your grill to medium-high.
2. Sauté the bacon in a skillet until crisp. Remove and crumble when cool enough to handle.
3. Add the onion and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium-high heat until soft and golden.
4. Add the apples, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
5. Add the honey and vinegar and reduce the heat.
6. Sprinkle with the ground cinnamon and fresh thyme, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Cook the pork chops on the grill for 5 to 7 minutes per side.
8. Serve the pork chops with the apple-bacon relish.

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Pork Chops With Apple-Bacon Relish Recipe

Quick grilled pork chops topped off with a savory relish to make them extra delicious.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 467 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 to 6 big pork chops
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 bacon slices
• 4 apples chopped
• 1 cup red onions sliced
• 1 tbsp. garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 ⁄2 tbsp. fresh thyme
• 2 tbsp. raw honey
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat your grill to medium-high.
• Sauté the bacon in a skillet until crisp. Remove and crumble when cool enough to handle.
  8 bacon slices
• Add the onion and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium-high heat until soft and golden.
  1 cup red onions, 1 tbsp. garlic, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Add the apples, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
  4 apples
• Add the honey and vinegar and reduce the heat.
  2 tbsp. raw honey, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• Sprinkle with the ground cinnamon, and fresh thyme, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  1 ⁄2 tbsp. fresh thyme, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Cook the pork chops on the grill for 5 to 7 minutes per side.
  4 to 6 big pork chops
• Serve the pork chops with the apple-bacon relish.

Nutrition

Calories: 467kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 35gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 119mgSodium: 358mgPotassium: 663mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 41IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg

Keyword apple, bacon, pork chops

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