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Apple Cider Pork Chops with Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans
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Instructions
1
Fill a medium pot halfway with cold water, stir in salt, cover, and set over high heat.
2
While the water warms, peel the potatoes and cut them into 1.5-inch chunks, adding them to the pot before it boils, then re-cover.
3
Trim the stem ends from the green beans and set them beside the stove.
4
Thinly slice the shallot, core and thinly slice the apple, and strip the thyme leaves from their stems.
5
Set a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
6
While the skillet preheats for 2 minutes, pat the pork chops dry on a plate and season both sides with salt and pepper.
7
Swirl in the oil, lay in the chops, and sear undisturbed for 5 minutes until a deep golden crust releases cleanly from the pan.
8
Once the potato water boils, set the lid ajar and simmer steadily for 15 to 18 minutes until a knife slides through with no resistance.
9
Flip the chops, lower the heat to medium, and cook 4 to 6 minutes until a thermometer in the thickest part reads 145 F.
10
Move the chops to two dinner plates to rest for at least 5 minutes, leaving the drippings in the skillet.
11
Add the apple and shallot to the drippings and cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until the apples turn golden at the edges and the shallot softens.
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Stir in the thyme, then pour in the vinegar and scrape up the browned bits for 30 seconds until the sharp smell mellows.
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Whisk in the broth and Dijon and simmer 3 to 4 minutes until reduced by about half and glossy, then turn off the heat.
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While the sauce reduces, drop the green beans into the simmering potatoes and cook 4 minutes until bright green and crisp-tender.
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Lift the green beans out with tongs onto the plates beside the chops, then drain the potatoes in a colander and return them to the warm pot.
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Mash the potatoes by hand with butter, milk, salt, and pepper until fluffy with a few soft lumps.
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Return the chops and their resting juices to the skillet over low heat, add the butter, and spoon the sauce over for 1 minute until glossy and the chops are warmed through.
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Spoon the mash onto the plates, set a chop alongside, and pile the apples and pan sauce over the pork and green beans.
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