These pork chops coated in a sweet pumpkin tea glaze and served with apple slices that have been poached in the same sweet tea. It's a deliciously flavorful and healthy fall meal.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin tea glazed pork chops, pumpkin tea glazed pork chops and apples, tea glazed pork chops and apples
2Celestial Seasonings Sweet Harvest Pumpkin® Black Tea bags
2cupsboiling water
1applepeeled and thinly sliced
1 1/2poundsbone-in pork chops
salt and pepper
1tablespoonextra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Place tea bags in a medium sauce pot and pour boiling water over them. Let steep for 5 minutes. Squeeze and remove tea bags.
Add the apple slices to the sauce pot with the tea and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes, gently stirring once or twice. Remove apples from the sauce pot with a slotted spoon, place in a small bowl and set aside.
Place the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Season the pork chops generously with salt and pepper.
Once hot, add the pork to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes per side until nicely browned.
Transfer the pork to a dish, cover loosely with foil and set aside.
Pour the tea into the hot skillet and simmer on medium-high for 3-5 minutes without stirring until reduced and thickened.
Add the pork and the apples back into to the skillet and turn to coat in the tea glaze.