Celebrate Fall with Braised Pork + Apples Topped with Melty Cheddar

Name: Celebrate Fall with Braised Pork + Apples Topped with Melty Cheddar
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter; 3 Honeycrisp apples; peeled and sliced; 3 pears; a little underripe (your preferred type); peeled and sliced; ½ lemon; juiced; Salt; about 1 teaspoon; 2 teaspoons fresh thyme; chopped; ½ teaspoon smoked cinnamon or cinnamon; 3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup; 1 cup cloudy cider or hard cider; 1 cup cream; 6 boneless pork loin chops; 1 inch thick; or 6 boneless; skinless chicken breasts; Salt and pepper; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 1 cup AP flour; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 shallot; peeled and finely chopped; 2 ounces Calvados (apple brandy); Shredded or crumbled or sliced sharp white cheddar cheese

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Celebrate Fall with Braised Pork + Apples Topped with Melty Cheddar

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Step 1

For the apples and pears, heat butter just over medium and melt

Step 2

Add apples, pears, lemon juice, salt, thyme and cinnamon and soften 6 to 7 minutes

Step 3

Add honey or syrup and cider and reduce over low heat until thickened and syrupy

Step 4

Add cream and cook until thickened, about 1 to 2 minutes

Step 5

Listicle: Rachael Ray 5-Quart Covered Oval Saute with Helper Handle For the chops or chicken, season pork or chicken with salt, pepper and thyme, then dredge in flour

Step 6

Heat oil and butter over medium heat in large nonstick skillet and brown the meat 3 to 4 minutes on each side until golden and almost cooked through

Step 7

Remove, add shallots and cook to soften, about 1 to 2 minutes

Step 8

Add Calvados and reduce by half

Step 9

Turn the meat in sauce and remove from heat

Step 10

To serve, top the chops or chicken with apples and pears and cheese and flash broil to melt cheese

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