Apple Butter Pork Chops

Ingredients

• ¼ cup brown sugar ($0.14)
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper ($0.07)
• ½ tsp garlic powder ($0.05)
• ½ tsp paprika ($0.05)
• ½ tsp salt ($0.01)
• ¼ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.02)
• ⅛ tsp ground cloves ($0.02)
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ($0.02)
• ¼ tsp dried thyme ($0.10)
• 4 thick cut pork chops (bone-in or boneless, $8.96*)
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil ($0.06)
• 1 green apple (peeled, $0.98**)
• 1 inch fresh ginger ($0.25)
• 2 garlic cloves ($0.08)
• ½ yellow onion (julienned (sliced thinly, 114g) $0.47)
• 1 cup collard greens (chopped, $0.47)
• ½ cup apple butter ($0.55)
• 1 cup chicken broth ($0.09***)

Steps

1. 1

   Gather your ingredients.

2. 2

   Make the rub by combining brown sugar, cayenne, garlic powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, ground clove, cinnamon, and dried thyme.

3. 3

   Rub pork chops with rub mixture and let them sit at room temperature for 20-30 min. Reserve any extra rub mixture for step 8!

4. 4

   While the pork chops rest, prepare fresh ingredients: peel and slice green apple, peel and grate fresh ginger, mince garlic cloves, and julienne onion.

5. 5

   Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once shimmering, add pork and cook 5-6 min on each side until internal temp reaches at least 145°F. Remove pork chops and set aside, covered.

6. 6

   Add onions to the hot skillet and cook until softened, about 4 minutes, stirring often and scraping up little bits on the bottom of the skillet.

7. 7

   Add apples, garlic, ginger, and collard greens. Cook until apples have softened, about 5 min, stirring all of the ingredients together as they cook.

8. 8

   Add apple butter, any leftover rub mixture from the pork chops, and chicken broth. Stir together and simmer until slightly reduced, about 8 minutes.

9. 9

   Add the pork chops back, spooning the sauce over the tops of each before serving hot.