We’ve set the desserts aside on this one and hit the main dish recipe hard with our Apple Pork Chops. After the pork loin is cooked and resting we add bacon and apple cider vinegar to the pan drippings to create the ultimate pork loin chop topping. It’s subtly sweet and acidic with a fatty bacon and onion flavor to cut through the moist pork loin. Watch Matt chef it up below!
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What is the Best Way to Cook Pork Chops?
In our opinion, any meat is best cooked by searing it on the stove top and then finished off in the oven, so the meat remains tender and moist. We use that exact method to cook these chops and you don’t wont to do it any other way.
Achieving a crispy sear to the outside of any meat, be it chicken thighs, steak or pork loin chops is pretty essential to ensuring it’s delicious. And, by finishing it off in the oven, you can be sure that the meat is fully cooked through to your liking.
This is the Best Pork Chop Recipe
If we’re being honest, when Matt tried this recipe the first time, he totally winged the pan drippings sauce to top the meat. The original plan was a red wine reduction, but that quickly changed to apple cider vinegar, bacon and cinnamon.
The first bite of the drippings and meat was indescribably good! My eyes widened, all my senses were awakened and I instantly felt nostalgia for the fall season. The combination of sweet cinnamon and acidic apple cider vinegar pairs perfectly with the mellow taste of pork loin. It’s truly unbeatable.
Pan Seared Apple Pork Chops
Our favorite way to cook meat, as mentioned above, is pan seared and then finished off in the oven, so you can imagine we have more recipes cooked in a similar fashion. This recipe is definitely Matt’s favorite, while mine is our crispy chicken thighs. I could eat them everyday. However, with fall almost in full bloom, we would definitely recommend you give our apple pork chops a try to enjoy the season to its fullest.
Check out our Bacon Wrapped Pork Chops recipe!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Apple Pork Chops”
Apple Pork Chops | Bacon and Apple Cider Vinegar Sauce!
Ingredients:
- 16 oz Pork Loin Chops, Boneless (two 8oz pork loins)
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 slice bacon, chopped
- 1/6 medium white onion(minced)
- 1 inch ginger, grated
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 35 drops Liquid Stevia
- 1/2 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions:
- Season the pork chops with salt and pepper and pat them dry.
- Heat a pan to medium high heat and add ghee. Once the pan is hot and the ghee is glistening add in the pork chops. After three minutes flip them and allow them to continue to sear for another three minutes. Turn the chops onto their side if there is a strip of fat to crisp it up.
- Place the pork chops in a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. Once they are cooked set them aside to rest.
- Place the pan that has all the drippings back onto the stove top and scrape up the drippings on medium high heat. Add 1 slice of bacon and allow it cook almost fully. Once the bacon is cooked add in the onion and ginger and let it cook down a couple minutes. Season with salt and pepper
- Add 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar to the pan along with the liquid stevia and cinnamon. Allow it to reduce on high heat until you get a sticky, thick sauce. When sauce is fully reduced, add 2 tbsp of butter and allow the sauce to cook for an additional 2 minutes.
- Serve each chop warm with half the sauce on top. Enjoy!
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
Wow! Best pork chop recipe I have ever made. Thank you! Absolutely delicious
Made this and it was delicious! Definitely going into the rotation.
Thank Matt and Megha
Hi!
Just wanted to double check if its really 35 drops of Stevia for just 2 servings????? That seems like a lot especially as how concentrated liquid stevia is!
Yes, that is right – it is sweet, but not too sweet in our opinion! You could definitely cut it in half.
My husband made the apple pork chops for dinner this evening for us and we absolutely love it! While my husband was cooking with the apple cider vinegar, our grandkids (ages 4 and 2) ran into my room to tell me that the entire house was stinky, lol. Y’all did an awesome job and we are enjoying all the recipes that we have tried so far. Thank you!!
Nae
Thanks so much! Honestly, we were a little concerned ourselves when we added the ACV, but the final result turned out to be a winner!
I just made this today! When I poured in the apple cider vinegar, i thought my nostril were going to burn off but once it thickened up and i added the butter that was amazing!
SO GAD you loved it!
We had this for dinner tonight. It’s absolutely delicious. The only change I made was in the amount of pork; one pound for two people is too much for us. I halved that. If I had told my husband that the dish contained apple cider vinegar, he probably would have turned his nose up. As it was, he loved it. This recipe is a keeper, keto or not. Thanks.
AMAZING job!! We love that you tried this and loved it! Thanks for the feedback!
This recipe is so delicious. I just started my keto journey yesterday, and I am so glad that I don’t have to give up delicious food. I was quite short on my protein and fats yesterday, because I didn’t feel hungry in the evening, when I normally snack. I still need to hard boil eggs, and make fat bombs to help me reach my macros, but plan on making those tomorrow. Thank you so much for this site.
GREAT JOB mike, we’re so glad you are having fun with our recipes!
I don’t have liquid Stevia…..any suggestions? I do have the powdered version
I have the same question as Hope. I want to make this for dinner tomorrow and I have the powdered pure Stevia extract. If a substitute will not work could you give me a couple of popular brand names of liquid Stevia? I currently have a broken leg and cannot drive to the store to get any, but will be sending my husband to the store to get more heavy cream for the bacon-y cauliflower mac to accompany this, so with direction I think he could find some liquid Stevia. Thanks for the wonderful sounding recipes! Happy New Year!
Hey there!
Powdered stevia should work fine, just go easy handed with it!
Best of luck
can I make a substitution for the Ghee?
Sure!
any adjustments for bone in chops? How much pork for a serving? Thanks
Hey guyss,
Question: I have the filtered version of the apple Cider, can I use that?
Sure can!
This was soooooo good. This is the first time I have LOVED a pork chop instead of liking it. Tart and sweet and wonderful sauce. I added more onions to bulk it up a little. Just add the additional carbs.
It is awesome. Sweet and a bit sour….taste buds are alive with wonder. Wonderful!!!
The Apple-Cinnamon Pork Loin was fabulous!! I loved how the onions took on the texture and taste of apples, thanks to the apple cider vinegar and stevia reduction. Thank you!
Hi guys,
I made this tonight and my husband loved it. He wants me to make the sauce to go with other things too. Thanks so much for all you do.
Hugs,
Carol
Hey there! I’ll be trying this recipe tonight. Question for you: Do you think it would work if I swapped out the liquid stevia for SF maple syrup? I find the aftertaste from stevia a little bitter and thought the syrup would be a decent substitute.
Tried this recipe tonight. Very good even tho I really don’t like vinegary taste. It tasted more apple. I had pork cutlets, so had to make an adjustment. It was an easy recipe and quickly made too.
Fabulous Recipe!
I can’t wait to try this. You two are the best. I follow you on all of your social media. I can honestly say your YouTube channel is by far THE best Keto channel on Youtube. Keep up the fantastic work!
Stephanie thank you! That really means a lot to us!
What would be a side that you would serve with this delicious Pork recipe?
Hey Bev! Cheese and apples go GREAT together, so I recommend our bacon-y Cauliflower Mac as a side! (It’s a bit heavy, so make sure to portion it out correctly) Here’s the link!
I’m trying sauerkraut wirh the pork chops and apple cider vinegar. But I put it in the the Crock-Pot after browning the chops. We’ll see how it goes.
Great! Let us know what you think!