Slow Cooker Pork Chops With Apples

Cooked pork chops with mashed potatoes on white plate.

5 from 4 votes

Slow Cooker Pork Chops With Apples is a set and forget delight. Perfect any night of the week this easy recipe will win hearts and fans.

Prep Time10

Cook Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: slow cooker pork chops with apples

Servings:

Calories: 334kcal

Author: Adrianne

Ingredients

4 pork chops Note 1
¼ teaspoon salt Note 2
½ teaspoon black pepper also Note 2
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce Note 3
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar Note 4
1 large red onion Note 5
2 red apples core removed, thinly sliced, Note 6
2 green apples core removed, thinly sliced, Note 7
2 teaspoons mustard powder Note 8
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder Note 9
¼ cup brown sugar Note 10
1 teaspoon dried thyme Note 11

To serve

mashed potato
flat leaf parsley stems removed, leaves finely chopped
black pepper

Instructions

Season: lay each of the pork chops flat onto a cutting board and use a folded square of paper towel to pat dry (both sides). Then season with salt and pepper. Next use a pair of tongs and flip the chops to the other side. Repeat to season this side of the chops also.
Liquids: turn the temperature of the slow cooker to low then pour into the base of the bowl both the Worcestershire sauce and the apple cider vinegar.
Red onion: place the red onion slices into the base of the slow cooker to form a layer of onion.
Pork: use the tongs to transfer each of the seasoned pork chops into the slow cooker and place them on top of the red onions.
Apples: next sprinkle the sliced green apples over the top of the pork and then do the same for the sliced red apples.
Herbs and spices: the next step is to sprinkle the brown sugar over the top of the apples, followed by the cinnamon, mustard powder and dried thyme.
Slow cook: place the lid onto the slow cooker and let the dish cook for 4 hours. Once the cooking time is up, remove the lid and give the contents a gentle stir. Then spoon the pork chops with apples and onions onto plates with mashed potato.
To serve: garnish the dish with some finely chopped flat leaf parsley and cracked pepper.

Notes

Note 1 - Pork chops: we want to use boneless pork chops for the recipe. As they cook, they literally fall apart and we don't want any bones in the recipe to fish out later.
Note 2 - Salt and pepper: we use salt and a little bit of black pepper to season the pork chops before we cook them. We want to do both sides.
Note 3 - Worcestershire sauce: a secret sauce that does wonders to lift flavors across a wide range of dishes, this is our 2nd liquid added before putting the chops in.
Note 4 - Apple Cider Vinegar: we use a small amount of 2 liquids in the recipe to keep the pork chops moist and juicy as it cooks.
Note 5 - Red onion: I like to use red onion in this recipe as it is much sweet than white onions. You can use one brown onion instead, but you will likely find the taste 'less sweet'.
Note 6 - Green apples: Granny smith is the most popular and common variety of green apples sold world wide, so let's use those! We simply core them and then thinly slice the rest into pieces.
Note 7 - Red apples: the type of red apples won't matter too much be they red delicious, pink lady or red apples on special. We use these to get the flavors of both apples into the dish as well as for the initial red and green colour contrasts.
Note 8 - Brown sugar: as the apples cook they soften and loose some of their sweet flavor. We the use the brown sugar as a way to retain the sweet essence of the pork chops and apple combination.
Note 9 - Mustard powder: the mustard powder is a complimentary pairing with the cinnamon, one leaning towards a sweet flavor and the other savory.
Note 10 - Cinnamon: we use 1 teaspoon of dried cinnamon powder as one of the key flavors in the recipe. This is different to 'cinnamon sugar'.
Note 11 - Thyme: an easy throw in the pot and add flavor herb. The dried thyme brings a lovely aromatic flavor to the pork chops.

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