Roasted Pork Chops With Drunken Honeycrisp Apples

Ingredients

• 5 large apples cored peeled sliced
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar 
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch 
• 0.5 cup wine dry white
• 0.3 teaspoon thyme sprigs fresh
• 0.3 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 4 servings pepper black freshly ground
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon fresh
• 1 cup chicken broth low-sodium homemade store-bought
• 0.1 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 1.5 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.3 teaspoon onion powder 
• 4  pork chops 
• 2 tablespoons rum 
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 4 tablespoons butter unsalted
• 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• sauce pan
• oven
• kitchen thermometer
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, thyme, garlic powder, and onion powder in a small bowl and stir to combine. Pat pork chops dry with a paper towel and season both sides with seasoning mixture.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until lightly smoking.
4. Add pork to pan and cook without moving until well browned on first side, about 4 minutes. Flip and transfer skillet to oven. Continue to cook until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of thickest section of chop registers 145°F, about 10 minutes.
5. Transfer to a large plate, tent with foil, and allow to rest.
6. While pork cooks, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
7. Add apples, a pinch of salt salt, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, rum, and water to pan, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until apples are almost tender, about 5 minutes. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch lemon juice and add to simmering apple mixture. Simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes longer. Set aside and keep warm.
8. When pork is cooked, return skillet to a burner set over high heat.
9. Add wine and cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan.
10. Add chicken broth and cook, simmering until sauce is reduced by half, about 7 minutes. Off heat, swirl in remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
11. Serve pork with sauce and apples.