Sheet Pan Pork Chops
Bone-in pork chops roasted with apple wedges, red onion and sweet potato on one tray for 25 minutes with thyme and mustard.
Photograph credit: Pork chops 167541218 by penny from Oakland, California, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sheet Pan Pork Chops: Step by Step
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Heat the oven to 210°C / 410°F. Toss the sweet potato with 1 tbsp of the oil and half the salt on a large tray. Roast for 10 minutes.
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Mix the mustard, thyme, 1 tbsp oil, pepper and remaining salt. Rub over the chops.
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Add the chops, apples and onion to the tray with the remaining oil and stir the vegetables.
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Roast for 15 minutes, turning the vegetables once, until the chops read 63°C / 145°F.
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Rest for 5 minutes and spoon the apple and onion over the chops to serve.
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What Can Go Wrong
- Choose firm apples that hold their shape.
- Cut the sweet potato small so it cooks in time.
- Cook the chops to 63°C / 145°F and rest.
The Short Version
This is what to make in the first cold week of autumn, when apples are crisp and the oven starts to feel like a friend. Pork and apple is one of the oldest pairings in European cooking, and roasting the two together on a tray makes the fruit soften and caramelise in the pork fat.
The sweet potato is cut small, about 2 cm, so that it is done in the same time as the chops. Larger chunks stay hard. Toss it with oil and salt and give it a 10 minute head start in a hot oven, then add the chops, apples and onion. Choose firm apples that keep their shape, such as Braeburn or Cox.
Rub the chops with mustard and thyme, not just salt. Wholegrain mustard forms a lightly sharp crust that browns well in the oven, and the thyme gives an herbal, savoury note. Chops 2.5 cm thick take about 20 minutes at 210°C / 410°F, so they stay juicy.
Pull the chops at 63°C / 145°F and rest them on the tray for 5 minutes while the vegetables finish. Spoon the roasted apple and onion over the pork, and drizzle with the juices left on the tray.
To Go With It
Green beans · Cabbage · Mustard · Cider
Sides from the same cuisine on this site: Skillet Cornbread, Creamy Coleslaw, Philadelphia Soft Pretzels.
Storing Leftovers
Keeps for 3 days in the fridge. Reheat in a 180°C / 355°F oven for 10 minutes.
Sheet Pan Pork Chops Nutrition
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