Skillet Pork Chops with Caramelized Apples and Cabbage
Golden pork chops with sweet apple wedges and silky cabbage cooked right in the same pan.
- AIP
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- PCOS
- Anti-inflammatory
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- Dairy-free
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- High cholesterol
- Keto
- Low-GI
- Paleo
- One pan
- Gluten-free dairy-free
Ingredients
- 4 chops (about 1 inch thick) bone-in pork chops
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ head, cored and thinly sliced green cabbage
- 2 thinly sliced shallots
- 2 cut into thin wedges apples, a sweet variety like Gala
- 3 cloves, minced garlic
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp, chopped fresh rosemary
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp, chopped fresh parsley
Method
- Pat the pork chops dry and salt both sides.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chops 4 minutes a side until deeply browned and cooked to 145°F/63°C inside. Move to a plate.
- Lower the heat to medium. Add the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil, shallots and a pinch of salt and cook 3 minutes until soft.3 min timer
- Add the cabbage and apples, toss to coat, cover and cook 12 minutes until silky and tender, stirring once.12 min timer
- Stir in the garlic, rosemary and apple cider vinegar and cook 1 minute uncovered.1 min timer
- Return the chops and any juices to the pan, nestle them into the cabbage and warm 2 minutes.2 min timer
- Scatter parsley over the top and bring the skillet to the table.
Why it works
- Autoimmune protocol (AIP): Browned pork with fruit-sweetened cabbage — no grains, dairy, eggs, nuts or seed spices, and olive oil in the pan.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Everything is cooked from scratch here — no soy sauce, gluten or hidden ingredients in the pan.
- Pregnant: Nothing raw, unpasteurised or alcoholic; the pork is cooked through in the pan with the family's.
- Toddler (1–3): Sweet apples and soft-cooked cabbage cut small, with tender pork in thin pieces.
- Kid (4–12): Mild, sweet pan flavours with pork in strips for dipping into the juices.
AIP check: watch for nightshade spices (paprika, chili, cayenne), seed spices (cumin, coriander seed), seed oils and hidden sugar. Gluten gives food ideas, not medical advice: always check labels for allergens and cross-contact.
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