Pork chops with apple and baby onions

Special equipment • food processor

Serves 4:

Ingredients:

2 slices firm white bread, torn into pieces

handful of sage leaves

1 small onion, coarsely chopped

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

4 pork loin chops, ¾in (2cm) thick and 4½oz (125g) in weight

12 baby onions or shallots, peeled, large ones halved

3 cooking apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped

2 tbsp demerara (raw) sugar, or granulated sugar

drizzle of olive oil

handful of rosemary sprigs

Method:

1 Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Combine the bread, sage, and onion in a food processor and pulse on and off, until coarse crumbs form. Spread on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes or until golden. Return to the food processor and pulse again until finely chopped. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

2 Place the chops in a roasting pan and add the onions. Add the apples, sprinkle with sugar, then drizzle with olive oil. Add the rosemary, then season with a pinch of salt, pepper, and the golden bread crumb mixture.

3 Roast for 30–35 minutes, turning once, until the meat is cooked through. Serve with new potatoes or mashed potatoes.

Cook’s Notes:

If the pork is ready before everything else, take it out and keep warm you don’t want it to overcook or it will become dry.

Pork chops with apple and baby onions