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Golden Pork Chops

Pork chops cooked with apples and apple cider, seasoned with flour, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

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Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Golden Pork Chops

Timeapproximately 1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the chops

  1. Combine flour, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

  2. Roll pork chops in the mixture.

  3. Brown the pork chops.

  4. When the chops are browned, turn down the heat.

Simmer in cider

  1. Add the flour mixture for the gravy.

  2. Top the chops with sliced apples.

  3. Add the apple cider until the chops are covered.

  4. Simmer until tender, approximately 1 hour.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

911Calories
41 gProtein
17 gFat
150 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Apple Cider1 medium (182g)95
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Apple + cidertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,238 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,598 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Pepper + nutmegtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together13,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,623 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Pork chops
Main protein; browning in the pan builds savory flavor on the surface.
Apple cider
Liquid that simmers the chops and gives them moisture and a sweet-tart fruit flavor.
Cooking apples
Soften during simmering and add sweetness and acidity to the sauce.
All purpose flour
Thickens the cooking liquid into a gravy and helps the coating brown.

The step that matters

Brown the pork chops. Browning over medium-high heat creates the Maillard reaction, which gives deep savory flavor and color. Pale, steamed chops lose that flavor, so the surface should be well colored before the heat is lowered and liquid is added.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, cider, flour, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg):

  1. Raisinfits about as well
  2. Applethe original
  3. Limefits about as well
  4. Figfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, cider, flour, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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