Brown Sugar Bourbon Pork Chops
with Apple Pan Sauce, Scallion Mashed Potatoes & Asparagus
- Milk
Pork chops are always a dinner winner. They’re satisfying, speedy, and so versatile, which is why our chefs are always thinking up new ways to take them to the next level. This week, they amped up the flavors…big time. Sweet and savory is the name of the game here. Tender chops are coated in brown sugar bourbon spice (which is all kinds of savory-sweet in and of itself), then seared and topped with a buttery apple pan sauce. Roasted green beans and scallion-flecked mashed potatoes pair perfectly with the main event. Prepare yourself for a flavor explosion.
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
6 ounce
Asparagus
1 unit
Apple
2 unit
Scallions
10 ounce
Pork Chops
1 unit
Brown Sugar Bourbon Seasoning
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
6 ounce
Green Beans
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Olive Oil
Sugar
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. • Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. • Keep covered off heat until ready to mash in step 5.
• While potatoes cook, pat pork dry with paper towels. Season all over with Brown Sugar Bourbon Seasoning. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. TIP: If the pork begins to brown too quickly, reduce heat to medium. • Turn off heat; transfer pork to a plate. Wipe out pan.
• While pork cooks, trim green beans if necessary. Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. • Roast on middle rack until lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. • Meanwhile, halve, core, and dice apple into ¼-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for pork over medium-high heat. Add apple and scallion whites; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 4-6 minutes. • Stir in stock concentrate, ½ cup water (¾ cup for 4), and ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4). Cook until sauce has thickened and apple is tender, 5-7 minutes. • In the last 2 minutes, return pork to pan until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat.
• Mash potatoes until mostly smooth. • Stir in scallion greens, sour cream, 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and a splash of reserved potato cooking liquid. Season with salt and pepper. TIP: If needed, add more potato cooking liquid a splash at a time until potatoes are smooth and creamy.
• Divide pork, mashed potatoes, and green beans between plates. Top pork with apple pan sauce and serve.
Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: The apple pan sauce was a hit, adding delicious flavor that complemented the pork chops beautifully 🍎.
- Ease of prep: Many found this recipe quick and easy to make, with simple steps and manageable cooking times.
- Suggestions: Consider adding a dash of red pepper flakes for a spicy kick, or try a splash of bourbon in the sauce.
- Portions: Some felt the vegetable portion was small for two people; consider adding extra veggies if you're hungry.
- Versatility: A few swapped green beans for broccoli, showing the recipe adapts well to personal veggie preferences.
Reviews from our home cooks
The apples make this dish and add some were a good complement to the pork chops. I took the bourbon part literally and added it to the sauce to burn off. The prep was easy and quick and the meal enjoyable and flavorful.
This meal was delicious. The chops were thick and tender. Flavors were great. I just wish that I could have traded the potatoes for another vegetable.
I was apprehensive about the apples at first, but this was so good. I added a dash of red pepper flakes for a little spice. So yummy.
So easy to make and tasty, it's one of our favorites and have ordered it before and will order again!
So So good!!! Didn't need sugar in apple sauce. Getting tired of green beans with every meal.
SO SO GOOD! The apples added such a good flavor and we will definitely get this again. 10/10
This is phenomenal. Sweet savory and well balanced. Will order this every time it's available.
I don't like the brown sugar & apple sauce. Way too sweet. I used montreal seasoning for mine first & then cooked theirs.
It's one of our faves but we used broccoli. We ditched the skinny asparagus that I call grass. My father was an asparagus farmer, and we always said...the bigger, the better!
Veggie portion is very small for two people. Cooking times were too long.
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