Pork with Apple Dijon Pan Sauce
with Farro & Wilted Kale
- Wheat
- Milk
Cheese and grapes. Fries and ice cream. Caramel and popcorn. There are just some savory-sweet pairings that create the most delicious foods. Our chefs came up with a fresh pairing for tonight’s meal that’s sure to top the list: Apple and Dijon mustard. Whipped together and placed over pork chops, this pan sauce is one we’re pretty sure you’ll want to pair with just about everything. Overwhelmed by the options running through your head right now? Well, tonight’s sides are a good place to start: We’re serving up kale and farro, some more great bedding for your apple Dijon sauce.
Ingredients
4 ounce
Kale
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 clove
Garlic
1 tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
12 ounce
Pork Chops
¾ cup
Farro
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Apple
2 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry all produce. • Peel and mince garlic. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and half the Italian Seasoning (you’ll use the rest later). Cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant, 30 seconds. • Add ½ cup farro (1 cup for 4 servings). (Be sure to measure—we sent more.) Cook, stirring, until toasted, 1-2 minutes. • Add 3 cups water (5 cups for 4), half the stock concentrates (you’ll use the rest later), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until farro is tender, 25-30 minutes. TIP: If you end up with any excess stock, simply pour it out. Alternatively, if stock evaporates before farro is done, add a splash of water.
• While farro cooks, halve, core, and dice apple into ¼-inch pieces. Remove and discard any large stems from kale.
• Pat pork* dry with paper towels and season all over with remaining Italian Seasoning, salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. TIP: Reduce heat if pork begins to brown too quickly. • Transfer to a cutting board; tent with foil to keep warm.
• To same pan over medium-high heat, add apple; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until apple is slightly softened, 4-6 minutes. • Add mustard, remaining stock concentrates, ½ cup water (¾ cup for 4 servings), and 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4). Cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened and apple is very tender, 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. TIP: Add a splash more water if sauce is too thick. • Remove pan from heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4).
• Once farro is done, reduce heat under pan to medium and stir in kale. Cook, stirring, until kale is slightly wilted, 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. TIP: For richer farro, stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings).
• Slice pork crosswise. • Divide farro between plates; top with sliced pork. Drizzle pan sauce over pork and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the apple Dijon sauce with pork, though some found it too sweet; the farro and kale side received mixed reviews 🍎
- Ease of prep: Several noted longer cooking times than expected, especially for the farro; some found the recipe steps confusing
- Suggestions: Consider dicing apples smaller for better sauce texture; try adding extra herbs or spices to boost farro flavor
- Portions: Some found the meal filling and satisfying; others wished for more pork or less farro
Reviews from our home cooks
I thought for sure I would hate Kale....it was so good. I actually threw it into the Farro when there was still a little liquid in it, let it get more than wilted...Great meal. Pork chops were perfect. Apple dijon pan sauce was amazing.
Instruct that pork be cooked to internal temp of 145 degrees. Otherwise it gets way over cooked which is unnecessary with pork these days. Apple pan sauce sounded great but in reality was pretty unexciting. Definitely need to add the juices from the resting pork to the pan to increase flavor. Any basic cook would know that! But you still should spell it out! Generous amount of farro and kale was welcome and quality of pork chops were good.
The kale somewhat would overwhelm the farro, so I used less of the kale. Also started with both onion and garlic. Stir fried some asparagus and mushrooms for more veggies. Loved the apple concoction with the dijon and chicken broth added to juice from the pork. Wonderful Italian spice mix.
Pork chops with the apple sauce is amazing! The farro with kale not as great. Kale tasted a little bitter.
We had never tried farro before so it was nice to try a different grain. Not disappointed it was delicious. The apple pan sauce really enhanced the pork. Yum.
What a great combo of flavors: the pork, apples and Dijon! Plus I'm enjoying being introduced to faro. The kale was was a nice addition, too.
This is why we love Hello Fresh! Creative, new and delicious! The apple sauce was excellent and the farro and kale side was such a wonderful change of pace! The whole meal was superb and satisfying.
An excellent choice, not least because my time in cooking school equipped me to pan-fry chops and steaks to a dizzying perfection. The farro and kale was a great basis for the dish, and even our youngest loved the pan sauce.
Liked the farro with wilted kale. It was something different and fit my diet better than the usual white rice or potatoes. Great meal.
I really hate to admit it but I don't particularly care for kale. I was going to substitute it with spinach but figured I'd give it a shot. I added the ribbons of kale to the faro about 5 minutes before it was done. That allowed the kale plenty of time to soften and steam since there was still liquid in the pan. After 5 minutes, I added some orange zest and juice of 1/2 of an orange. I used the other half in the apple Dijon sauce instead of water and also added in some zest. Instead of regular butter I used about a teaspoon of Hello Fresh's cinnamon butter. This dish was absolutely delicious! All of the flavors combined together. My only question is why give us 3/4 cup of Farro to only use 1/2 cup. I wasn't saving the 1/4 cup, so I cooked in all. Luckily I did because it was the perfect amount for 2 with some leftover if someone wanted a second helping. I used 4 cups of water to cook it. Very surprising and very nice dish!
