Honey Glazed Pork Chops with Homemade Apple Chutney & Mashed Potatoes

The pork chops are first seasoned with salt and pepper, brushed with a mild mustard, and then baked in vegetable broth flavored with fresh thyme. The pork chops are then glazed with mustard & honey and seared in a grill pan to achieve a perfect golden crust.

Served alongside a delicious apple chutney and creamy mashed potatoes, this is a must-try recipe by Chef Giorgos Tsoulis. Honey Glazed Pork Chops with Homemade Apple Chutney & Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

• 4 large pork chops (bone in)
• 500 ml vegetable broth
• 120 g brown sugar
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 tbsp mild mustard
• sea salt flakes
• pepper
• mashed potatoes (optional as a side dish)

For the chutney:

• 750 g red apples chopped
• 350 g brown sugar
• 350 ml apple vinegar
• 250 g blond raisins
• 1 white onion finely chopped
• 1 tsp mild mustard
• 1 tsp ginger powder

For the glaze:

• 100 g honey
• 80 g mild mustard

For the chutney:

• Place a saucepan over low heat, pour in all the ingredients, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring at regular intervals with a spoon until the mixture resembles jam. Once ready, set the chutney aside.

For the pork chops:

• In a rectangular oven pan measuring 35 x 25cm (14 x 10 inch), pour the vegetable broth and thyme.
• Season the chops with salt and pepper, brush them with the mustard, place them in the pan, and sprinkle the sugar over them.
• Bake the chops in a preheated oven at 120°C/250°F for 1 hour.

For the glaze:

• Pour the honey and mustard for the glaze in a bowl and mix with a spoon.
• Once the chops are cooked, brush them with glaze and fry them again in a grill pan over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side.
• Serve the chops with the apple chutney and mashed potatoes.

Enjoy!