Herb Marinated Pork Chops with Apple Chutney

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Herb Marinated Pork Chops with Apple Chutney on a white plate

These savory herb marinated pork chops are the perfect recipe for transitioning to fall. A quick marinade infuses them with flavor and apple chutney adds a sweet-tart finish.

This is one of those recipes that looks fancy, but is really just big fall flavor in a simple package. Here’s how to make it.

Marinate Pork

The key step to building flavor in this meal is the marinade. Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, fresh herbs and some garlic and let those pork chops marinate for a bit.

marinating pork chops in herb mixture

While rosemary and thyme are tried and true, you can use nearly any combination of herbs in the marinade. Over here at the Inquiring Chef homestead, the herb garden is still (!) cranking out fresh herbs faster than we can use them. 

Summer Herbs in a white bowl

Let those chops marinate for anywhere from 30 minutes to 8 hours and they will be tender and packed with flavor by the time you cook them.

Make Apple Chutney

While the pork chops are marinating put some chopped apples on the stovetop to simmer in a sweet and tart sauce. The result is a sweet and tart chutney that can just as easily be served over meat or fish as it can be stirred into yogurt or oatmeal for breakfast.

Herb Marinated Pork Chops with Apple Chutney on white plates on a wooden table

If you’d like to serve the pork chops over a grain, whip that up at the same time. I usually have quinoa or farro in the fridge, so I can just heat it up to round out dinners, but brown rice or pasta would be great here as well.

And when it’s time to serve this meal, it’s as simple as searing those chops in a hot skillet or throwing them on the grill.

cooking herb marinated pork chops in a cast iron skillet

Because we spent 5 years in Bangkok (land of eternal summer) I never get tired of this time of year when the nights get cooler and the days shorter. It’s a welcome shift from hot summer days to cozy fall nights. 

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Herb-Marinated Pork Chops with Apple Chutney

These simple, flavorful pork chops are marinated in herbs and garlic and topped with a tart apple chutney. Recipe is great when made on either the grill or stovetop.
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Servings: 4 servings

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Baking Dish
  • Large Skillet

Ingredients 

For the Pork:

  • 1/2 cup Olive oil
  • 1/2 Lemon, sliced into wedges
  • 5 cloves Garlic, crushed
  • 4 sprigs Rosemary
  • 4 sprigs Thyme
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 4 Pork loin chops, center cut bone-in or boneless

For the Apple Chutney

  • 1/2 cup Apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 lb Apples, any type, peeled and chopped (tart apples like Granny Smith work best here)
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon juice
  • 3 cloves Garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Fresh ginger, grated
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Coriander seeds (optional)

Instructions 

  • Whisk together olive oil, lemon slices (squeeze the juice out and then add the remaining rinds), garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt and black pepper.
  • Place pork chops in a baking dish and pour marinade over chops. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours.
  • Make chutney. In a saucepan, combine apple cider vinegar and sugar. Bring to a simmer and simmer until sugar dissolves, 3 to 4 minutes. Add apples, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, mustard seeds and coriander seeds. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the apples are very soft and the chutney resembles a thick jam (large chunks of apples should remain), 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Heat a skillet over medium heat and add some cooking oil. Add pork chops and cook on both sides, seasoning with salt and pepper as they cook, until well-seared. (Pork is finished when it reaches an internal temperature of 145F / 63C degrees.)
  • Let pork rest, covered for 5 minutes before serving.
  • Serve pork with chutney spooned over top and extra fresh rosemary and time sprinkled on top. Serve over rice or grains (quinoa is shown in the photo) if you'd like.
  • Note: Apple chutney can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 626kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 708mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Author: Jess Smith via Inquiring Chef
Cost: $10.00
Calories: 626
Keyword: easy dinner, fall recipe, pork
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Jess is the recipe creator and photographer at InquiringChef.com. She spent nearly a decade as the Chief Recipe Developer for the award-winning meal planning app Cook Smarts. Her colorful, healthyish recipes have been featured in popular online publications including Parade, Hallmark, and HuffPost.

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5 Comments

    1. Hi Ramona – our nutrition calculator sometimes is a bit quirky. We’ll go back and see if we can find the issue, but you’re absolutely right – that’s higher than it should be. Thank you for flagging it!

  1. This is delicious. We also loved it with apple chutney. Thank you fo sharing this recipe. Preparing this again next weekend for some guests.

    1. Awesome Sheila! Thanks so much for stopping in and letting us know – it’s a new favorite at our house for sure. Great for fall!