Pork Rib Chops with Sauteed Apple and Star Anise - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Pork Rib Chops with Sauteed Apple and Star Anise
Servings: 2
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 12-ounce pork rib chops
  • 3 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 4 whole star anise*
  • 2 Fuji apples (about 1 pound), cored, sliced 1/2-inch thick
  • 1/2 cup apple juice
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to skillet; cook until brown on both sides and thermometer inserted horizontally into pork registers 140 °F, about 7 minutes per side. Transfer to plates; tent with foil.
  2. Pour off drippings from skillet. Add 2 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and star anise to same skillet and stir over high heat until melted. Add apples; cook until brown and caramelized, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Spoon apples over pork. Add apple juice and vinegar to skillet; boil sauce until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 3 minutes. Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon butter; season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle sauce over apples and pork.
  3. *Brown, star-shaped seedpods; available in the spice section of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Asian markets.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Apples, Apple Cider Vinegar.

Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full) Apple cider vinegar will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

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