Divine Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops with Apple Cider Twist

Ingredients

• 2 cups of fresh apple cider
• A half cup of sweet honey
• A quarter cup of tangy apple cider vinegar
• Two tablespoons of rich brown sugar
• One third cup of smooth whiskey, like Jack Daniel's®
• Three tablespoons of the same whiskey
• Four thick center-cut pork chops

Step 1

Combine apple cider, honey, cider vinegar, and brown sugar in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until it simmers. Lower the heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the liquid reduces to 2/3 cup, approximately 20 minutes.

Step 2

In a separate small saucepan, gently simmer 1/3 cup whiskey over medium-low heat until the alcohol aroma dissipates, roughly 10 minutes. Mix this into the apple cider mixture. Continue cooking until the glaze reduces to 1/2 cup. Allow the apple cider glaze to cool.

Step 3

Add 3 tablespoons of whiskey into the apple cider glaze.

Step 4

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 5

Arrange pork chops in a baking dish and generously brush them with the prepared apple cider glaze.

Step 6

Bake the pork chops in the preheated oven for about an hour, basting them with the glaze regularly until they are tender. Optionally, heat any leftover glaze in a saucepan until it boils, then drizzle it over the cooked chops before serving.