Kitty’s Apple Seared Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 4 ½-inch-thick bone-in pork chops (about 2 pounds), patted dry with paper towels


• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper


• 1 teaspoon sugar, divided


• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine (add more if needed if the butter cooks out quickly)


• 1 cup Kitty Walton’s Apple Pie Moonshine


• Small bunch of fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

Directions:

• Season pork chops generously on one side with salt and pepper. Turn and season other side generously, and then sprinkle evenly with ½ tsp. sugar.


• Heat 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium-high. Carefully add chops sugared side down and cook, gently shaking skillet occasionally but not disturbing pork, until underside is caramelized and chops are deeply browned all over, about 5 minutes. Add the Kitty Walton’s Apple Pie Moonshine and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes. Turn chops over to the other side. Cook for another 5 minutes until the moonshine begins to thicken just a little. Reduce heat off and let the skillet sit on the burner for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let the chops rest 10 minutes in skillet (the cooking will carry over and finish the chops while they rest).


• Serve on plates and drizzle the remaining moonshine sauce from the pan over them. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro.