Apple Glazed Sous Vide Pork Chops

By reducing the liquid in the pan that's used for searing, this recipe prevents any flavours from being lost.

Ingredients:

• 2 thick cut pork chops
• 250ml apple juice, preferably cloudy
• 1 tbsp sunflower or groundnut oil
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 tbsp corn flour

Method:

1. Put the pork chops and apple juice into a zip-lock bag and seal using the water submersion method.
2. Place in the water and cook for an hour at 60 degrees Celsius.
3. When done, remove from the water, open the bag and put the chops on a plate.
4. Pat dry with kitchen towel.
5. Heat a cast iron pan up over a hot flame.
6. Add the oil to the pan and then sear the side of each pork chop until brown, about 30 seconds. If you have a blow torch, use it to brown the fat along the edge as you do this.
7. Put the pork chops to one side and then put the apple juice from the bag into the pan and add the sugar.
8. Stir it well while it sizzles.
9. Put the corn flour into a cup, add a few drops of cold water and mix into a paste.
10. Pour the corn flour slurry into the apple juice as you stir the pan vigurously (to stop lumps forming).
11. Continue to stir for a minute or two while it thickens, then serve the pork chops with mashed potatoes, broccoli and the sauce poured over them.

Serves 2.