Maple-Glazed Pork with Apples

Recipe courtesy of LizDP

1/3 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
4 (4-ounce) pork cutlets
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup apple cider
2 medium Golden Delicious apples, each cored and cut into 16 wedges
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well with a wire whisk, and set aside. Place breadcrumbs in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add pork; seal bag, and shake to coat pork with breadcrumbs.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add pork, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Add cider and apple wedges; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until pork is done. Add maple syrup mixture, and cook 5 minutes or until thick and syrupy. Sprinkle with parsley.

Yield:  4 servings (serving size: 3 ounces pork and 8 apple wedges)

CALORIES 352 (29% from fat); FAT 11.2g (sat 3.5g,mono 5.8g,poly 1.4g); PROTEIN 26.2g; CHOLESTEROL 72mg; CALCIUM 42mg; SODIUM 308mg; FIBER 2.5g; IRON 1.8mg; CARBOHYDRATE 36.4g