[Phantm]

Maple Pork and Apples

Ingredients

    4 pork loin chops, cut 1/2-inch thick (about 1-3/4 lb.)
    Salt and ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons butter
    12 baby carrots with tops, halved lengthwise
    1 medium apple, sliced and seeds removed
    1/3 cup pure maple syrup

Directions

1. Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper. In skillet melt butter over medium heat; add chops. Brown for 2 minutes, turning once. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add carrots, apple, and maple syrup. Cover; simmer for 8 minutes or until desired doneness.

2. Using slotted spoon, transfer chops, carrots, and apples to platter; bring syrup mixture to boiling. Boil gently, uncovered, 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Pour over chops.

[MSL]

Maple syrup

Welcome, Phantm! I'm really glad to see you here with all of us!
What I learned from this recipe: there is a syrup, which is maple syrup. Never heard about it. Link for those, who never heard about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup and a photograph:
"Bottle (unlabeled) of maple syrup" ^{By User:Miguel Andrade - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=708106} and a Canadian maple syrup: ^{By Kevstan - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25917283}.
 Well, now I can imagine better some 'Maple Pork'.

[mojo]

Maple syrup is big in the northren states and in Canada. It's the sap from the maple tree that is then boiled down to thicken. Lots of sap needed to make little syrup. In much the same way, molasses is gotten from the sugar cane. Only the sugar cane is mashed for the sap.

Back up in the Smokey Mountains, they have old log cabins that have been moved into the park, some located by an old water mill which at the time used water to power a saw mill. As part of the park functions, both molasses and maple syrup are made at various times as a tourist attraction. In the olden days it was a social occasion to meet folk while doing a necessary chore for food.

[mojo]

More on maple syrup...

I was out surfing while taking a break and ran into this little tidbit and remembered you folk here. It explains a bit about maple syrup for those curious.


➥  http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/how-to-tap-maple-trees-make-syrup-zbcz1602.aspx

[MSL]

 Thank you for remembering us! And thanks for the link!