Old-school pork chops with apples & sage

INGREDIENTS

• 1 handful fresh sage leaves
• 4 x 250 g higher-welfare pork chops
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• olive oil
• 2 good eating apples (such as Cox or russet), unpeeled, cored and each cut into 8 wedges
• 1 knob butter
• 100 g good strong cheese (such as Stilton or Taleggio), optional