APPLE & ONION PORK CHOPS

Apple & Onion Pork Chops image

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 medium small onion
1 granny smith apple, chopped
3 (1 inch thick) pork chops or 4 (1/2 inch - 3/4 inch thick) pork chops
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons flour
1 cup water
1 cup applesauce
Pinch of all spice
Pinch of cinnamon
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 Tablespoon corn starch

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350*F In a 9x9 casserole dish, layer apples and onions. Set aside. Season pork with garlic powder, salt, and black pepper on each side. Heat oil in pan until oil is hot. Place pork chops in pan and sear nicely on both sides. Do not cook through. Remove pork chops from pan and place on top of apple onion mixture. In same skillet add flour to remaining oil and stir until all flour is absorbed. Add water a few tablespoons at a time mixing well after each addition. Mixture will become a thick paste and then thin out. Once mixture is thinned out and there are no clumps you can dump remaining water in pan and stir well. Add apple sauce, all spice, cinnamon and lemon juice. Mix well. Pour this mixture over pork chops. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake for 30 minutes longer. Baste pork after 15 minutes. Pour apple mixture (not pork chops) into a sauce pan. Add 1 Tablespoon corn starch and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 - 4 minutes or until mixture thickens. Place pork chops over rice or mashed potatoes and spread apple mixture on top. Enjoy!