NORMA'S PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Norma's Pork Chops With Apples image

Provided by Norma DeRemer

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 pork chops ( have your butcher cut 1/2 in. chops from a pork loin )
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
garlic salt and black pepper to taste
1 Tbsp ground cardamon
6 tart apples, sliced
1 Tbsp butter
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c port wine

Steps:

1. Peel and core apples and slice into a saucepan with butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and cook until tender.
2. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. Heat olive oil in frying pan.
4. Spread both sides of each pork chop with garlic salt, pepper and cardamon and add pork chops to hot pan.
5. Cook until brown on one side and turn to cook and brown the other side.
6. Remove pan from burner and add apples on top of each pork chop. Pour wine into bottom of pan and light with a match watching not to burn yourself.
7. Return pan to cook top when fire is out and lower heat and cover with a lid.
8. Heat for 30 minutes or until wine looks like thick syrup.
9. Remove pork chops from pan onto a serving platter and top with the apples and wine syrup.