Ingredients
- 9 loin pork chops, 3/4 inch thick
- Salt
- Pepper
- 3 unpeeled tart red apples
- 1 1/2 tblsp.butter
- 9 maraschino cherries
- 6 tblsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
Directions
Brown chops slowly in heavy skillet; place in shallow baking dish one layer deep. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Core unpeeled apples and slice in 1/2"" thick rings. Add butter to skillet in which chops were browned, and saute apple rings until slightly tender. Place one ring on top of each chop. cover, and bake in slow oven (300 degrees) 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven. Place cherry in center of each apple ring; sprinkle all with mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger. Baste with drippings to moisten sugar. Finish baking, uncovered, in moderate oven (350 degrees) 15 to 20 minutes. Makes 9 servings
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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Farm Journals Country cookbook
Submitted By: Linda Wilson
lwilson@gatecom.com
Pork Chops With Apples