This second pork chops recipe is oven baked because I use much thicker cuts than I do for the Pork Chops I recipe. These are truly moist and mmmmm, good. We have them with Stove Top brand stuffing and of course, apple sauce.
6 slices bacon (Bacon Bits are fine)
6 large pork loin chops
Kosher salt
Ground black pepper
2 apples, skinned and sliced
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 cup cold water
1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a skillet, fry the bacon till crisp then drain and crumble the bacon. OR, add about 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil (NOT olive oil) to the pan and let it get hot.
In the bacon grease or in the hot oil, brown the chops on both sides for about 5 minutes each. Place them in a baking dish, sprinkle to taste with the kosher salt & pepper. Holding the peeled apple over the pan with the chops in it, with a small knife, just slice off chunks and drop onto the chops, then sprinkle all over with the brown sugar. Set aside.
Add the flour to the grease/oil in the skillet and stir over med-high heat for 1 full minute. Add the water, vinegar and poultry seasoning and cook until thickened – this will only take about 2 minutes. Pour over and around the chops, then sprinkle the crumbled bacon or bits over top. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour or a tad more if the chops are super thick.