Spicy apple pork chops

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupAll-purpose flour
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonDry mustard
teaspoonPepper
teaspoonGround allspice
4eaches1-inch thick porkchops
2tablespoonsButter
8ouncesPackage egg noodles
¼cupButter or margarine
Vegetable cooking spray
2tablespoonsBrown sugar
cupApple cider
2eachesApples; peeled and sliced
cupRaisins
½teaspoonGround cinnamon
1teaspoonCaraway seeds

Directions

CARAWAY BUTTERED NOODLES

Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Dredge pork chops with 2 tablespoons flour mixture, reserving remaining flour mixture.

Melt butter in a large skillet; brown pork chops on both sides.

Reserve meat drippings. Place pork chops in a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Add brown sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons flour mixture to meat drippings; stir until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Gradually add apple cider; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until cider mixture is thickened and bubbly.

Arrange apple slices over chops; sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until chops are tender.

Serve immediately with Caraway Buttered Noodles. Yield: 4 servings.

CARAWAY BUTTERED NOODLES:

Cook noodles according to package directions; drain well. Melt butter in a small skillet; add caraway seeds.

Transfer noodles to a warmed serving platter; drizzle with caraway-butter mixture. Toss until noodles are coated. Yield: 4 servings.

From Grace Bravos of Maryland in October, 1987"Southern Living" Typos by Jeff Pruett

Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 11-16-95