simple deliciousness

It's time to quit ruminating and throw out a new favorite recipe of mine: Pork and Apple Bake. There's nothing else to say but YUM!


4 pork chops (I used 3). Mine were nice and thick, and so tender they practically fell off the bone. Tasty!
¾ cup hot water, apple cider, or apple juice
¼ cup brown sugar
½ tsp cinnamon (I also tossed in a little cardamom—it was a good call!)
2 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced. You could easily do 3 apples.

1. sear pork in frying pan in a little hot oil. A little! Maybe a tsp.
2. preheat oven to 375
3. place browned chops in a 9 by 13 pan, as spread out as possible.
4. sprinkle with salt and pepper
5. layer on apple slices
6. combine remaining 3 ingredients and pour over apples and chops
7. cover with foil and bake for 35-45 minutes, until pork is cooked through
8. if you want, pull the chops out of the pan, thoroughly stir a little cornstarch/water slurry into the juicy apple “gravy” and put back in the oven for a few minutes. It will thicken up. Yes, I know. This is usually done on the stovetop, but hey—why dirty another pot? After it's thickened, pour over chops.
9. Eat. Eat it all. It’s good for you. Or at least low fat.

Tastes great with couscous! I might try it with noodles next time—but honestly, the whole wheat couscous I used totally rocked.