Norwegian Pork Chops With Caraway Apples

Ingredients

• 8 pork chops, 1/2 - 3/4 inches thick
• flour, for dusting
• ground sage, to taste
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced into 1/4 inch rings
• 2 teaspoons caraway seeds, lightly crushed
• 1/4 cup apple juice.

• Directions

  1. 1

     Butter a large a baking dish large enough to hold the pork chops in a single layer.

  2. 2

     Spread half of the apples over the bottom of the baking dish.

  3. 3

     Sprinkle this layer of apples lightly with salt, pepper and with 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds.

  4. 4

     Lightly dust the pork chops with flour and shake off any excess.

  5. 5

     Sprinkle both sides of each chop with ground sage, salt and pepper.

  6. 6

     Heat oil in a large skillet.

  7. 7

     Brown the chops lightly on both sides and place on top of the apples in the baking idsh.

  8. 8

     Top the chops with the remaining apples and caraway seeds.

  9. 9

     Deglaze the skillet with the apple juice and pour over all.

  10. 10

      Cover and bake at 350F for 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan juices.