This recipe is for a great southern food combination – pork chops and apples. The apples give the pork a wonderful taste as they bake together, and the combination makes an attractive meal. For the best results, use tart apples.

Baked Pork Chops and Apples Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 center-cut pork chops, ½-inch thick
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• 4 tart baking apples
• Brown sugar
• Cinnamon
• 4 pats butter

Directions: Rinse pork chops and pat dry. Combine cider vinegar, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder to form a thin paste. Rub the past on the pork chops. Bake chops, covered with foil, at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

While the pork is cooking, prepare the apples. Remove cores from apples, leaving about ½ inch of flesh at the bottom. Scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Fill the cores with brown sugar and sprinkle each with cinnamon. Place a pat of butter on top of each filled core.

When the pork chops have cooked for 20 minutes, remove them from the oven and arrange the stuffed apples around the chops. Bake, uncovered, for about 40 more minutes, until apples are tender and pork is cooked through.