Norwegian Pork Chops With Caraway Apples Recipes

Steps:

• Butter a large a baking dish large enough to hold the pork chops in a single layer.
• Spread half of the apples over the bottom of the baking dish.
• Sprinkle this layer of apples lightly with salt, pepper and with 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds.
• Lightly dust the pork chops with flour and shake off any excess.
• Sprinkle both sides of each chop with ground sage, salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet.
• Brown the chops lightly on both sides and place on top of the apples in the baking idsh.
• Top the chops with the remaining apples and caraway seeds.
• Deglaze the skillet with the apple juice and pour over all.
• Cover and bake at 350F for 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan juices.

Steps:

• Finely grind caraway seeds and peppercorns in an electric coffee/spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle and spread on a plate. Season chops with salt and dredge in spice mixture, coating completely.
• Heat oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chops until golden brown and just cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer chops to a plate. Add vinegar to skillet and deglaze over moderately high heat, scraping up brown bits, until most of vinegar is evaporated, about 20 seconds. Add juice and simmer until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Stir butter into sauce with salt to taste and pour over pork chops.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Layer onions and apples in the bottom of a shallow baking dish.
• Drizzle honey on top and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon caraway seeds.
• Prepare chops by sprinkling them with garlic salt and pepper and spreading mustard on them.
• Place chops on apples and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon caraway seeds.
• Cover and bake 1 hour.