Baked Pork Chops with Apple-Thyme Gravy
 
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Recipe type: main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 4 medium pork chops, boneless or bone-in
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons arrowroot powder (or cornstarch)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 3/4 cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Place oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chops and sear until browned, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove pan from heat.
  3. Layer browned chops in a casserole dish with a cover or in a baking pan you can cover with foil.
  4. In a pint-sized jar or small bowl, shake or whisk the arrowroot powder (or corn starch) and water until well-combined.
  5. Place skillet (the same one used to brown the chops) over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for a moment, just until fragrant. Pour the water-starch mixture into the skillet and cook and whisk until thickened and bubbly, about 2 to 5 minutes. As you whisk, scrape any browned bits off of the bottom of the pan. Add the salt, thyme, applesauce, and lemon juice and stir until heated through and well-combined.
  6. Pour gravy over chops. Cover and bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes or until tender. Check partway through and baste or rearrange chops if necessary to make sure they’re still covered with gravy.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 1/2 pound bone-in chop. Calories: 537; Fat: 42g; Saturated fat: 14g; Carbohydrates: 6g; Sugar: 5g; Sodium: 685mg; Fiber: 1g; Protein: 32g; Cholesterol: 122.
Recipe by Eileen’s Everyone Eats Right™ at https://everyoneeatsright.com/2013/10/30/baked-pork-chops-with-apple-thyme-gravy/