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    • Pork Chops En Casserole

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    Meats 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    6 Thick pork chops
    Tarragon; (to taste)
    Salt and pepper; (to taste)
    4 Apples; unpeeled
    4 Onions; sliced
    1/2 c Brown sugar
    2 ts Cinnamon
    2 tb Butter
    One lemon; Juice of

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Rub chops with combined tarragon, salt and pepper. Arrange a bed of chopped
apples and sliced onions in the clay pot. Sprinkle with half of the brown
sugar and cinnamon. Arrange chops on apple and sprinkle with remaining
sugar and cinnamon. Dot with butter.
Combine lemon juice and 1/4 cup water and pour over chops. Cover and bake
at 400 degrees for one hour. Uncover during last 10 minutes.
Posted to KitMailbox Digest  by J Pellegrino <gigimfg@ix.netcom.com> on May
09, 1998

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