Stuffed Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 6 pork loin chops
• 2 cups breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1 cup apple, peeled and chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste
• hot water

Directions

1. 1

   Have the butcher cut the chops 1" thick with a pocket cut from the bone side (the membrane along this side contracts when heated and holds the edges of the pocket together without using toothpicks or skewers).

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 325°F.

3. 3

   Combine bread crumbs, onion, apple, salt and pepper; moisten with water.

4. 4

   Pack into pockets in chops; place in baking pan, cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours.

5. 5

   Remove cover for last 1/2 hour of baking.

6. 6

   **Variation: omit apple; add 1/2 teaspoon sage, 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning, 1 tablespoon minced celery and 1 teaspoon minced parsley.