Caramel Apple Pork Chops

 

Caramel Apple Pork Chops

4 pork chops

1 tsp. vegetable oil

6 T. brown sugar

Salt and pepper to taste

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

½ tsp. ground nutmeg

6 T. butter

2 tart apples-peeled, cored and sliced

3 T. pecans

Preheat oven to 175. Place a 19x13 pan in oven to warm. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brush chops lightly with oil and place in hot pan. Cook for 5-6 minutes, turning occasionally, or until done. Transfer to the warm dish and keep warm in oven. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, salt and pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add butter to skillet and stir in brown sugar mixture and apples. Cover and cook until apples are just tender. Remove apples with a slotted spoon and arrange on top of chops. Keep warm in oven. Continue cooking sauce in skillet uncovered, until thickened slightly. Spoon sauce over pork chops. Sprinkle with pecans.