PORK AND SAUERKRAUT DINNER

Pork and Sauerkraut Dinner image

Number Of Ingredients 9

18 pitted prunes prunes
1/2 cup water
6 pork chops 1 1/2 -inch thick
3 strips bacon diced
1 onion sliced
1/2 teaspoon caraway seed (optional)
4 cups sauerkraut drained and rinsed
1 apple unpared tart, sliced
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

If using prunes, place them and the water in small saucepan and bring to boil cover and simmer 5 minutes. Cool. Cut a pocket in each pork chop and stuff with 3 prunes. Brown bacon in a large Dutch oven or large ovenproof skillet. Remove and reserve bacon. Brown chops on both sides in bacon fat set aside. Cook onion in remaining fat. Add sauerkraut, apple slices, and salt. Add bacon and arrange chops in sauerkraut cover. Bake in preheated 350° F oven for about 1 hour or until chops are tender.Note: Makes 6 hearty servings. Good accompanied with rye bread, buttery mashed potatoes, and cider.

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