Bavarian Baked Pork Chops

This is posted for ZWT II. From a cookbook called Specialties of the House.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6  pork chops, 1 inch thick, trimmed of excess fat
• 2  tablespoons  oil or 2  tablespoons  fat or 2  tablespoons  lard
•  salt and pepper
• 1  cup  sliced onion
• 1 1⁄2 lbs sauerkraut
• 3  cups  pureed apricots
• 1⁄4 teaspoon caraway seed

Directions

1. Saute pork chops in the fat until lightly browned on both sides.
2. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, then remove from skillet.
3. Add onions to the skillet and saute for 5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, rinse the sauerkraut under cold water; drain well.
5. Combine the sauerkraut with the apricots, caraway seeds and sauteed onions.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
7. Place 3/4 of the sauerkraut mixture in a greased 2-quart baking dish, arrange pork over it, then cover with the remaining sauerkraut.
8. Cover and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, removing cover during last 15 minutes of cooking.