Polish Papa's Pork Chops

Submitted by Vina7737

"This is one of the many favorite recipes that I got from my father (the Polish Papa!). It's incredibly easy and very, very good. The apples, applesauce, and onion mixture cuts some of the sharpness of the sauerkraut. As a result, even people who claim to hate sauerkraut love this dish. If you REALLY love sauerkraut, use two cans with both the applesauce and apples. I usually do this, as the sauerkraut is a wonderful leftover."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 6 -8 pork chops (at least 3/4 inch thick, bone in)
• 1 (28 -56 ounce) can sauerkraut
• 16 ounces applesauce or 2 cups peeled chopped apples
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 package shake and bake pork coating mix

directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
3. Mix the drained sauerkraut, applesauce or apples, and chopped onion in the baking dish. Spread out evenly.
4. Shake the pork chops in the Shake and Bake until evenly coated. Place chops on top of the sauerkraut, but don't overlap.
5. Sprinkle any coating mix remaining in the bag over the top of the pork and sauerkraut.
6. Place, uncovered, in the preheated oven and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until the pork is done and the coating crispy.

Reviews

[Poohbear Pam]

This was delicious. I used 4 medium chopped, tart apples and a 28 ounce jar of Polish sauerkraut (with caraway seeds in it). One step you may want to add to the recipe is to RINSE THE SAUERKRAUT in a collander with cold water. It will still have plenty of salt but the flavor of the onion and apple will come through better. I will definitely make this again...absolutely delicious!

 

[foodtvfan]

Yum. Delicious recipe. I used recipe #108410 instead of purchased shake and bake and added extra onion, and fresh apples instead of applesauce. Served it with recipe #148484 and recipe #80681 for dessert. Into my favorite recipes binder it goes!

 

[Raspberri_Skies]

I made this for dinner tonight and it was okay. Honestly I didn't hate it but we didn't love it either. I think it was the shake and bake, I just didn't care for that flavor. I would definitely make saurkraut like this again however.

 

[Engrossed]

This was very tasty and easy to make. I used 1 cup of applesauce and 2 cut up golden apples and red onion. I love the apple and sauerkraut together. Can you believe I've never used "shake and bake"? It was good! Thank you for the recipe.

 

[Goodies from Grandm]

WOW! WOW! WOW! What an incredibly wonderful combination of tastes and equally as easy. I made this dish and took it over to by Polish son-in-law's for dinner and he loved it. The highest compliment he could pay was to ask for the recipe so he could not only have our daughter make it for him but so he could translate the recipe into polish so his Mom could make it. It was wonderful, a meal in itself - we didn't even make potatoes as a side dish which is usually a must for my DH. Thank you so much for sharing - it was great. Next time I make this, I might try adding a little caraway seed - if I could figure out how to spell thank you in Polish - you would get thousands of them.