Hogback Pork Chops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 pork chops, 3/4 inch thick
1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 cup light raisins
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large red apples, each cut into 6 to 8 wedges
1/2 cup water

Preparation

Brown chops in a greased skillet over medium heat.
Arrange chops in a shallow 2 quart baking dish.
Pour apple juice over chops and sprinkle with raisins and salt.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes; turn chops.
Combine brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon and coat apple wedges with this mixture.
Arrange apples around chops.
Sprinkle apples with the remaining sugar mixture and pour water over all.
Cover and bake an additional 15 minutes.