Pork Chops In Sour Cherries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 thick pork loin chops
1 (20 ounce) can oregon canned sour cherries, in juice (don't drain)
1 cup raw rice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 grated lemon, rind of
1 pinch cinnamon
salt and pepper

Preparation

Salt and pepper the pork chops and brown on both sides in their own fat.
Place uncooked rice in bottom of casserole.
Pour cherries and juice over it.
Sprinkle sugar, lemon peel and cinnamon over this and arrange pork chops on top and cover.
Bake at 350 for 1 and 1/4 hours.