Pork chops with thyme & apples

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

1 bn Thyme fresh
1/2 c Flour Salt and pepper
8 Pork chops extra-thin; trim -excess fat
2 tb Butter
2 tb Olive oil
2 md Tart apples

Instructions:

such as Granny -smiths; thinnly sliced Pill half the thyme off the woody stems. Mince. Combine with flour salt and pepper. Stir to mix. Dredge pork chops in flour-mixture. HEat butter and olive oil on medium high heat in a large skillet. When butter has melted shake the skillet to mix butter and oil. Add pork chops in a single layer. Saute for 3-5 minutes on each side turning with tongs. When you turn the chops the first time use spatula to carefully press 2 to 3 single sprigs of thyme into meat. Arrange chops on heated platter. Add apples to skillet. Saute medium-high heat tossing occasionally for 2 to 4 minutes. Arrange sauteed apples on top of chops. Serve immediately. Nutritional info per serving: 400 cal; 34 g pro 7g carb 9g fat (34%) Source: Miami Herald 2/29/96 formatted by Lisa Crawford 3/16/96