Baked Pork Chops II

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 70 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

A sweet tomato sauce is great with thick baked pork chops!

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 thick cut boneless pork chops
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 (10 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 cup water

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Place pork chops in the skillet, and brown about 5 minutes on each side. Remove from heat.
3 In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, salt, pepper, and dry mustard.
4 Arrange pork chops in a medium baking dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice, season with brown sugar mixture, and cover with tomato sauce. Pour water into the baking dish.
5 Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).