Pork Chops and Applesauce Brady Bunch Style

• For Pork Chops
• milk↗2 cups
• salt↗3 teaspoons
• pork chops8

  1/2 inch thick with or without bone, 2 lb total

• breadcrumbs3 1⁄2 cups

  they suggest making them from firm white sandwich bread toasted and ground in a food processor, I ju

• minced garlic1 tablespoon
• chopped fresh rosemary2 teaspoons

  or 1/2 tsp dried, crumbled

• chopped fresh thyme2 teaspoons

  or 1/2 tsp dried, crumbled

• vegetable oil↗2 -3 tablespoons
• unsalted butter↗2 -3 tablespoons
• For applesauce
• apples↗3 lbs

  McIntosh and Gala, I also threw in some green apples which gave it a bit of tartness that I liked

• water↗1⁄4 cup

  I ended up adding 1/2 cup

• sugar↗3 tablespoons
• cider vinegar↗1 tablespoon
• bay leaf↗1
• teaspoon ground allspice1⁄4

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Marinate pork chops.

2. 2

   Stir together milk and 2 teaspoons salt in shallow 3-quart dish, then add pork chops. Marinate, covered and chilled, turning over once, at least 1 hour.

3. 3

   Make applesauce while chops marinate.

4. 4

   Peel, core, and coarsely chop apples, then stir together with remaining applesauce ingredients in a 3-quart heavy saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring ocassionaly, then reduce heat to moderately low and cook, covered, stirring ocassionally, until apples are falling apart, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf and mash apples with a fork. Keep applesauce warm, covered.

5. 5

   Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

6. 6

   Stir together bread crumbs, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and remaining teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl.

7. 7

   Lift pork chops from milk 1 at a time, letting excess drip off, and dredge in bread crumbs, lightly patting crumbs to help adhere, then transfer to a tray, arranging in 1 layer.

8. 8

   Heat 2 Tbsp oil and 2 Tbsp butter in 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides then saute pork chops in 2 to 3 batches, without crowding, turning over once, until golden brown and just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per batch. Transfer as cooked to a platter and keep warm in oven. (Add more oil and butter to skillet as needed).

9. 9

   Serve pork chops with applesauce.