Autumn Porkchops
This recipe is a bit different, as you don't measure your ingredients as much as you prepare for the number of people to enjoy it! Add or subtract amounts to fit your family size and tastes.
1 or 2 pork chops per person
1 small raw sweet potato (or yam) per person
1 apple per person – your favorite kind (we enjoy Rome or Yellow Delicious)
1/2 white or yellow onion per person (or more if your family loves cooked onions)
Salt and pepper
Cinnamon
Brown Sugar – Optional
Apple juice or cider
Clean onions and slice – place in bottom of crockpot.
Clean potatoes well and slice into thick slices. Place on top of onions. Sprinkle with a bit of brown sugar and salt if desired.
Rinse pork chops with clear running water, trim off any large pieces
of fat and place in crockpot over onions, salt and pepper as you see
fit. Peel and slice apples (or leave the skins on if your family doesn't fuss). Place over pork chops. Sprinkle apples with cinnamon and a bit of brown sugar if desired.
Pour in apple juice or cider to cover 1/3 of the mixture. Set crockpot on
high for 2 hours, then set to low to finish – will take a good 3 hours or
more, depending on how full the pot is. (You may need to experiment
with your crockpot size and fullness). Of course, just like any other
crockpot meal, it can sit on “keep warm” after it's finished without harm.
Serve to plates right from the crockpot. This is great with buttered brown
bread and a leafy lettuce salad.
Source: “G. Leon”