Breaded Porkchops With Caramel Onion/Apple Sauce

In a bowl whisk together the first 4 ingredients until incorporated. Place the porkchops in a 1 gallon size Ziploc bag and pour the buttermilk mixture over them. Seal the bag, squeezing as much air out of it as possible. Refrigerate the bag for 8-12 hours, turning over once. I usually do this before I go to work in the morning and flip the bag over when I go home on my lunch break and it works out nicely.

When you are ready to cook preheat your oven to 375 F.

In a food processor or blender combine the crispy fried onions and bread crumbs and pulse until you have a finely ground mixture, then pour that into a shallow baking dish. In another shallow baking dish sift together the next 6 ingredients (flour through paprika).

Remove the bag of pork chops from the fridge after the 8-12 hours are up. Pour the remaining buttermilk mixture into a third shallow baking dish. Dredge the chops through the seasoned flour and shake off any extra, dip in the buttermilk, then dredge them in the breadcrumb/onion mixture until thoroughly coated. After all the chops have been breaded set them aside on a plate. Discard any extra flour, breadcrumbs, and buttermilk.

Heat the butter and oil in a skillet over medium heat. When hot, add the chops 2 at a time and cook for about 3 minutes on each side, then place the chops in a 9×13 baking dish. Once you have all of the chops in the dish, pour in the water and cover the dish tightly with tin foil. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove foil and bake for another 20 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, with the pork drippings in there. You’ll use it in a moment.

While the chops are in the oven, peel and finely mince the onion and the apple. Add them to the drippings in the skillet that you fried the chops in. Pour the lemon juice over them then sprinkle in the sugars. Dot with the butter, cover the pan, and cook for about 15 minutes over medium heat. Then remove the cover and add the milk, cook for about another 15-20 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Remove the chops from the oven, plate them and pour the onion and apple sauce over them and serve.