Apple-glazed Pork Chops

DELICIOUS APPLE GLAZED PORK CHOPS VARIATION

6 pork chops, bone-in or boneless * 2 tablespoons oil Salt and pepper, to taste 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup water (see my update below) 3/4 cup granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda 1 teaspoon soy sauce 2 1/2 ounces onion, sliced thin, 1 small 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum Season pork chops with salt and pepper. Brown on both sides in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet with a lid. Mix vinegar, water, Splenda and soy sauce; pour over chops. Scatter onions on top. Cover and simmer, turning occasionally, 45 minutes. Remove pork chops from pan and keep warm. Lightly sprinkle the xanthan gum over the pan juices and quickly whisk in. Simmer until thickened and serve sauce over chops. Makes 6 servings removed the bones first. With granular Splenda: Per Serving: 335 Calories; 26g Fat; 19g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 5g Net Carbs With liquid Splenda: Per Serving: 323 Calories; 26g Fat; 19g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs UPDATE: Instead of the water in the sauce, I used some brewed cranberry apple herbal tea and it gave it a wonderful flavor. Because the cider vinegar has such a strong flavor, the tea didn't really make it taste more like apple, but it gave it a richer, more complex flavor. Simply brew 1 cup of Bigelow Cranberry Apple herbal tea as directed on the package and use 1/2 cup of the unsweetened tea in place of the water in the recipe. Note that some kinds of apple- flavored herb teas have spices added. This particular flavor does not. It just has a fresh apple flavor. http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/apple_glazed_porkchops.html
 * I had better luck fitting all the pork chops in the pan if I

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