Ingredients

  • 8 each pork chops centercut, (about 1/2 inch thick), trimmed
  • 13 cup flour, all-purpose
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large onions sliced
  • 5 cups chicken broth canned lowsalt
  • 1 1/2 cups red wine dry
  • 3/4 cup prunes pitted
  • 1/2 cup apricots dried
  • 3 tablespoons parsley leaves chopped fresh

Method

  • Season pork with salt and pepper.
  • Place flour in pie dish.
  • Coat pork with flour, shaking off excess.
  • Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over high heat.
  • Add half of pork chops; cook until brown, about 3 minutes per side.
  • Transfer to paper towels; drain.
  • Repeat with remaining pork chops.
  • Drain all but 2 tablespoon oil from Dutch oven.
  • Add sliced onions to Dutch oven and saute until light brown, about 5 minutes.
  • Place pork chops over onions.
  • Add broth and wine.
  • Bring to simmer.
  • Re- duce heat to medium-low.
  • Cover; cook 15 minutes.
  • Add fruit.
  • Cover; simmer until pork is very tender, about 45 minutes.
  • (Can be made 1 day ahead.
  • Cover, chill.
  • Rewarm over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, before continuing.)
  • Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to platter.
  • Using same spoon, arrange onions and fruit around pork.
  • Tent with foil.
  • Boil cooking liquid until thickened slightly, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Spoon over pork.
  • Top with parsley.