Apple Caramel Pork Chops

4 (3/4 inch) thick pork chops
1 1/2 - 2 cups apple juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Sauce:
4 tablespoons brown sugar
dash of salt and pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Marinate pork chops in apple juice and soy overnight. Place oil in skillet and sear all sides of the pork chops at high heat. Place chops in a square glass dish, and add the marinade. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes or until chops are done (depends on the thickness of the chops). While they cook, melt butter in skillet, and stir in brown sugar, salt and pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg, then the apples. Cover and cook until apples are just tender. Remove apples with a slotted spoon and arrange on top of chops. Keep chops and apples warm in oven (set to warm or 175). Continue cooking sauce uncovered in skillet, until thickened slightly. Spoon sauce over apples and chops.
We like to eat these with yams.

Recipe adapted from a recipe on allrecipes.com