PORK CHOPS WITH A GRANNY SMITH MASH AND ONION CONFIT

Ingredients.......75gm of butter/ marg, 2 tbs of rice bran oil / canola oil, 450 gm of onions, thinly sliced, 250 gm of Granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped, 750 gm of potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks, 4 pork chops, cracked black pepper. Preheat your oven to 200 deg C. Melt 25 gm of the butter/ marg and 1 tbs of oil in a small saucepan over a high heat. When the butter/ marg foams, add the sliced onions. Cook over a medium heat, stirring occasionally until the onions are a deep golden brown. Remove the onions from the heat and keep warm. Place the chopped apple in an ovenproof dish with 1 tbs of water. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until just tender. Remove from the oven and set aside. Meanwhile boil the chopped potatoes in salted boiling water until tender. Drain well and mash with the remaining butter/ marg. Season with cracked black pepper and fold the potatoes into the apples. Keep warm. Use a sharp knife to score the skin of the chops and season to taste with cracked black pepper. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in an ovenproof pan, add the chops and cook for 1 minute on each side to seal. Now place the pan in the preheated oven and continue to cook for 8 mintes. remove from the oven and let stand for 2 minutes. Divide the granny Smith mash between warmed plates and top each portion with a chop and spoon over the onion confit. This is delicious!