4 thick pork chops
Dry bread crumbs, salt or garlic salt, pepper, paprika, poultry seasoning
2 regular tomatoes, halved crosswise or 4 Roma tomatoes, halved lengthwise
4 firm fresh or canned pear halves
Parsley, preferably Italian, or dry parsley in an emergency, or cilantro
Mayonnaise
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Slightly dampen chops if they are dry. Shake chops with bread crumbs and your choice of seasonings
in a paper bag, or sprinkle chops with crumbs and seasonings. Place in single layer in large flat
ovenproof baking dish. Place tomatoes and pears around chops. Sprinkle salt and lots of parsley, if
using, on tomatoes. Fill pears with mayonnaise. Bake, uncovered 40−50 minutes. If using cilantro,
sprinkle on tomatoes now.
Makes 4 servings.