Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In a small pan, sauté sliced mushrooms in 1 teaspoon of butter, until mushroom juices evaporate; then set aside (if using canned mushrooms, omit this step).
  2. Trim excess fat from chops.
  3. Combine orange peel, juice and thyme; spoon mixture over chops.
  4. Let chops marinate for 1 hour at room temperature (or about 3 hours in refrigerator), turn chops once or twice.
  5. Remove chops from marinade, and reserve.
  6. Brown chops on both sides in hot shortening; season with salt and pepper.
  7. Add reserved orange mixture and mushrooms.
  8. Cover pan and simmer for 40 minutes.
  9. Uncover pan and simmer about 5 minutes longer.