CRISPY FRIED PORK & APPLES

6 Pork chops [butterflied and thick]
1 lg Apple [peeled & cored]
2 Eggs
2 tb Half and half
1 c Bread crumbs [unseasoned]
1 t Ginger [ground]
3/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Allspice [ground]
CRISCO oil for frying
-----OPTIONAL-----
1/2 ts Coriander [ground]

1) Pound each chop with a meat mallet, and slice the apple into sixrings...

2) Blend the half and half and the eggs in a small bowl and then in ashallow baking dish, or on waxed paper, mix the bread crumbs, ginger,salt, (coriander, if desired), and allspice, and set aside...

3) Heat 2" to 3" of Crisco oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to350ø... Dip the pork chops and the apple rings into the egg mixture,then into the bread crumbs to coat... Fry 2 pieces of pork at a timefor 7 min until the crust is a deep golden brown and the pork is nolonger pink in the center... Drain on paper towels...

4) Fry the apple rings for 2 to 3 min. or until they are a deepgolden brown, and drain them also on the paper towels...

5) Serve one apple ring on top of each pork chop.