Sweet and Sour Roasted Pork Chops

Ingredients

8 double cut pork chops
4 teaspoons salt
3 12 cups sugar
2 cups cider vinegar
14 cup green pepper, in large chunks
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
2 cups water
14 cup cornstarch
12 cup water

Directions

Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt on chops.
Place chops, bone side down in a baking pan.
Bake, uncovered, at 450 degrees for 20 minutes.
While chops cook, combine sugar, vinegar, green pepper, 2 teaspoons salt, paprika and 2 cups water.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Dissolve cornstarch in 1/2 cup water and stir until smooth.
Add slowly to hot mixture and whisk until smooth.
Cook until thick- about 10-12 minutes.
Strain.
Dip each chop in sauce and return to baking pan, bone side up.
Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
Turn chops and cover with 2 cups of sauce.
Cover pan with foil and bake for another 50 minutes (Still at 300).
Remove foil from pan, baste chops with sauce and roast uncovered for 30- 40 minutes.