Baked Pork Chops With Rice

• 4 pork chops
• salt
• 2 tablespoons pepper paste
• 1 bay leaf
• white wine
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 onions large
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup peas
• 1 red pepper
• 1 carrots
• 2 9/16 cups water
• 2/3 pound Carolino rice
• 1 teaspoon herbes de provence thyme, rosemary, savory, oregano and lavender

1. Preheat oven to 360u0b0F.
2. Place the pork chops in an ovenproof pan.
3. Season the pork chops with salt, ground pepper, bay leaf, and a drizzle of white wine.
4. Peel and slice the garlic and onions, then saute in olive oil. Add the tomato paste and let it stew for a few minutes.
5. Cube the red pepper and the carrot and add them to the stew. Season with the provence herbs and a pinch of salt.
6. In a frying pan, pour a bit of olive oil and fry the pork chops on both sides, until golden.
7. Add the water, and once the stew starts boiling, add the rice.
8. Taste the seasoning of the rice and place the pork chops on top.
9. Place in the middle of the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

pork chops, salt, pepper, bay leaf, white wine, garlic, onions, tomato paste, peas, red pepper, carrots, water, rice, thyme

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Baked-Pork-Chops-with-Rice-2056135 (may not work)