Apri-Teri Chops Or Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken breasts or legs with bone
• 4 pork chops or boneless cutlets
• 14 to 12 c flour
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil for browning
• 23 c water
• 14 c soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp apricot preserves
• 1 Tbsp minced onion
• 2 tsp lemon juice

Directions

1. Coat meat with flour
2. Brown slowly in hot oil in skillet with cover
3. Pour off any oil
4. Combine remaining ingredients for sauce Double sauce ingredients for large amounts
5. Mix well and pour over meat
6. Cover and reduce heat simmer 30 to 35 minutes
7. Turn meat once during cooking
8. Add water if sauce is reduced
9. Remove meat
10. Thicken sauce if necessary with 1 teaspoon cornstarch in cold water and add to pan juices
11. For large amounts after browning meat and sauce may be placed in baking dish or pan and cooked covered in 350 oven for 30 to 35 minutes
12. Check to see sauce is not reduced after 20 minutes