Oven-Braised Pork Chops with Red Onion and Pears - Lidia

Ingredients

• 2 cups balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled
• 4 center cut pork rib chops, each about 12 ounces and 1 1/4 inch thick
• 1 large red onion (about 12 ounces), cut into 8 wedges
• salt
• Freshly ground pepper
• 2 ripe but firm bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey