Braised pork chops with apples

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sunflower oil
• 2 lean boneless pork chops (fat removed) or lean boneless pork loin chops or steaks (about 150g/5 1/2oz each)
• 2-3 shallots thinly sliced
• 85g (3oz) mushrooms sliced
• 2 teaspoons plain flour
• 100ml (3 1/2fl oz) vegetable stock
• 4 tablespoon dry cider (or apple juice)
• 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard or to taste
• 1 large eating apple peeled cored and thickly sliced
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves to garnish (optional)