Step 1

Place half of the bacon in bottom of slow cooker, save the other half for later.

Step 2

Microwave the onion, water, brown sugar, garlic and thyme for about 3-4 minutes (stirring every minute) until onions are softened.

Step 3

Stir the flour, broth and soy sauce into the onion mixture. Pour into slow cooker and add in the bay leaf.

Step 4

Nestle the pork chops into the sauce and lightly salt and pepper them.

Step 5

Cover and cook on LOW for 3-5 hours. Transfer pork chops to serving platter and tent loosely with foil. Let rest for 10 minutes.

Step 6

Discard bay leaf and then stir vinegar into sauce in slow cooker. Spoon sauce over pork chops. Garnish with parsley and top with extra bacon and serve.