Pork Chops with Balsamic Caramelized Onions

Name: Pork Chops with Balsamic Caramelized Onions
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pork chops (4 bone-in center-cup pork chops 6 ounces each (1 to 1 ½ thick)); 3 tablespoons olive oil (3 tablespoons olive oil); 1 red onion (1 large onion halved and thinly sliced); salt (salt); 2 teaspoons black pepper (2 teaspoons coarse ground black pepper); ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar (⅓ cup balsamic vinegar); 1 teaspoon thyme (1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves)