Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic. Fry them with the bay leaf in a tablespoon of hot oil. Chop the tomatoes with a knife in the tin and pour on. Let it boil down in an open pot for about 10 minutes.
Rinse beans cold and drain. Stone and halve olives. Add the beans and olives to the tomato sauce and warm up for 5 minutes. Season the sauce with salt, pepper and herbs. Remove bay leaf.
Rinse chops and pat dry. Fry in the remaining oil for 4Ñ6 minutes on each side. Season with salt, pepper and the herbs. Arrange two chops on some tomato sauce. Chop some thyme and sprinkle over it.
Garnish with bay leaf and remaining thyme. Italian white bread tastes good with it.