Pork Chops with Chipotle Cherry Glaze Recipe

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This delicious combination of pork and spicy cherry sauce is so quick and easy. Canned cherries work well, too. —Roxanne Chan, Albany, California

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Pork Chops with Chipotle Cherry Glaze Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 boneless pork loin chops (5 ounces each)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup pitted dark sweet cherries, halved
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons dried cherries
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
1 tablespoon orange marmalade
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the salt, sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over pork chops. In a large skillet, cook chops, uncovered, in oil over medium heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until meat juices run clear. Remove to a serving platter and keep warm.
In the same skillet, combine the sweet cherries, orange juice, dried cherries, vinegar, chipotle peppers, marmalade and garlic. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until heated through. Spoon over chops; sprinkle with almonds and green onion. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop with 1/4 cup sauce equals 318 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 68 mg cholesterol, 217 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 28 g protein.

Originally published as Pork Chops with Chipotle Cherry Glaze in Simple & Delicious June/July 2010, p58