Red Currant-glazed Pork Chops

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables	Sami	Main dish, Pork	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Pork loin chops
		about 4 oz. each
3/4	t	Rubbed sage
1/2	t	Salt
1/4	t	Pepper
		Vegetable spray, e.g. pam
1/4	c	Red currant jelly
2	T	Balsamic vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS

Trim fat from chops.  Sprinkle with sage, pepper and salt on both
sides of chops.  Coat a non-stick skillet with cooking spray, place
over medium heat until hot (provided your cookware allows this - mine
doesn't so I put the chops in cold.)  Add chops, and cook for 7
minutes on each side, until done.  Remove chops, keep warm.  Add jelly
and vinegar to skillet and cook until thickened (about 2  mintues),
stirring constantly.  Spoon over chops.  Note: being paranoid about
food-borne illness, I kept the chops in the  skillet while making the
sauce (extra cooking time). They still  turned out great

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 502 Calories From Fat: 115 Total Fat: 12.7g Cholesterol: 245.5mg Sodium: 1352.5mg Potassium: 1482.7mg Carbohydrates: 5.8g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 4.8g Protein: 83.6g