BAKED GINGER PORK LOIN CHOPS

            

I love to use freshly grated ginger in recipes, so last night I made pork loin chops baked with ginger.  I hope you will enjoy making this for your family.  Serve the chops with the ginger sauce over your favorite rice or grits.  Delicious!

Ingredients:

4 pork loin chops

Ground ginger

Kosher salt

Black pepper

1 T. olive oil

1 T. butter

½ cup ginger ale (or water)

1/3 cup finely grated fresh ginger (I used a microplane)

¼ cup heavy cream (or milk if you prefer)

Instructions:

*Sprinkle chops with ginger, salt and pepper.

*Heat olive oil and butter in a sauté pan. Just use olive oil if you prefer.

*Brown chops slightly in the oil and butter mixture.

*Place the browned chops in a pyrex baking dish, sprayed with PAM.

*Stir the ginger ale and the fresh ginger into the pan drippings and reduce the mixture to create a sauce by turning the heat to medium high and stirring mixture for about 4 minutes.

*Pour hot mixture over chops and place baking dish in the oven.

*Bake the pork chops for 30 to 40 minutes until they reach desired doneness.

*Remove the chops onto a serving plate.

*Pour the baking dish drippings into a sauté pan and add cream, if using.

*Heat sauce on medium high heat until sauce thickens slightly.

*Pour over chops and serve.