Recipe - Ginger Ale Pork Chops

4 Loin pork chops, about 1
Inch thick
One half teaspoon Ground ginger
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter
Three fourths cup Ginger ale
One fourth cup Minced fresh ginger
One fourth cup Slivered crystallized
ginger
One fourth cup Coarsely chopped walnuts
One fourth cup Golden raisins
One half cup Heavy or whipping cream

This comes from the New Basics Cookbook and is one I have just got to try.

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Sprinkle the pork chops all over with the ground ginger.

Melt the butter in a large skillet, and brown the pork chops over medium
high heat, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the chops to a flameproof
baking dish.

Add the ginger ale, fresh ginger, and crystallized ginger to the skillet,
and cook over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour this over the chops,
transfer to the oven, and bake for 30 minutes.

Sprinkle the walnuts and raisins over the chops, and bake an additional 15
minutes.

Transfer the chops to a serving platter and keep warm. Add the cream to the
baing pan and place it over high heat. Cook, scraping up the brown bits,
until the sauce is slightly reduced and thickened, aobut 2 minutes. Pour
the sauce over the chops and serve immediately.

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