Spicy-Sweet Pork

Yes - I'm way behind in posts - I have been cooking - but with the studying and such I just haven't gotten around to posting. While the below described Shrimp with Spaghetti left room for improvement  - this little number earned me a few gold stars for the week.  David absolutely loved this dinner!  Plus it was super cheap and very tasty.

I found some thin cut porkchops on super sale - which helped make this dish super cheap!  You may read the ingredients list and get a little nervous and think - soy, ginger - ok, salsa, raspberry jam - what?!? - Trust me - its tasty delicious.  The pairing of the soy & the sweet salsa is tantalizing on the taste buds.

• 1  tablespoon  low-sodium soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon  bottled minced fresh ginger
• 1  teaspoon  bottled minced garlic
• 1  teaspoon  canola oil
• 1  (1-pound) pork thin cut pork chops
• 1/3  cup  bottled salsa
• 1  tablespoon  seedless raspberry preserves
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro

Pan fry the pork chops with the soy, ginger, garlic mixture poured over top while cooking - this gave it a great flavor. Since the pork chops were so thin - this took a matter of minutes.

Remove the pork chips from the pan and then heat up the salsa & raspberry jam.  We used some leftover fresh salsa & some no sugar added raspberry jam. Cook the salsa - jam mixture just until warm and spoon over the pork.  Top with the cilantro.

This one was definitely a winner.  This would go great with a side salad or even some fresh veggies. 

And no - we don't encourage our cat to sit on our table - she just wanted to be in the picture - she feels her profile is her best side :P