Pork Chops with Apricot Sauce

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 2 teaspoons olive oil 
• 16 ounce center-cut loin pork chops boneless 1/
• 4 servings try build-a-meal 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 15 ounce apricot halves in extra-light syrup canned

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients, and sprinkle over both sides of pork chops.
2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add pork, and cook 3 minutes on each side or until done.
4. Remove pork from pan; set aside, and keep warm.
5. Drain apricots, reserving syrup.
6. Add 6 tablespoons syrup to pan; cook over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes or until mixture is reduced by half, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Reduce heat to medium.
7. Add remaining 1/2 cup syrup and apricots; cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
8. Serve sauce over pork.