Pork Chops with Cherry Preserves Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black divided freshly ground
• 1 cup cherry preserves 
• 16 ounce loin pork chops boneless
• 0.5 teaspoon salt divided

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
2. Sprinkle pork with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.
3. Add pork to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned.
4. Remove pork from pan, and keep warm.
5. Add preserves, vinegar, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper to pan. Cook 30 seconds, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
6. Serve with pork.
7. Garnish with chopped chives, if desired.