2day's recipe: Vietnamese-Spiced Pork Chops

wow, this has already been a busy week for me...hope yours is going well.  Today's recipe is very easy to prepare and a little different from the usual pork chops.  oh - and it is a Cooking Light recipe, even better!  Enjoy :-)

 Vietnamese-Spiced Pork Chops

Smooth this sweet-hot rub into the scored surface of the chops. Serve with rice.- I served it with CL's Mint-Cilantro & Coconut Rice and a marinated cucumber salad (which cut the fire nicely). Ingredients 4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops (about 1/2 inch thick) 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons paprika 2 teaspoons ground coriander 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 tablespoon bottled minced ginger 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic Cooking spray Sliced green onions

InstructionsLightly score a diamond pattern on both sides of pork. Combine sugar and next 6 ingredients (sugar through garlic); rub evenly over pork.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Garnish with sliced green onions, if desired.


Yields: 4 Servings

Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2003
notes:  Nutritional Information
Calories:199 (29% from fat)
Fat:6.4g (sat 2.1g,mono 2.7g,poly 1g)
Protein:25.3g
Carbohydrate:9.2g
Fiber:1.1g
Cholesterol:62mg
Iron:1.4mg
Sodium:491mg
Calcium:42mg