This "quick-braise" dish features sauted pork chops, seasoned with spicy ginger, cinnamon and garlic, which simmer briefly in chopped tomatoes. The ready-made pan sauce calls for rice, mashed potatoes or Oriental noodles as an accompaniment. Add a green salad tossed with garlic vinaigrette.

Honey-Sesame Pork Chops

4 boneless pork chops, 3/8-inch thick

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained

1/2 cup minced onion

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 teaspoon ground ginger

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/4 cup honey

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seed

Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add chops and brown on both sides, about 3 minutes on each side. Add tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, cinnamon and honey; heat to a simmer; cover and simmer until chops are cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes.

Remove chops, reserve. Heat sauce to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until sauce thickens. Return chops to pan with sesame seed. Heat through and serve.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional informatin per serving: 280 calories; 8 g fat (2 g saturated); 24 g protein; 220 mg sodium; 65 mg cholesterol; 30 g carbohydrates

Recipe from: National Pork Board/www.theotherwhitemeat.com