Pork and Peppers

Serves: 6
Start to Finish: 30 minutes

For Sauce:

1/8cup cherry preserves
 juice of 1 lime
¾teaspoon garlic powder
½teaspoon salt
1/8teaspoon black pepper
1/8teaspoon ginger powder
1/8teaspoon cayenne
 dash cumin powder
1tablespoon brown sugar
2cups water
2tablespoons white vinegar
2tablespoons cornstarch

For Meat and Vegetables:

1tablespoon canola oil
½onion, sliced
1red bell pepper, sliced
1yellow bell pepper, sliced
1poblano pepper, sliced
pounds boneless pork chops, thinly sliced
½teaspoon garlic powder
 salt and pepper to taste

1.  For sauce: Whisk together all sauce ingredients in saucepan.  Bring to boil over medium heat.  Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened.  Remove from heat and set aside.
2.  For meat and vegetables: Heat half of oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.  Sauté onion and peppers for 5 to 7 minutes, until crisp tender.  Transfer peppers to a plate and set aside.
3.  Heat remaining oil in skillet.  Sauté pork for 10 to 12 minutes, until browned and cooked through.  Return peppers to skillet.  Pour sauce into skillet and stir to combine.  Cook 5 minutes more, until sauce is thickened and bubbly.  Serve over steamed rice.
Note: Can substitute store bought Caribbean Jerk sauce for homemade sauce. Apricot preserves work well in place of cherry preserves when in a pinch.

Per Serving: 210 cal., 7 g fat (2 g sat. fat), 55 mg chol., 308 mg sodium, 107 mg pot., 14 g carb., 8 g sugar, 1 g fiber, 24 g pro.