Pork Chops with Sweet Curried Onion

• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon apricot jam
• 1 large red onion
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
• four 1/2-inch-thick rib pork chops (about 1 pound total)
• Accompaniment if desired: Apple and Celery Salad

1. In a small bowl stir together water and jam.
2. Halve onion and thinly slice.
3. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook onion with curry powder, stirring, until softened.
4. Stir onions into jam mixture and season with salt and pepper.
5. Pat pork chops dry and season with salt and pepper.
6. In skillet heat remaining tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and saute chops until golden brown and cooked through, about 1 minutes on each side.
7. Add curried onion to pan and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
8. Serve chops with salad.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pork-chops-with-sweet-curried-onion-101440 (may not work)