Pork Chops in Ginger Ale

2 large onions, sliced

1/4 cup butter, divided

5 (3/4- to 1- inch thick) pork chops

2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon tomato puree or chili sauce

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 cup ginger ale

Salt and black pepper to taste

In a skillet saute onions in 1/8 cup butter over medium heat until golden brown.

Remove onions and place in a 2-quart oblong baking dish.

In the same skillet brown chops in remaining 1/8 cup butter over medium heat.

Remove and place on top of onions. Sprinkle on brown sugar.

Blend tomato puree and flour together in a small bowl; add ginger ale and pour over chops.

Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper and cook in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until chops are tender. Test with a fork tine.

Yield: 5 servings

Recipe taken from: Southern Living The Southern Hospitality Cookbook by Winifred Green Cheney.