Florida Glazed Pork Chops with Carambola

Now cultivated in Florida, the glossy, golden, sweet carambola (also known as star fruit) is but one of the new exotic tropical fruits being used to add depth to one style of Southern cooking. Available in many specialty food markets and some upscale supermarkets from early fall to midwinter, carambolas range from three to five inches in length, are easily identified by their five distinctive ribs (the broader the rib, the sweeter the fruit), and require no peeling. Floridians use carambola