Great way to use canned yams/sweet potatoes throughout the year. My husband raves about this recipe every time I prepare it!
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 6 bonelesss pork chops , 1/2 inch thick
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar , not packed
- 0.67 cups butter
- 1 cup apricot preserves
- 0.75 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 0.75 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.25 cups chopped pecans
- 2 cans cut yams , 15 ounce
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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2
Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
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3
Season pork chops with salt and black pepper.
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Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook pork chops until browned on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain pork chops on a paper towel-lined plate.
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Heat brown sugar, butter, apricot preserves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla extract, and pecans in a saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar has dissolved and sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. If sauce because too thick, stir in reserved yam liquid.
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6
Stir in yams until well coated.
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Transfer pork chops to the prepared baking dish.
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8
Spoon yam mixture on top of the pork chops.
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Bake in the preheated oven until pork chops no longer pink in the center, 30 to 45 minutes. Allow pork chops to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
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