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Southern Yankee Pork Chops n' Yams
« on: December 31, 2009, 01:08:50 PM »
Going to try a little experiment tonight. I have some pork chops, and I have some sweet potatoes. Checked a few different southern style recipes, and am going to try the following.

Brown the pork in a skillet, place in a sprayed baking pan.
Toss in sweet potatoes that have been peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick.
Drizzle a little butter over.

Heat in the skillet a bit of orange juice, salt and pepper, brown sugar, and a bit of maple syrup (for the Yankee part).
Pour over pork/sweet potatoes.

Bake at 350 for a half hour or so.

Pour liquid back into skillet, thicken with a little corn starch and water, use as sauce for pork and sweet potatoes.

I'm still thawing out the pork, so if anyone has any great ideas to add, pitch them in.
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Re: Southern Yankee Pork Chops n' Yams
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2009, 01:23:41 PM »
I'd probably opt for brown sugar vs maple syrup.
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Re: Southern Yankee Pork Chops n' Yams
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2009, 03:41:01 PM »
If you slice the sweet potatoes a quarter inch thick and bake them for a half hour...I think they will get too mushy.

I would cut them in half crosswise....then quarter downward so you have thick wedges.....and probably shouldn't peel them either.

Not sure of your measurements on the brown sugar, but cut it back a wee bit, and add a tablespoon of the maple syrup for flavor. If you don't cut the brown sugar a bit...it's going to be awfully sweet.

I don't know that you will need to thicken the sauce unless you really want to. If there's much fat on the pork chops, I'd cut some of it off...

Let us know how they turn out...
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Re: Southern Yankee Pork Chops n' Yams
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2009, 03:43:41 PM »
Don't forget the side of applesauce.
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Re: Southern Yankee Pork Chops n' Yams
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2009, 04:15:51 PM »
Unfortunately, I had no applesauce.

I only used a tablespoon each of brown sugar and maple syrup. Baked for 35 min, and skipped the thickening at the end.

Yams were cooked, but not mushy, and the meat was a little bit bland, but juicy and tender.

It was worth trying.
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Re: Southern Yankee Pork Chops n' Yams
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2009, 04:26:02 PM »
Oh, I did drink apple juice with it in lieu of apple sauce.

It was a nice light meal, not heavy or greasy.
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