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Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes

• From: National Pork Board

Ingredients

• 4 loin chops, cut 3/4- to 1-inch thick

• Salt and pepper, to taste

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 2 tsp vegetable oil

• 3-4 cooked sweet potatoes, cut into pieces

• 1 Tbs butter or margarine

• 1/2 cup currant jelly

• 1/2 cup orange juice

• 1 Tbs lemon juice

• Rind of one lemon, grated

• 1 tsp dry mustard

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1/2 tsp ground ginger

These overstuffed chops will delight your guests. Thai chili paste simplifies the flavoring of this down-home dish with melting-pot flavors.

Directions

• Combine salt, pepper and flour in a shallow pie pan. Dredge the chops in flour mixture and brown in hot oil in frying pan. Remove chops to shallow baking dish, add sweet potatoes. In a saucepan, stir together remaining ingredients and simmer 3 minutes. Pour 3/4 cup sauce over chops and potatoes and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F., for 40 to 45 minutes. Baste during cooking time with remaining sauce.