Southern Style Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes

This is a basic pork chop and sweet potato bake, a great combination for any family meal. With only 5 ingredients, this pork chop dish is easy to prepare and bake.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients:

4 large sweet potatoes
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 large orange
salt and pepper, to taste
6 pork chops

Instructions:

Cook potatoes in boiling, salted water until just tender. Cool and peel.

Slice the sweet potatoes 1/2-inch thick. Slice whole orange very thinly. Place layers of sweet potatoes and orange slices in buttered casserole, sprinkling each layer with sugar.

Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper and brown on both sides.

Arrange the browned pork chops on the sweet potatoes. Add 1/4 cup of water.

Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350° F. for 1 hour. Baste occasionally with syrup in dish.

Serves 6. From "The Sweet Potato Cookbook!" Vardaman, MS