====== Honey Glazed Pork Chops with Mashed Sweet Potatoes ======

===== Info =====
^Given By:  |  Bill  |
^Preparation Time:  |  1 hour  |
^Serving Size:  |  4  |

===== Ingredients =====
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**Marinade**
  * 4 to 6 bone-in center-cut pork chops
  * 1 cup freshly squeezed juice from oranges
  * 2 Tbsp olive oil
  * 4 tsp Cajun seasoning
  * 1 tsp dried Thyme
  * 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  * 1.5 tsp Kosher salt

**Marinade (2nd part)**
  * 4 tsp honey

**Sweet Potatoes**
  * 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes
  * 2 Tbsp butter
  * salt to taste

===== Instructions =====
  - Preheat oven to 375.
  - Whisk orange juice, olive oil, cajun seasoning, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and Kosher salt in a large bowl.
  - Place a rack inside a baking sheet with sides lined with foil.
  - Poke holes in the sweet potatoes and place in the microwave, but don't turn it on yet.
  - Dip and flip each pork chop in the marinade, then place on the rack.  KEEP THE MARINADE IN THE BOWL FOR LATER.
  - Bake for 15 minutes, then flip.  Continue baking the pork chops for 10 minutes, but start the sweet potatoes now...
  - Turn on the microwave with the sweet potatoes for 25 minutes, until soft.  
  - Pull out the baking sheet with pork chops, then preheat the broiler at 500.
  - Add the honey to the marinade and whisk again.  Brush over one side of the pork chops, then place under the broiler for about 4 minutes (you can raise the rack).
  - Flip the pork chops and brush the marinade on the other side, return to oven.  Start reducing the marinade in a skillet on medium-high heat.  After about 4 more minutes the pork chops should be done..  
  - Reduce the marinade a bit, but keep it a bit runny, about 5 minutes stirring with a spatula.
  - When the sweet potatoes are soft, slice them lengthwise down the middle and scoop the insides into a bowl.  Mash with butter and salt to taste.
  - Drizzle some of the sauce over the pork chops and/or sweet potatoes before serving.

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