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--- recipes:honey_glazed_pork_chops_with_mashed_sweet_potatoes [2014/10/07 23:48] – [Instructions] billh
+++ recipes:honey_glazed_pork_chops_with_mashed_sweet_potatoes [2021/03/13 15:32] (current) – billh
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 ===== Ingredients =====
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 **Marinade**
-  * 4 bone-in center-cut pork chops
+  * 4 to 6 bone-in center-cut pork chops
-  * 1/2 cup freshly squeezed juice from oranges
+  * 1 cup freshly squeezed juice from oranges
-  * 1 Tbsp olive oil
+  * 2 Tbsp olive oil
-  * 2 tsp Cajun seasoning
+  * 4 tsp Cajun seasoning
-  * 1/2 tsp dried Thyme
+  * 1 tsp dried Thyme
-  * 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
+  * 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
-  * 3/4 tsp Kosher salt
+  * 1.5 tsp Kosher salt
-  * 2 tsp honey
+**Marinade (2nd part)**
+  * 4 tsp honey
 **Sweet Potatoes**
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 ===== Instructions =====
   - Preheat oven to 375.
-  - Whisk orange juice, olive oil, cajun seasoning, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and 3/4 tsp Kosher salt in a large bowl.
+  - 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.
+  - 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 20 to 25 minutes, until soft.
+  - 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 repeat on the other side, but dump the rest of the marinade on them to empty the bowl.  After about 4 more minutes the pork chops should be done, but put the pan back in to cook the drippings a few more minutes.
+  - 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 left over drippings over the pork chops and/or sweet potatoes before serving.
+  - Drizzle some of the sauce over the pork chops and/or sweet potatoes before serving.
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