Name: Pork Steak and Candied Yam Bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; (1/2 inch thick) boneless pork chops - 6; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 6; Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons; Brown sugar, not packed - 6 tablespoons; Butter - ⅔ cup; Apricot preserves - 1 cup; Ground cinnamon - ¾ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ¾ teaspoon; Ground ginger - ¼ teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Chopped pecans - ¼ cup; Cut yams, drained (reserve liquid) - 2 (15 ounce) cans

Ingredients for - Pork Steak and Candied Yam Bake

1. Cooking spray

2. (1/2 inch thick) boneless pork chops 6

3. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 6

4. Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons

5. Brown sugar, not packed 6 tablespoons

6. Butter ⅔ cup

7. Apricot preserves 1 cup

8. Ground cinnamon ¾ teaspoon

9. Ground nutmeg ¾ teaspoon

10. Ground ginger ¼ teaspoon

11. Vanilla extract 1 ½ teaspoons

12. Chopped pecans ¼ cup

13. Cut yams, drained (reserve liquid) 2 (15 ounce) cans

How to cook deliciously - Pork Steak and Candied Yam Bake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.

3 . Stage

Season pork chops with salt and black pepper.

4 . Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook pork chops until browned on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain pork chops on a paper towel-lined plate.

5 . Stage

Heat brown sugar, butter, apricot preserves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla extract, and pecans in a saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar has dissolved and sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. If sauce because too thick, stir in reserved yam liquid.

6 . Stage

Stir in yams until well coated.

7 . Stage

Transfer pork chops to the prepared baking dish.

8 . Stage

Spoon yam mixture on top of the pork chops.

9 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until pork chops no longer pink in the center, 30 to 45 minutes. Allow pork chops to rest for 10 minutes before serving.