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

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15 min.

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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.