Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes

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Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40-45 minutes Serves 4

Salt and pepper

1/2 cup flour

4 loin pork chops, 1 inch thick

2 teaspoon vegetable oil

2 sweet potatoes, chunked and par-boiled

2 tablespoon butter or margarine

1 cup apple jelly

1 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Grated zest of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Combine salt, pepper and flour in a shallow pie pan. Dredge the chops in flour mixture and brown in hot oil in a frying pan. Remove chops to shallow baking dish and add sweet potatoes.

In a saucepan, stir together the butter, jelly, orange juice, lemon juice and zest, mustard, paprika and ginger and simmer 3 minutes. Pour half of sauce over the chops and potatoes and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees, for 40 to 45 minutes. Baste with the remaining sauce during the cooking time.