Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Pork Chop with Cider Gravy, Sauteed Apples and Onions

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray, 2008

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Fill 'er Up

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (56)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
Salt
4 bone-in pork chops, 1-inch thick
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 large onions, yellow or red, thinly sliced
2 Gala or Golden Delicious apples, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 lemon
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup apple cider
2 cups chicken stock
2 rounded tablespoons orange marmalade

Directions

In a medium pot add sweet potatoes and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer until fork tender, 15 to 18 minutes.

Season chops with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan, in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork 5 minutes on the first side until deeply golden, turn and cook 3 to 4 minutes more with a loose foil tent over the pan. Remove cooked chops to a plate and cover to keep warm. Add another turn of the pan of olive oil, add the onions and apples. Season with salt, pepper and thyme and cook until just tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Douse with juice of a lemon and remove onions and apples to a bowl; keep warm.

Add 2 tablespoons butter to the skillet, melt then whisk in flour, cook 1 minute then whisk in cider and 1 cup of stock. Season the gravy with salt and pepper. Thicken 4 to 5 minutes over medium-low heat.

Drain cooked sweet potatoes and return pan to stove. Melt 2 tablespoons butter and combine with marmalade and 1 cup stock. Add potatoes and mash, season with salt and pepper.

Serve chop covered with apples and onions, gravy poured down over top, sweet potatoes alongside.

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recipe Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Pork Chop with Cider Gravy, Sauteed Apples and Onions
null null, null 02-05-2010
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Loved it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I thought this was excellent. I used more apples and less onion and also less thyme. The sweet potatoes are very sweet and... the gravy is great. Will definitely be making this again. I think my boyfriend said "good stuff" about 20 times while we were eating this. ha!Read more
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Annette Jackson, MI 02-03-2010
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What a nice surprise!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was an easy recipe, in fact I had my son help me. Everyone inhaled it! Will definitely make again. I would probably make... it next time with more apples than onions. The sweet potatoes were awesome, although my kids didn't care for them. (They tasted too close to squash.) The cornbread was also awesome. Will have leftovers in the morning with eggs! Way to go Rachael Ray!!!Read more
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Dorothy Calumet City, IL 01-31-2010
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The Best Pork Chops Ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This meal was so good. The onions and apples was a great complement to the pork chops. And lets not forget the sweet... potatoes wonderful flavor. Quick and easy is what I like for a after work meal for the family. This one you must try.Read more
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DeAnna Lawrenceville, GA 01-22-2010
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FABULOUS!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Absolutely great!!! My family totally enjoyed this dinner and it most deinitely be served again in my home soon!!!! Thank... you Rachel!!Read more
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Chuck Riverbank, CA 01-13-2010
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Fast & Easy With So Much Flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This dish made my family of six be quite at the dinner table. Everyone was too busy eating to joke around. When I asked my... teenagers what the thought they said "This is better than good". Their normal reaction is "Its good or OK".Read more
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Kristine Petersburg, NJ 01-08-2010
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MM MM good, with a couple little changes...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was a great, easy meal to make as I am starting to adventure into the world of cooking! Sweet potatoes came out... amazing, I followed that recipe exactly, except used chicken broth instead of stock because they're practically the same thing. As for the pork chops, I suggest only using 1 tablespoon of thyme because 2 tablespoons was just WAY too much. And possibly only 1 onion. 2 apples was the perfect amount but we seemed to have an over abundence of onion and thyme, but with these few adjustments next time will perfect the meal! Thanks Rachael Ray!Read more