Pork and sweet potatoes is a classic combination that is both hearty and satisfying. The tender pork pairs perfectly with the sweet and slightly crispy sweet potatoes, creating a dish that is sure to please everyone at the table. This article offers two delicious recipes for pork and sweet potatoes: one for a slow cooker and one for a sheet pan. Both recipes are easy to follow and use simple ingredients, making them perfect for busy weeknight meals. The slow cooker recipe is especially convenient, as you can simply throw all of the ingredients in the pot in the morning and dinner will be ready when you get home from work. The sheet pan recipe is a great option for those who are short on time or who want a healthier meal. Simply toss the pork and sweet potatoes with some olive oil and spices, and then roast them in the oven until they are tender and caramelized. No matter which recipe you choose, you're sure to enjoy this classic comfort food dish.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES, ONIONS, AND SWEET POTATOES
This is so easy, so good, and so versatile! I've used pork chops with and without bones, pork loin, and pork roast. You can sprinkle the brown sugar, salt, and pepper on the different layers or all at the end, as mentioned in the recipe. Play around with the brown sugar and spices to your taste.
Provided by ashbeth
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes Baked
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Season pork chops with salt and pepper to taste, and arrange in a medium oven safe skillet. Top pork chops with onions, sweet potatoes, and apples. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Season with 2 teaspoons pepper and 1 teaspoon salt.
- Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until sweet potatoes are tender and pork chops have reached an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 312.8 calories, Carbohydrate 38.8 g, Cholesterol 44.6 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 13.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 770.7 mg, Sugar 23.6 g
ROAST PORK WITH APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES
Apples and pork always pair well. The addition of sweet potatoes makes this main dish even more pleasing!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, mix brown sugar, butter, vinegar, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture. Add apples, sweet potatoes and onion to remaining butter mixture; toss to coat. Arrange apple mixture in roasting pan or 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Cover tightly with foil and bake 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, brush pork with reserved butter mixture. Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Cook pork in skillet about 3 minutes, turning to brown all sides evenly.
- Place pork on apple mixture. Bake uncovered 30 to 40 minutes or until pork has slight blush of pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Carbohydrate 27 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 27 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 480 mg, Sugar 20 g, TransFat 0 g
SLOW COOKER PORK LOIN ROAST WITH BROWN SUGAR AND SWEET POTATOES
One of my favorite recipes passed on to me from a friend many years ago. This pork loin roast with brown sugar is easy to prepare and when it's done, it's so delicious! Serve with a green vegetable or salad and dinner rolls.
Provided by galet09
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Roast Recipes
Time 6h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix pork rub seasoning and Chinese five-spice powder together in a small bowl. Rub all over pork roast.
- Place sweet potatoes into the bottom of a slow cooker; add brown sugar and butter. Place roast on top and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook on Low until roast is fork-tender, 6 to 7 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 381 calories, Carbohydrate 33.9 g, Cholesterol 94.9 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 27.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 214.3 mg, Sugar 21 g
PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES, SWEET POTATOES, AND SAUERKRAUT
This sweet yet savory medley of apples, sweet potatoes, onions, and sauerkraut cooks up perfectly in the slow cooker! Don't be afraid of the sauerkraut---it becomes sweet and mild.
Provided by RCKim
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes Boneless
Time 5h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray. Quickly brown the pork chops on each side. Set aside.
- Arrange sweet potato slices in the bottom of a 3 to 4 quart slow cooker. Cover with the onion slices, then the apple slices. Sprinkle brown sugar, nutmeg and salt over the apples, and grind a little pepper. Place the pork chops on top of the pile, and cover with sauerkraut. Cover, and cook on Low for about 5 hours. It can go an extra hour without drying out though.
- Serve pork and vegetables with juice from the slow cooker spooned over them.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.6 calories, Carbohydrate 43.4 g, Cholesterol 30.4 mg, Fat 5.6 g, Fiber 8.6 g, Protein 14.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 968 mg, Sugar 18.3 g
SLOW-COOKER GARLIC PORK ROAST AND SWEET POTATOES
Love pork and sweet potatoes? Here's an easy way to get this favorite combo in a slow cooker meal.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 8h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- If pork roast comes in netting or is tied, remove netting or strings. Remove fat from pork. In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle salt and pepper over pork. Cook pork in oil about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides.
- In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, place sweet potatoes, onion and garlic. Place pork on vegetables. Pour broth over pork.
- Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 410, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 125 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 46 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 510 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g
SPICY PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES
Jazz up your pork tenderloin with this spicy-sweet combo of apples, cider, sweet potatoes, and as much or as little heat as your palate requires! This easy oven dish only needs one other pot to reduce the sauce on top of the stove. It is large enough for a crowd or for leftovers later in the week. Add a green veggie or a salad, and some crusty dinner bread, and you are good to go!
Provided by Bibi
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Pork Tenderloin Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Mix together 1 tablespoon ginger, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon chili powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl to create a rub. Rub combined seasonings on all sides of the pork tenderloins, using the entire amount.
- Place apples and sweet potatoes in the bottom of the prepared pan; dot with butter.
- Mix together apple cider, lime juice, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/8 teaspoon chili powder, garam masala, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Pour over apples and sweet potatoes and place tenderloins on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Ladle cooking liquid over apples and sweet potatoes, turn tenderloins over, and continue baking until pork is slightly pink at the center, about 20 minutes longer. A meat thermometer placed in the center of the thickest tenderloin should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
- Remove apples and sweet potatoes to a serving platter using a slotted spoon. Place tenderloins on top and cover with aluminum foil.
- Pour cooking liquid from the baking dish into a 1-quart saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat until liquid comes to a boil. Boil, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is reduced by one half, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Drizzle sauce over pork, apples, and sweet potatoes. Slice tenderloins and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 211.7 calories, Carbohydrate 20.3 g, Cholesterol 59.3 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 18.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 117.3 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
MASHED SWEET POTATOES, PORK CHOP WITH CIDER GRAVY, SAUTEED APPLES AND ONIONS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 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.
ROASTED PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET POTATOES AND APPLES
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat; swirl in oil. Cook chops until golden brown, turning once, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Remove all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add potatoes and onion; season with salt. Cook until golden in spots, about 10 minutes. Add vinegar and cider. Cover and simmer, stirring a few times, until potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with caraway seeds. Return pork and juices to skillet; tuck apple slices between chops. Roast until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of chops (without touching bone) registers 138 degrees, about 10 minutes. Serve pork, vegetables, and apples with pan juices.
SPICE RUBBED PORK CHOPS WITH HORSERADISH MAPLE GLAZE AND MAPLE GLAZED GRILLED SWEET POTATOES
Provided by Bobby Flay
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.;
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.;
- Preheat grill to medium-high. Reserve 1/2 cup of the Maple-Horseradish Glaze and set aside. Brush pork chops on both sides with olive oil and season with salt. Rub 1 tablespoon of the rub onto 1 side of each pork chop. Grill, rub-side down until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Brush each chop with some of the Maple-Horseradish glaze and turn over. Continue grilling for 3 to 4 minutes for medium doneness, brushing with some of the glaze. Remove the chops to a platter and brush with the reserved glaze.
- 2 sweet potatoes, cooked 3/4 of the way Spicy Maple Glaze
- Slice the potatoes, crosswise, into 1-inch thick slices. Brush with maple glaze and grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
PORK WITH APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES
Here's a meal-in-one that is quick, delicious and nutritious. The tenderloin is rubbed with a few simple seasonings...and baked apples and sweet potatoes around the dinner perfectly. -Linda Lacek of Winter Park, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the salt, cinnamon, cardamom and pepper. Place sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon spice mixture and 3 teaspoons oil; toss to coat. , Arrange potatoes in a single layer in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 10 minutes., Rub the remaining oil over pork; rub with remaining spice mixture. Place over the sweet potatoes. Bake for 15 minutes. , Cut each apple into eight wedges. turn pork; arrange apples around meat. Bake 15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 321 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 452mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
PORK ROAST WITH APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES
Roast two stars of the autumn harvest -- apples and sweet potatoes -- alongside pork for a satisfying meal in a single pan. You won't lose a drop of flavor when you use the pan drippings to make a quick sauce.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Coat a heavy-bottomed metal roasting pan with 2 teaspoons oil. Place pork in center and season with salt and pepper. Roast until top is golden, about 15 minutes.
- Toss apples and sweet potatoes with remaining 2 teaspoons oil and add to pan, arranging around pork. Return to oven and roast until apples and sweet potatoes are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted in center of pork reads 140 degrees, about 20 minutes.
- Remove pork, apples, and sweet potatoes from pan. Allow meat to rest 10 minutes before slicing. To make the sauce, whisk flour into pan drippings over medium heat, then slowly whisk in chicken broth and cook until thickened.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504 g, Fat 22 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 39 g, SaturatedFat 8 g
CUBAN-STYLE PORK AND SWEET POTATOES
Sweet and spicy pork and sweet potatoes. Low in fat. High in taste and fiber.
Provided by MONIQUEWS
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Caribbean
Time 6h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix sweet potatoes, pork, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, orange juice, lime juice, garlic, cumin, salt, and black pepper together in a slow cooker.
- Cook on Low for 6 hours. Garnish with cilantro.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 266 calories, Carbohydrate 27.3 g, Cholesterol 47.6 mg, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 17.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 483.2 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES
I found this recipe in the 2007 Taste of Home The Busy Family Cookbook, but tweaked it for just the 2 of us!
Provided by Sydney Mike
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F, then coat the inside of a 9"x9" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, cinnamon, cardamom & pepper.
- In a large bowl, place the sweet potato slices & sprinkle them with just 1/2 teaspoon of the spice mixture & just 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil, then toss to coat.
- Arrange the sweet potato slices in a single layer in the prepared baking pan, then bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut the pork tenderloin in half, then rub the remaining oil over the pork, before coating it with the remaining spice mixture.
- Place the coated pork halves over the sweet potato slices & bake for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut each apple into 8 wedges, & when the pork has baked for 15 minutes, turn the pork over & arrange the apples around the meat.
- Bake another 15 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 145 degrees F ~ That's my reading, but if you're a traditionalist, you'll want it to read 160 degrees F!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 417.7, Fat 10.9, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 110.6, Sodium 708, Carbohydrate 44.4, Fiber 7.6, Sugar 25.9, Protein 36.8
ROOT BEER GLAZED PORK CHOPS WITH BOURBON-MASHED SWEET POTATOES AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS
Provided by Emeril Lagasse
Categories main-dish
Time 1h55m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- To make the glaze, combine the root beer and stock in a medium heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to a thick syrup, about 1 cup, about 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the heat.
- Preheat a grill to medium-high. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Season each chop on both sides with 1 teaspoon of the Essence. Grill for 3 minutes. Turn each chop 1/4 turn to make grill marks and cook an additional 2 minutes. Turn and cook on the second side for 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a baking sheet. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of the olive oil over each chop. Roast until cooked through and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reaches 150 degrees F, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Place the chops on 4 serving plates and drizzle with the glaze. Spoon the Bourbon-Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Caramelized Onions onto the plates, garnish with parsley leaves, and serve.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
- Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William and Morrow, 1993.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until tender and starting to ooze sugary syrup, about 1 hour and 15 minutes, depending on their size. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
- Cut a slit down each potato and scoop the flesh into a large bowl. Discard the skins. Add the cream, bourbon, brown sugar, molasses, and salt and beat on high speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Cover to keep warm, or gently reheat before serving.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and caramelized, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the heat and serve hot.
PORK CHOPS AND SWEET POTATOES
I grew up on a farm in Ohio where good food like this was a way of life. I've had this recipe for as long as I can remember and consider it a great meal to serve when entertaining.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place potatoes in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt and pepper; coat pork chops. In a skillet over medium heat, brown chops in butter for 4-5 minutes on each side or until browned; remove chops and place over sweet potatoes. Drain drippings from skillet. Add remaining ingredients; cook and stir until smooth and bubbly. Pour 3/4 cup sauce over pork chops. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until pork is tender. Brush chops with remaining sauce.
Nutrition Facts :
BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In an 8-inch square baking dish, combine sweet potatoes and pears. In a small bowl, mix pecans, brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of flour, and the melted butter to make a paste. Crumble mixture over potatoes and pears. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until potatoes and pears are tender.
- Meanwhile, spray a roasting pan and rack with cooking spray. Place beaten egg in a shallow bowl, place remaining 1/2 cup flour on a plate and place bread crumbs mixed with herbs de Provence on another plate. Dredge pork chops in flour. Dip in egg and then the bread crumb mixture, coating the pork evenly all over. Arrange chops on a rack in prepared pan and coat lightly with cooking spray. Bake alongside pears for 20 minutes, or until pork is cooked to your desired degree of doneness. Serve pork with sweet potatoes and pears.
SHEET-PAN CURRY PORK CHOPS AND SWEET POTATOES
This one-pan dinner gets topped with yogurt sauce, radishes, and pomegranate seeds to add a fun layer of fresh tartness to the sweetly spiced pork and potatoes. If you're serving picky eaters, you can always leave the toppings on the side.
Provided by Anna Stockwell
Categories Pork Chop Sheet-Pan Dinner Sheet Pan Curry Sweet Potato/Yam Yogurt Lemon Juice Radish Pomegranate Fall Winter Dinner One-Pot Meal Kid-Friendly Small Plates Wheat/Gluten-Free
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Arrange a rack in top third of oven; preheat to 450°F. Stir curry, pepper, brown sugar, and 2 tsp. salt in a small bowl.
- Rub an 18x13" rimmed baking sheet with oil. Sprinkle pork chops and potatoes with spice mixture on prepared pan to evenly coat, then arrange in an even layer with potatoes cut side down.
- Roast until pork is golden brown and cooked through and potatoes are deeply browned on cut sides and fork-tender, about 20 minutes. (The pork might finish cooking before the potatoes do; if so, transfer pork to a cutting board and let rest, then continue roasting the potatoes until done.)
- Meanwhile, whisk yogurt, lemon juice, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt in a medium bowl.
- Arrange pork and potatoes on a platter. Top with yogurt sauce, radishes, and pomegranate arils.
- Do Ahead: Yogurt sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
- Cooks' Note
- Small sweet potatoes work best for cooking at the same rate as the pork chops and fitting on one sheet pan since you can tuck them between the chops. If you can't find small sweet potatoes, use larger ones, cut them into wedges, and turn them halfway through roasting.
CROCK POT PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APPLES AND SWEET POTATOES
This is easy, and slow cooked. Very tender and great flavor. Apples, nutmeg, rosemary, onions, apple cider, white wine and slow roasted. A great slow cooked easy dish. Try a salad with blue cheese dressing and some fresh rosemary beer bread and you have the perfect fall Sunday Football Meal!! I make this all the times for my pool gang. I play pool 1-2 times per week with 5 guys (the girlfriends too) and I usually cook. This is one of the meals for our Sunday night games. It cooks all day while you do other things. You don't lift a finger other than the last hour when I make my beer bread (1 pan wonder) and make a salad). Please give it a try!
Provided by SarasotaCook
Categories Pork
Time 8h20m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Pork -- In a large saute pan add 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat to medium. Season the pork loin well with salt and pepper and sear on medium heat until golden brown on all sides. Just a minute or less per side.
- Crock pot -- Add the pork to the crock pot. To the pan with pork drippings add the apple cider and just deglaze the pan and stir/scrape up all the drippings with a spatula. Add immediately to the crock pot.
- Add everything else to the crock pot, vegetables, seasoning, butter, apples, pears, wine, onions, sweet potatoes, etc and just cook.
- Cook -- 8-10 hours on low or 6-8 hours on high.
- Enjoy -- Slice thin and serve. You can thicken the sauce if you want with a little slurry of corn starch and water but I find that the potatoes and pork soak up most of the juices. The onion and apples are sweet and everything is just perfect. Just a small salad.
ROASTED PORK TENDERLOINS WITH SWEET POTATOES AND PEARS
You'll have plenty of time for cozy winter hugs with this simple dish of pork roasted with sweet potatoes, pears and fresh sage.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. Place pork tenderloin in pan. In small bowl, mix rosemary, salt, sage and pepper. Rub half of seasoning mixture on pork.
- In medium bowl, toss sweet potato, pears and onion with oil until coated. Sprinkle with remaining seasoning mixture; toss. Place vegetables around pork.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, stirring vegetables and pears gently once or twice during baking, until pork has slight blush of pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 145°F, and vegetables are tender. Remove from oven; cover with foil and let stand 3 minutes before slicing. Cut pork into 1/2-inch slices. Serve with vegetables. Garnish with fresh sage leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Fiber 5 g, Protein 27 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 370 mg, Sugar 14 g, TransFat 0 g
PORK STEW WITH PEARS AND SWEET POTATOES
It's nice knowing that pears, which we think of almost exclusively for desserts in this country, are often used in savory ways in Eastern European cuisines. In this stew, caraway seeds, allspice and fennel reinforce that heritage, while sweet potatoes add rich, round flavors. Although bone-in ribs seem a bit more flavorful, boneless are also fine here. You can even use a combination of both if that's what turns out to be in the package you buy at the store. Because the pears can turn mushy overnight, this is the rare stew that's actually best served the day that it's made.
Provided by John Willoughby
Categories dinner, soups and stews, main course
Time 2h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- If using bone-in ribs, cut away the bones and set aside. Cut pork into 1-inch cubes, sprinkle the ribs evenly with the salt and allow to stand, refrigerated, for at least 1 hour and no more than 12 hours. Move oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees.
- Dry pork cubes well and sprinkle generously with pepper. Heat oil over medium-high heat in Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot until shimmering. Working in batches to avoid crowding, brown the pork well (including bones if you have them), transferring to a platter as browned, adding more oil in between batches if needed.
- Add the onions and fennel to the pot and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are transparent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the wine and bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve any fond on the bottom of the pot. Add the pork (and bones if you have them), sweet potatoes, caraway seeds, allspice, bay leaves and enough chicken stock to just cover the meat. Bring to a simmer, cover and place in oven for 1 hour. Add the pears to the pot, then continue to cook until meat is very tender, about 30 to 45 minutes more.
- Remove bones from pot, stir in lemon juice, then serve stew in bowls, passing mustard separately so people can put a dollop on their stew if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 876, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 55 grams, Fat 43 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Protein 63 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 1428 milligrams, Sugar 26 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- For crispy pork, sear it in a hot skillet until golden brown before adding it to the slow cooker.
- To save time, use pre-cut sweet potatoes or butternut squash.
- Add other vegetables to the slow cooker, such as carrots, celery, or onions.
- For a sweeter dish, add a tablespoon of brown sugar or maple syrup to the slow cooker.
- Serve the pork and sweet potatoes with rice, mashed potatoes, or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
This pork and sweet potato recipe is a delicious and easy way to enjoy a home-cooked meal. The pork is tender and flavorful, and the sweet potatoes are a perfect accompaniment. This dish is also a great way to use up leftover pork roast. With a few simple ingredients and a slow cooker, you can have a delicious meal that the whole family will enjoy.
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