Maple-Glazed Pork Chops

🥘 Ingredients

• balsamic vinegar
  3 tbsp
• butter
  2.5 tbsp
• cinnamon
  1 tsp
• garlic (use the other as you like)
  2 clove
• green beans
  12 oz
• maple syrup
  2 oz
• pecans
  1 oz
• pepper
• pork chops
  24 oz
• salt
• sweet potatoes
  4 unit
• vegetable oil
  4 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• peeler
• medium pot
• slotted spoon
• medium bowl
• large pan
• strainer
• potato masher

1. 

   1

    Wash and dry all produce. Using a peeler , peel sweet potatoes , then cut into ½-inch cubes. Place in a medium pot with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil and cook until easily pierced by a knife, about ⏱️ 12 minutes . Remove from pot with a slotted spoon and place in a medium bowl , keeping pot of water boiling on stove.

   sweet potatoes: 4 unit
2. 

   2

    While sweet potatoes cook, heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Season pork chops all over with salt and pepper . Add to pan and cook to desired doneness, 4-6 minutes per side. Remove from pan and set aside. Meanwhile, mince 1 clove garlic .

   vegetable oil: 4 tsp, pork chops: 24 oz, salt, pepper, garlic: 2 clove (use the other as you like)
3. 

   3

    Add green beans to pot with boiling water and cook until tender but still a little crisp, ⏱️ 3 minutes to ⏱️ 4 minutes . Drain using a strainer and return to pot along with ½ TBSP butter and a pinch of garlic. Toss until butter melts and coats green beans. Season with salt, pepper, and more garlic (to taste, but save a little for the glaze).

   green beans: 12 oz, butter: 2.5 tbsp
4. 

   4

    Add 1 TBSP butter, ½ tsp cinnamon , and 1½ tsp maple syrup to bowl with sweet potatoes (we sent more cinnamon and syrup). Using a potato masher or fork, mash sweet potatoes until mostly smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. TIP: Cover with foil to keep warm.

   cinnamon: 1 tsp, maple syrup: 2 oz
5. 

   5

    Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for pork over medium heat. Add remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, about ⏱️ 30 seconds . Pour in 1½ TBSP balsamic vinegar (we sent more) and remove pan from heat. Let bubble and reduce until slightly syrupy, about ⏱️ 1 minute . Return pan to medium heat and add remaining maple syrup. Simmer until thick and glaze-like, about ⏱️ 2 minutes .

   balsamic vinegar: 3 tbsp
6. 

   6

    Add pork to pan and turn to coat in glaze. Remove pan from heat. Divide sweet potatoes, green beans, and pork between plates. Sprinkle sweet potatoes with pecans . Drizzle any remaining glaze over pork and serve.

   pecans: 1 oz