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He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he who cannot eat pork, let him eat horsemeat. It's simply a question of taste.~Nikita Khrushchev
The Recipes
Pork Roast
Ingredients:
Pork Roast - 5#
1 cup Honey
1 can Mandarin oranges
Salt & pepper to taste
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350
Line oven safe pan with foil
Place roast fat side up on the foil
Pour honey on roast
Pour oranges, including liquid on roast
Wrap the aluminum foil so the roast is marinating in the sauce while cooking
Salt and pepper to taste
Bake for 25- 28 minutes per pound
Remove from oven and let rest 15 minutes or so before slicing
Pour some of the sauce from the pan over the slices
Apple Sauce
Ingredients:
6 medium size apples
Apple crisp mix (available at the grocery store)
1 stick butter
Preparation:
Peel apples and slice into bite-size pieces
Layer into a shallow glass pan
Sprinkle generously (or less generously as you prefer) with apple crisp mix
Slice butter evenly over the top
Put it in the oven where it can cook right alongside the pork chops (about 25 minutes)
Served with fresh blanched broccoli, rice, and bread.
Ribs must be America’s favorite barbecue dish.
~Anonymous
Baby Back Ribs were on sale the other day, so I picked up a couple of racks. It's like a summer barbecue, except it's freezing cold, and I cooked them in the oven.
The Recipes
Baby Back Ribs
Ingredients:
2 racks Baby Back Ribs
Bottle of Barbecue sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Tony Chachere's Cajun Spice
Tabasco
Salt & Pepper
Preparation:
Cut the rib racks into pieces that will fit into a big pot full of water
Boil for about an hour
Mix the barbecue sauce with the other ingredients until it has the amount of "bite" you like
Remove the ribs from boiling water and put in oven safe pan
Pour the sauce on
Cover with foil and cook at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes
Put under broiler for 8-10 minutes to make them crisp
Baked Potatoes
Ingredients:
Baking potatoes (1/serving)
Butter
Salt & pepper
Grated cheddar cheese
Sour cream
Chives
Preparation:
Clean potatoes and wrap individually in foil
Cook in oven at 350 degrees for about an hour (they can cook right alongside the ribs)
Remove from foil, cut open, and slather generously with any of the toppings you want
Served with: Blanched broccoli, and 3 cheese texas toast.
“There is poetry in a pork chop to a hungry man.”~Philip Gibbs (NY Times 1951)
The sprouts and apples I used in preparing this dinner were the last fresh produce from the local Farmers Market. The Market runs on Sundays from May until October and I try to pick up my produce for the week there. I like to shop local when possible, and you cannot beat the great taste of truly fresh fruits and veggies!
The Recipes
Pork Chops
Ingredients:
Boneless pork chops (1/serving)
Honey
Salt & pepper to taste
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375
Arrange pork chops in a shallow glass pan
Salt and pepper to taste
Drizzle honey over the chops
Bake for 30-40 minutes depending on the thickness of the meat
Apple Sauce
Ingredients:
6 medium size apples
Apple crisp mix (available at the grocery store)
1 stick butter
Preparation:
Peel apples and slice into bite-size pieces
Layer into a shallow glass pan
Sprinkle generously (or less generously as you prefer) with apple crisp mix
Slice butter evenly over the top
Put it in the oven where it can cook right alongside the pork chops (about 25 minutes)
Sides
Fresh brussel sprouts (boiled for about 5 minutes) with butter melted on them
White rice (I usually make rice in the microwave)
French bread
Ratings:
*** -good overall.
*** - thought the apple sauce needed to cook longer, but overall a very tasty meal.
** - finally tried the apple sauce and thought it was like dessert.
My notes: Pork and apples always go well together, so the meal was a success. Rice is a good side for this meal. The brussel sprouts were delicious! I think next time I do oven baked chops I will add some ginger and maybe some grated orange rind or lemon juice with the honey to liven up the flavor a bit.
