The Hungry Housewife » Pork http://www.thehungryhousewife.com A cooking website with recipes your whole family will love. Mon, 14 May 2012 13:10:44 +0000 en hourly 1 Pancake Sausage Bites http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/04/pancake-sausage-bites.html http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/04/pancake-sausage-bites.html#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:23:49 +0000 The Hungry Housewife http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/?p=2658 Pancake Sausage Bites 006

Sometimes you just need to fry something. It’s a necessary evil.
Sure frying isn’t good for you, well neither is picking your nose, but I see people do that all the time. We will call it even.

I needed to get my brain working overtime because I wanted to created a recipe for the Johnsonville Wake Up To Johnsonville Photo Recipe Contest.

My husband might have had a little influence on this one. He always comes up with some whacked out food ideas. He wanted these on a stick, but the sausage links are just too thin for that, so I decided on the balls.

They are mighty tasty, mighty tasty indeed! Certainly not your everyday breakfast meal, but they sure are a nice delight every once in a while….you know, when you need a little oil in your life.

You can enter the Johnsonville Wake Up To Johnsonville Contest too.
Go to their Facebook Page, upload your Johnsonville Sausage Breakfast creation and you will be entered for the grand prize of an 11 piece set of professional cookware from ScanPan and a years supply of Johnsonville Sausage. Hurry, Contest ends May 13th!

 

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Pancake Sausage Bites
5.0 from 3 reviews
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Recipe type: breakfast,appetizer
Author: Leslie Green- The Hungry Housewife
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Serves: 6
Pancake Sausage Bites. Cooked sausage balls delightfully fried in a pancake coating served with a cream maple dipping sauce.
Ingredients
  • Peanut Oil or Canola Oil for frying
  • 1 package Johnsonville Sausage Patties(8 ct), original recipe
  • Batter
  • 1 1/2 cups Bisquick
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup Milk + 2 Tablespoons
  • Syrup
  • 1 /2 cup Pure Maple Syrup
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 2 tablespoon Heavy cream
Instructions
  1. Place about 2″ oil in a sauce pan and heat to 350
  2. Place the sausage patties in a medium bowl.
  3. Break them up so they are no longer formed.
  4. Reform into about 22 1 1/2 teaspoon sized balls.
  5. Place the sausage balls in a large skillet over medium heat and cook for about 15 minutes, turning often.
  6. Remove and drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
  7. In a medium bowl, mix together the bisquick ,sugar and cinnamon.
  8. Whisk in the vanilla, egg and milk until smooth.
  9. Pick up a cooked sausage ball with a toothpick and dip into the batter, completely cover the sausage with batter.
  10. Carefully lower into the oil and fry for about 1- 1 1/2 minutes or until golden brown.
  11. Remove and drain on a paper towel lined plate
Creamy Maple Dipping Sauce
  1. Pour the maple syrup into a small bowl and add the butter.
  2. Microwave for about 45 seconds.
  3. Remove and stir to incorporate the syrup and butter.
  4. Add the heavy cream and stir.
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Pancake Sausage Bites 005 ]]> http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/04/pancake-sausage-bites.html/feed 27 Crusted Pork Tenderloin ($10 Meal) http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/04/crusted-pork-tenderloin-10-meal.html http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/04/crusted-pork-tenderloin-10-meal.html#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:12:19 +0000 The Hungry Housewife http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/?p=2477 pork tenderloin 4

This wonderful crusted pork tenderloin served over sautéed spinach concludes my series of $10 Meals.
I hope you all enjoyed all 13 recipes. I received such great emails. I thank you all who took time out of your busy schedules to send me a note!

Also thank you to Sweetbay Supermarket for allowing me to create all of the recipes for their $10 meal Campaign.
It was such a great eye opener to see that you can actually make delicious, healthy. family friendly meals for $10 or under.

Pork tenderloin is $1.00 off per pound this week at Sweetbay Supermarket, so run and pick one up and make this delicious and easy meal. This would be a great change up for your Easter dinner as well.

Crusted Pork Tenderloin ($10 Meal)
5.0 from 2 reviews
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Recipe type: Main, dinner
Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Serves: 4
Moist and tender crusted pork tenderloin served with sautéed spinach and sweet baby carrots
Ingredients
  • For Pork
  • 1 lb pork tenderloin
  • 1/2 cup Italian Style Bread Crumbs
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon mustard (preferably Dijon)
  • Non-Stick cooking spray
  • For Spinach
  • 1 bunch fresh spinach
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • For Carrots
  • 16 oz pre peeled baby carrots
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
  1. To Make the Pork
  2. Preheat the oven to 350.
  3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
  4. In a shallow dish, like a pie plate, mix together the bread crumbs, salt,pepper, dried rosemary and garlic powder.
  5. In another shallow dish, mix together the egg and the mustard.
  6. Coat the pork with the egg mixture then coat with bread crumbs
  7. Place the pork on the prepared baking sheet and spray the top with non-stick cooking spray.
  8. Bake for 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145.
  9. To make the Spinach
  10. Wash and dry the spinach and remove the long stems.
  11. In a large skillet over medium heat melt the butter.
  12. Add the spinach, salt and pepper, cook for 3 minutes or until spinach is wilted.
  13. To make the Carrots
  14. Place the carrots in a pot, cover with water, cover with a lid and boil for 8-10 minutes. Drain.
  15. In the pan that you cooked the carrots, melt the butter and add the brown sugar and
  16. water.
  17. Add the carrots back in and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.
Notes

*Price estimate does not include pantry staples you may likely already have. Prices are also adjusted for quantity; for example if a recipe calls for half an onion, we include the cost of that quantity.*
Recipe Created for Sweetbay Supermarket by Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife.
Photo by Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife

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Did you know I LOVE being a food blogger. It gives me a voice. A voice to tell people about wonderful things.

Companies look to me to get the word out about wonderful promotions that you might not otherwise know about.

Johnsonville Sausage invited me to be a part of their Johnsonville Kitchens Community Blogging Panel and to be an ambassador for their products. You know I jumped at the opportunity. I mean, who doesn’t love Johnsonville sausage? ( well, maybe vegetarians). Did you know they have 10 different varieties of Italian Sausage? You can view them all here.

Are you creative with sausage? Do you have a mouth watering recipe that incorporates Johnsonville Italian Sausage?


Go and enter the Johnsonville Italian Inspiration Recipe Contest. It’s a photo recipe contest, so make sure your photos are decent. The prize is a culinary trip for 2 to Abruzzo, Italy! So run on over to their facebook page and enter!

Johnsonville sent me some goodies to create a recipe. I had the hardest times trying to choose just one of them that was swirling in my mind.
I went with easy. Baseball has been keeping me busy, so time doesn’t seem to be on my side these days.
So here is my easy recipe that incorporates the delicious Johnsonville Italian 4 Cheese sausage.
You know why I choose the 4 cheese variety? When I was a kid, I loved loved loved those hot dogs with the “cheese” inside them. Oh, man I loved those. I used to eat them uncooked. The thought makes my stomach turn these days.
Anyhooooo, here is the recipe. Everyone enjoyed it. It’s easy, full of flavor and it fills you up!

Creamy Pesto Pasta with 4 cheese Italian Sausage
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Recipe type: Main,dinner
Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Serves: 6
An easy creamy pesto pasta make with 4 cheese Italian sausage.
Ingredients
  • 16 oz Rigatoni, cooked to package directions, reserve 3/4 cup cooked pasta water
  • 1 pck. Johnsonville 4 Cheese Italian Sausage
  • 15 oz Ricotta Cheese
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon prepared jarred Pesto (5 tablespoons)
  • 1/4 cup Kraft Parmesan Cheese
  • 5 Basil leaves, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1/2 red onion, sliced thinly
  • 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, pesto,parmesan cheese,basil and pasta water. Set aside
  2. In a large skillet with a lid, cook the sausage per package directions.
  3. Remove the sausage and set aside. Do not clean out the skillet.
  4. In the same skillet you cooked the sausage, add the olive oil and onions, cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, until the onions become soft.
  5. Add the tomatoes and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until the tomatoes begin to pop.
  6. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  7. Slice the sausage into medallions and add to skillet with the onions, tomatoes and garlic.
  8. Add the cooked pasta and ricotta mixture. Mix together.
  9. Sat and pepper to your desired taste.
Notes

If the sauce is too thick, you can always add a bit more water.

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]]> http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/03/creamy-pesto-pasta-with-3-cheese-italian-sausage.html/feed 6 Rosemary Pork Chops with Balsamic Strawberry Sauce http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/02/rosemary-pork-chops-with-balsamic-strawberry-sauce.html http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/02/rosemary-pork-chops-with-balsamic-strawberry-sauce.html#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:06:33 +0000 The Hungry Housewife http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/?p=2181 IMG_4150

Please don’t let the bad photo deter you from making this dinner!

I was asked by Sweetbay Supermarket to develop a savory strawberry Heart Healthy Recipe for National Heart Month, and pork and strawberry immediately come to mind.

Let me tell you how amazing this recipe is…Really REALLY amazing! Once you slather the pork chop with the strawberry sauce, it is pure heaven.

I cooked these on 2 Tv Segments.

One on Daytime  (aired on 2/24)and on on Fox 4 Blend in Cape Coral (airs on 2/28) . I will try to get the videos up on my site soon.

Here is the Daytime set.
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Here is what a set kitchen looks like from behind the scene
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And me and Carley Wegner on set on Fox 4 Morning Blend
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Rosemary Pork Chops with Balsamic Strawberry Sauce
5.0 from 1 reviews
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Recipe type: Main
Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Serves: 4
Delicious Rosemary Pork Chops slathered with a sweet and tangy Balsamic Strawberry Sauce
Ingredients
  • Pork Chops
  • 4 Bone In Pork Chops (1/2” thick)
2 teaspoons crushed Rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon coarse Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • Balsamic Strawberry Sauce
  • 1 cup chopped Strawberries
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • Pinch coarse Kosher salt
  • Pinch Pepper
Instructions
Pork Chops
  1. Pat the pork chops dry with paper towel.
Season with rosemary, salt and pepper.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, add the olive oil and butter.
  3. Sauté pork chops for 5 minutes per side or until the internal temperature reaches 145.
  4. Allow to sit for 3 minutes prior to cutting.
  5. Serve with Balsamic Strawberry Sauce
Strawberry Sauce
  1. In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, add the strawberries,brown sugar, vinegar,rosemary,salt and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Reduce heat to low and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally or until the sauce becomes thick.
  3. Serve over pork chops or on the side as a dipping sauce.
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When Sweetbay Supermarket came to me to develop recipes for them for a new program they were launching I was so excited.

They wanted to launch a challenge to all of their shoppers. What is the challenge you may ask?

Feed a family of 4 for $10 or less.

I was up for it, ohhhh, yes I was.
You see I am not much of a bargain shopper, coupon cutter or price watcher. Ha, I don’t even meal plan. Shocking I know, coming form a food blogger, you would think I was super organized in the grocery shopping department. But sadly, I am not. Well, that is until now.

Having to develop recipes, and price specific recipes at that, forced me to get organized and count every penny. Normally I would go to the grocery store about 4 times a week because I would always change my mind on what I was cooking or I had forgotten something.
Having a recipe prepared ahead of time not only saved me HUGE amounts of money at the grocery store, it also saved me time.

So why did Sweetbay Supermarket want to come up with this challenge, $10 Meals?
They believe you can feed a family of four a delicious, nutritious and quick meal for $10 or less.
I am here to tell you that you can!
Over the next 13 weeks, I will be sharing the $10 meals I created for Sweetbay Supermarket.
The trick to getting a delicious meal for under $10 is to purchase things that are on sale, to use store brand whenever possible, to take some shortcuts(using prepared items, such as the stuffing) and to make it simple!
You will notice that all of the recipes are very easy to cook and have minimal ingredients. Let’s face it, we are all busy and most of the time we don’t have 2 hours to devote to preparing dinner.

Oh and lookie here… I am now known as the “$10 Meal Expert”! Isn’t The way they did the $10 meal website super cute?
Sweetbay Supermarkets are located throughout West Central Florida. Click here if you would like to find one in your area.

Pear and Apple Pork Chops with Stuffing ($10 Meal)
5.0 from 1 reviews
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Recipe type: Main
Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 11 mins
Total time: 21 mins
Serves: 4
Delicious Pork chops with apples and pears served with stuffing.
Ingredients
  • 1lb. Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 red apple, chopped into small pieces
  • 1 pear, chopped into small pieces
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 6 oz. Box Hannaford Pork Stuffing Mix, cooked to package directions
Instructions
  1. Season the pork chops with the pepper, salt, garlic powder and onion powder.
  2. Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat.
  3. Add the pork chops and cook for 3 minutes per side or until no longer pink in the
  4. middle and set aside.
  5. In the same skillet, add the butter, apple, pear, cranberries and cinnamon. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the fruit is softened.
  6. Add the pork chops and any juices that have accumulated on the plate back into the pan. Toss with the fruit and serve.
  7. Serve with the stuffing
Notes

*Price estimate does not include pantry staples you may likely already have. Prices are also adjusted for quantity; for example if a recipe calls for half an onion, we include the cost of that quantity.*
Recipe Created for Sweetbay Supermarket by Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife.
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]]> http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2012/01/pear-and-apple-pork-chops-with-stuffing-10-meal.html/feed 18 Pork Tenderloin & Giveaway http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2011/12/pork-tenderloin-giveaway.html http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2011/12/pork-tenderloin-giveaway.html#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:28:14 +0000 The Hungry Housewife http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/?p=1574 Pork is my best friend. I just love it. But it is sad that I don’t make it nearly enough.

I think one of the tricks to a perfect piece of pork it to Brine it. Brining tenderizes the meat and gives it a delicious flavor. If you plan a little bit ahead, you will never have another dry piece of pork again! Did you know that the internal cooking temp for pork was just recently lowered to 145 degrees?

Pork is a great alternative meat to turkey on Thanksgiving and Christmas. I know I spend about a week preparing Thanksgiving dinner and I just don’t have the time to do it all again for Christmas. So think about making a delicious easy pork tenderlion for your next Holiday meal. Don’t like my recipe? Head on over to Pork Be Inspired to get some more delicious pork recipes!!! Also check out Porks Perfect Pairing Holiday Recipe Guide as well.

Pork Tenderloin

A beautiful pork loin tenderloin
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The pork in its brine solution.
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Get your dredging station ready
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Just a pretty picture of eggs!
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Give your pork a nice egg bath
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Cover it well in your bread crumb mixture.
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Ready to go in the oven.
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The recipe is simple and your whole family will love it!!

Pork Tenderloin
4.9 from 8 reviews
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Recipe type: Main
Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Serves: 6
A brined juicy Pork Tenderloin. Perfect for a fancy Holiday meal or just on a Tuesday!
Ingredients
  • BRINE
  • 1/4 cup Course Kosher Salt
  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 4 Cups Water
  • PORK
  • 1 to 1 1/2 pounds Pork Loin Tenderloin
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon Rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
  • Pinch Cayenne Pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon Dry Mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
TO BRINE PORK
  1. In a gallon zip lock bag, dissolve the salt and sugar.
  2. Add pork to the bag, squeeze out all of the air and place in the refriderator for 4 to 24 hours.
  3. Remove the pork and rinse with water, pat dry.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350
SEASONING THE PORK
  1. In a shallow dish ( like a pie plate), mix the egg and mustard.
  2. In another shallow dish, mix together the bread crumbs, rosemary,garlic powder,onion powder,onion powder, cayenne powder, dry mustard, salt and pepper.
  3. Coat the pork in the egg mixture. Let the excess drip off.
  4. Roll the pork in the bread crumb mixture and make sure the entire piece is coated well.
  5. Place in a baking dish lined with non-stick foil.
  6. Lightly spray the top of the pork with cooking spray.
  7. Bake for about 40 minutes or until the internal temperature is at least 145.
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And I suppose you would like to know about the Giveaway

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GIVEAWAY RULES CONTEST CONTEST CLOSED

One of my readers will win the above prize pack.

$25 worth of PORK COUPONS (not shown)
2 Jill Silverman Hough Cookbooks
Instant-Read Digital Thermometer (A MUST HAVE)
A set of 4 Retro Inspired Martini Glasses
A Ceramic Deviled Egg Tray
Main Entry
(Required)

1.) Tell me if you cook Pork for the Holidays

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And there you have it, a total of 8 entries for you.
Contest ends Thursday December 15th at 9 pm est
Winner will be chosen by Random.org
Winner MUST CONTACT ME within 72 business hours of winning or another winner will be chosen(NO EXCEPTIONS)

 

*Giveaway Sponsored by The National Pork Board* All opinions are mine.

]]> http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2011/12/pork-tenderloin-giveaway.html/feed 225 Slow Cooker Pork Chops http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2010/11/slow-cooker-pork-chops.html http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2010/11/slow-cooker-pork-chops.html#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:30:00 +0000 The Hungry Housewife http://184.154.133.154/~thehung5/?p=259

Ohhhh how I love my slow cooker. I have a mac daddy All-Clad. It’s pretty and it shines. I could not live without it. I have a roast in it as we speak!
Let me tell you about these bad ass little pork chops. They are so delicious and packed with flavor. They literally fall apart. BONUS- takes less than 5 minutes to prep.
We all know kids are picky, right? Well my kids were begging for 2nd and thirds( I am NOT exaggerating).The night I made them, I emailed the recipe to my BFF Bobbi and she was shocked I used canned soup. I think canned soup totally has its place in the culinary world. A white trash culinary world it may be, but I am not predigest. I never said I WASNT white trash. Pftt, you should see my roots right now.

SLOW COOKER PORK CHOPS
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4 thick cut pork chops (bone-in or boneless)
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup with herbs (or without herbs)
1 package Hidden Valley Dry Ranch Dressing Mix
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup chicken stock
Pepper

In a medium bowl, mix together cream of chicken soup, dry ranch mix, garlic, wine and chicken stock. Set aside.
Sprinkle pork chops with pepper (NO SALT..there is enough salt in the other ingredients)
Place the pork chops in the slow cooker.
Pour the soup mix over the pork chops.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 to 7 hours.

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Tampa has a large Cuban community and their food is a staple in this town. Growing up I had never heard of chicken and yellow rice, cafe con leche, deviled crabs, plantains, etc. Was I deprived, naaaaa, I was just missing out on a whole bunch of yummy food.
So if you are Cuban, I am sure this is not the authentic way to make Roast Pork with Black Beans and Yellow Rice, but it my way and it tastes damn good (and it takes like the Cuban restaurants).And sorry about the photo, the food wouldn’t corporate and was being shy(kinda of a blah picture)

ROAST PORK WITH BLACK BEANS AND YELLOW RICE
PORK
4-5 pound Boston Butt
Adobo Seasoning (Goya Brand)
3/4 cup Mojo Criollo
Preheat oven to 350
Generously season meat with Adobo Seasoning. Place in a dutch oven(or large pot w/ lid) along with the mojo criollo, cover and cook per package directions on meat. I think it is 22-26 minutes per pound.YELLOW RICE

1 Package Vigo Yellow Rice (16 oz. for a family of 4)
Mojo Criollo
Cook per package directions..HOWEVER..dont use all water like the package calls for, use 1/2 water and 1/2 Mojo Criollo.
The rice already has wonder flavor, but using 1/2 water and 1/2 mojo gives it a great kick!
BLACK BEANS
1 Tbsp Olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp cumin
2 bay leaves
1/4- 1/2 cup Goya mojo criollo
In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, saute onions in olive oil for about 10 minutes. Add Garlic and cook for 2 minutes more. Add cumin. Add Beans,bay leaves and mojo.
Simmer for about 10 minutes, until beans are soft.
Oh and don’t forget the Crystal Hot sauce! NO Cuban meal is complete without it!!!
Make this meal and your family will love you(and me ) for it!!!!
(recipe by Leslie)
]]> http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2009/02/roast-pork-with-black-beans-and-yellow.html/feed 40 What’s in the Crock Pot? http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2008/09/whats-in-crock-pot.html http://www.thehungryhousewife.com/2008/09/whats-in-crock-pot.html#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:07:00 +0000 The Hungry Housewife http://184.154.133.154/~thehung5/?p=86 Isn’t it funny how STRONG the Crock Pot “Brand” is. It seems like all slow cookers are lumped into the name “Crock Pot”. My first slow cooker was a Crock Pot. I had it for many years and it served me well! A few month ago the ceramic liner got a crack in it, so I had to toss it!
I was totally fine with my loss..because that meant I could get a new shiny toy! Waho!!!!
I decided on the All-Clad 6 1/2 Qt. slow cooker! Its bad ass!!! I love shiny stuff! Especially diamonds! What??Did I say diamonds..husband are you reading this??? Hint Hint!!!
Anyhooooo…I love to cook in my slow cooker. Cant get much simpler than throwing all the junk in there in the morning and it being done in 8 hours without me having to do any work!!! Love it.

I decided on some BBQ shredded Beef with Whole Grain Buns!
Yum!
I made these over the weekend. Too bad Jenny at the Picky Palate didn’t post her BBQ sauce recipe until today, cause I would have loved to have tried it! It looks soooo much better than the Bottled junk!

Here’s what you do..

3 1/2 lb organic chuck Roast
1 large bottle of BBQ sauce (or if your fancy..make your own)
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Salt
Pepper
A gulg of vinegar

Rub the meat with the garlic powder, onion powder,salt and pepper. But the meat into the crock pot and cover it with the BBQ sauce and dump the vinegar in. SET IT AND FORGET IT!!
Set it on high for 7 hours.
Take the meat out after hour 7.
Shred it and get rid of all the fatty stuff! (Yucky)
Put it back into the crock pot and cook it on low for another hour!!
Enjoy

P.s…Sorry to my vegetarian readers..I always feel bad when I put up a meat post! I don’t want to gross anyone out.


Have you seen these Slow Cooker Liners???? OMG.. I will never cook anything in my slow cooker without them!! LOVE THEM! No cleaning of your Slow Cooker Required! NICE!!!

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This is seriously some super tasty Pig! The meat itself is nice and tender. The sauce is to die for! I poured it over my whole dinner plate, including my couscous and broccoli! It could definitely pass for a restaurant dish! If your in a time crunch this is a great meal. It takes no time at all to prepare. Just make sure you get a good quality pork tenderloin. Not the popular supermarket brand on the top shelf(a.k.a Hormel)!! Yuck! Sorry, not a very photogenic dish! But enjoy this one..its a keeper!
PORK TENDERLOIN WITH DIJON MARSALA SAUCE
For the pork
2 pork tenderloins
4 tablespoons Dijon mustard ( I used Grey Poupon Original Dijon)
1 tablespoon oil
Sauce
2 tablespoons butter
2 shallots, minced
1 cup Marsala wine
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (I used Grey Poupon Harvest Coarse Ground)
1 cup heavy cream
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat pork tenderloins generously with mustard. Oil a 9×13 inch baking dish.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange tenderloins in pan, and brown the meat. Turn to brown evenly. Transfer meat to prepared baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn, and continue cooking for 20 minutes, or until desired doneness.
Meanwhile, melt butter over medium heat in the same pan used to cook the pork. Cook shallots in butter until soft. Stir in Marsala, mustard, and cream, and cook until volume of liquid is reduced by half.
Slice pork, and place on a serving dish. Spoon sauce over meat, and serve.
Adapted from All recipes
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