Saturday, January 26, 2008
Easy BBQ Pork
BBQ Pork Sandwich with Coleslaw and Homemade Baked Chips.
This is so easy, it takes a long time, but it is easy.
Cut a pork shoulder into chunks, it doesn't matter what size really. I cut them about 1 inch by 3 inches. Place them in a very wide pan and cover with water. I also added about a half of a chopped onion and a couple teaspoons of salt.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Simmer for an hour.
After simmering, take off lid and bring back to a full boil. Boil off the liquid. When it gets down to where the pork is starting to fry a little (most of the water gone), drain off the remaining liquid.
Here's the tricky part. Go to your fridge, grab a bottle of barbecue sauce and dump about half in. Simmer on low for about 5 minutes and break apart the pork.
Serve on buns with coleslaw.
Labels: bbq, coleslaw, pork, potatoes
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy New Year
Well, we brought in the New Year with a bang. Aside from the leaking dining room, I had two accidents in the kitchen in two hours. The first, I was peeling a squash and jammed the veggie peeler into my finger. That was the first time I drew blood in the kitchen. It hurt, it was bloody, it sucked.
Two hours later, while chopping an onion, I slipped with the knife and took off a large part of my left middle finger. While there was A LOT of blood, I didn't need stitches. I did get very gun shy around the knives and didn't finish my last dish.
But, New Year's Eve went well. We had a small gathering at our house. We thought CJ was to work the next day, but find out at the last minute that he didn't have. That was great news.
I started with a couple apps, Chicken Liver Pate and Fingerling Potatoes with Caviar.
The pate came from the new Martha Stewart New Classics cookbook. The cookbook is totally messed up and so was the recipe. I had to improvise because the recipe doesn't make sense, but it came out really well. We have been eating it since (it made a lot).
I stole the idea for the potatoes from Emily at a birthday party she threw. Thank God for Ikea and Asian supermarkets for low cost caviar.
Well, in all the excitement, I forgot to take pictures of the rest of what I made. We had a carrot soup that was very good, but like all carrot soups, reminded me of baby food. I made a large batch of roasted veggies, always easy and delicious. Finally, I made goulash. I base it on this recipe. Usually it is very good, but served on egg noodles, it just wasn't that great.
In addition to this, our fine guest brought delicious and awesome food. We had a red pepper spread to die for and an awesome chocolate and peanut butter pie. CJ made Kir Royales and there was lots of wine and champagne.
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One more thing, CJ and I finally finished the living room. That means for the first time in almost a year we are eating dinner at a table, a dining room table.
Tonight it was trout and risotto. Tasty.
Two hours later, while chopping an onion, I slipped with the knife and took off a large part of my left middle finger. While there was A LOT of blood, I didn't need stitches. I did get very gun shy around the knives and didn't finish my last dish.
But, New Year's Eve went well. We had a small gathering at our house. We thought CJ was to work the next day, but find out at the last minute that he didn't have. That was great news.
I started with a couple apps, Chicken Liver Pate and Fingerling Potatoes with Caviar.
The pate came from the new Martha Stewart New Classics cookbook. The cookbook is totally messed up and so was the recipe. I had to improvise because the recipe doesn't make sense, but it came out really well. We have been eating it since (it made a lot).
I stole the idea for the potatoes from Emily at a birthday party she threw. Thank God for Ikea and Asian supermarkets for low cost caviar.
Well, in all the excitement, I forgot to take pictures of the rest of what I made. We had a carrot soup that was very good, but like all carrot soups, reminded me of baby food. I made a large batch of roasted veggies, always easy and delicious. Finally, I made goulash. I base it on this recipe. Usually it is very good, but served on egg noodles, it just wasn't that great.
In addition to this, our fine guest brought delicious and awesome food. We had a red pepper spread to die for and an awesome chocolate and peanut butter pie. CJ made Kir Royales and there was lots of wine and champagne.
...
One more thing, CJ and I finally finished the living room. That means for the first time in almost a year we are eating dinner at a table, a dining room table.
Tonight it was trout and risotto. Tasty.Labels: appetizer, caviar, fish, pate, potatoes, risotto, trout
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Bison Tenderloin
I picked up some Bison Tenderloin Steaks at my favorite meat purveyor, Farm in the Market, last Friday. They are from Big Woods Bison in Nerstrand, Minnesota. Local, low fat, and uber tasty.
Served on a tossed salad with roasted potatoes, it was a perfectly balanced meal (well, if you add a glass of milk or something.) The meat was much more tender than I ever could have imagined. While we eat a lot of ground bison around here, we had never had bison steaks. We will definitely be getting them again.
Served on a tossed salad with roasted potatoes, it was a perfectly balanced meal (well, if you add a glass of milk or something.) The meat was much more tender than I ever could have imagined. While we eat a lot of ground bison around here, we had never had bison steaks. We will definitely be getting them again.
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