Archive for the 'Pork' Category

What a savory way to cook a pork roast. Prepare early in the day to marinate for a few hours, if time allows. Serve this to your friends and family in any kind of weather - it’s great year round. Homemade applesauce is fabulous alongside. Dig in and enjoy!
5 lb. pork roast
Heaping Tbsp. minced [...]

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Wow your family with this delicious way to cook ground pork. Serve this with a cold macaroni salad, a green vegetable and perhaps some crusty bread - you’ll be all set. On a personal note, I like to offer a bit of maple syrup on the side, just in case the mood strikes for that [...]

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This stuffing recipe may become a weeknight ritual. It’s so much better than the pre-packaged stuff and it’s oh so delicious!
1 lb. ground sausage (buy the links and split if you can’t buy it loose)
1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil + 1/4 cup
Black pepper & Kosher salt to taste
2 loaves of bread - try to [...]

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Roger, a friend from work, gave me this recipe. It’s so good, why wait until the holidays? This delicious recipe requires drying out the bread for 3 days. Sounds like too much work? No way! Once you taste it, you’ll be hooked.
1 Giant Loaf Wonder Bread
1 1/2 Tbsp. fresh, minced parsley
1/2 tsp. sage
1 packet dried [...]

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I just love baking a ham. The house gets that homey, everything is good kind-of smell. This dish is true simplicity and an absolute crowd pleaser.

8-10 pound uncooked ham
3-4 cups apple juice
3 tsp. kosher salt

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Take the ham out of the fridge and place skin side-up on a rack in [...]

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I’m not real big on the sweet & sour thing, but these meatballs are divine. I served them with some rice pilaf and green beans, and we barely had leftovers.

1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup milk or half-n-half
3/4 cup bread crumbs (seasoned is ok)
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. kosher salt + 1/4 tsp. added later
1 lb. [...]

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This is mixed together in one pan and roasted. Great for cooler weather.
8 links sweet Italian sausages (or a mix of hot & sweet)
6 medium sized potatoes, peeled and cut
1 large onion peeled and sliced
Heaping Tbsp. of minced garlic
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. kosher salt
2 tsp. black pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. [...]

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This second pork chops recipe is oven baked because I use much thicker cuts than I do for the Pork Chops I recipe. These are truly moist and mmmmm, good. We have them with Stove Top brand stuffing and of course, apple sauce.

6 slices bacon (Bacon Bits are fine)
6 large pork loin chops
Kosher salt
Ground black [...]

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Pork chops can dry out and be unwanted so easily. This method keeps them juicy and tender. You must use a pan that can be placed on the stove top as well as in the oven.

6 1/2-inch thick boneless pork chops (loin chops)
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
3 Eggs
3 Tbsp. milk
1 [...]

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This recipe is for oven cooked ribs. Of course you can adapt it for your grill. Begin this process as early in the day as you possibly can so it can meld with the spices.

2 slabs pork spareribs - this is about 3 lbs. each

4 tsp. Kosher salt
4 tsp. black pepper
4 tsp. chili Powder
1 tsp. [...]

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