Cuisine: Pork
Ham and Split Pea Soup
Every year I make some sort of soup using the ham hock from Christmas dinner. I happened to have a very large bag of split peas, which I like because you don't have to soak them overnight. Serve it with a loaf of crusty bread and a salad. You can just use chopped up ham, if you do not have a ham hock on hand.
By - Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 2 hrs
- Yields: 8 Servings
Sage Crusted Pork Chops
To Brine or Not to Brine, that is the question
Brining is a process similar to marinating in which meat is soaked in brine before cooking. Brining makes cooked meat moister by hydrating the cells of its muscle tissue before cooking, via the process of osmosis, and by allowing the cells to hold on to the water while they are cooked.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Pork Chops with Figs in Hard Cider
Williams Sonoma recently posted a recipe for pork with figs. We have an enormous fig tree in the back yard and I am always trying to figure out ways to use them. The crows, squirrels and parrots get most of them. Anyway, I tried this recipe and used pork chops instead of tenderloin. It was excellent and I got to use up some more figs!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Cheesy Potato & Ham Chowder
While surfing the web, found this recipe on an Indiana Farmer's site (yes, you know you are leading an exciting life when you are checking out farmer's websites!). I have no idea why I made it, because I generally hate soup of any kind. It was really delicious and my husband said we need to keep this recipe in the family archives. I added some white pepper to it, but the simplicity is what really makes this soup good. Some crumbled bacon bits would not go amiss as a garnish...
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Crispy Baked Pork Chops with Parmesan
This is one of the recipes I found in my stack of magazines over the weekend. It's a Paula Deen (trying to eat healthy) recipe - baked, not fried... PS - I didn't have any flat leaf parsley...
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Oranges, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
I have lots of fresh herbs in the garden and decided to create this pork tenderloin recipe using some oranges. It's very flavorful and tender. I love cooking in cast iron skillets.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Scalloped Potatoes & Ham
This is what I made for dinner last night. Talk about comfort food! I remember growing up we used to eat a lot of scalloped potatoes. Brings back memories of my childhood. I'll be making it again.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 10 mins
- Yields: 12 Servings
Slow Cooker Glazed Pork Ribs with White Beans
This warming eastern European short rib stew is best served in deep bowls over buttery noodles.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 6 hrs
- Yields: 6 Servings
Spicy Dr. Pepper Shredded Pork
The Pioneer Woman makes this Spicy Dr. Pepper Shredded Pork, which looked really good. It reminded me of Coca Cola basted ham (I guess that's for another blog). I made it in a crockpot. Also, I put in about half of the chipotle chiles and it was very spicy, which I love. You can serve it with tortillas or rolls.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 6 hrs
- Yields: 18 Servings
Rustic White Bean Soup With Spinach & a Ham Hock
I made 5 hams over the holidays for various parties that I catered. Cleverly, I froze all the ham hocks. I pulled one out a made this white bean soup, throwing it all the the crockpot. The ham hock I used was particularly meaty, so I did not add additional ham. Also, I served it with grated Parmesan cheese and crusty bread.
- Cook: 1 hr 30 mins
- Yields: 8 - 10 Servings
