Weekend cooking is my favorite time to cook, I don't have much time during the week to make amazing dinners, I make dinner during the week, but on the weekends I make happiness.
Saturday I made a slow roasted mustard rubbed pork roast with a orange chili glaze, with long grained rice and steamed broccoli.
I first rubbed the pork with whole grain mustard on all side, then I made a rub with my favorite spices and rubbed the entire pork roast on all sides, then I roasted the pork at 300 degrees for 2 hours, then at the last 30mins I added the orange glaze to the roast.
Orange glaze: I took bottled orange spring roll glaze ( found at Kroger's) added it to a pan with 2 tsp of soy sauce and my mustard BBQ sauce.( Make enough glaze for gravy after rice is done)
Steamed Broccoli: take 1 head of fresh broccoli cut of florets into bit sized pieces add them to a pot of boiling water cook until tender.
Long grained rice:The way to cook rice is 2:1 ratio, take 1 cup of rice and add it to 2 cups of boiling water that is seasoned with garlic powder and salt, let cook for 20mins covered NEVER open it, after the 20mins turn off heat and let sit for another 5-10mins for perfect fluffy steamed rice
Plate the entire meal like this, a good scoopful of rice first the add the broccoli, top with pieces of the sliced pork roast the drizzle with left over glaze!
This is such a flavorful and healthy meal!
Happy Happy Family :)
Sunday dinner: I made Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, corn and gravy
I started with the fried chicken, I have found that fried chicken can be scary for people who don't cook that often, it is all about patients when it comes to frying chicken, if you rush it you will have burnt crust and raw chicken, fry the chicken at an even temp for a good 15-20mins depending on the size, I have also found that the trick to prefect fried chicken that is crispy and moist inside is to cook the chicken till golden on all side then put it in a 350 degree oven till done this will ensure that you chicken comes out perfect.
Mashed potatoes: take 6 russet potatoes boil till knife comes out clean, then drain well, I put the potatoes back in the hot pan to get rid of any left over moisture, then I add 2 tbsp of butter and I smash by hand then I add about 1/4 cup of sour cream, a little more butter and salt and pepper to taste. Mix together and serve warm
Make a gravy of your choice and I used frozen corn.
This is such a hearty, down home, warm meal that make you feel good all over.
For me the weekends are all about the food and the happiness that it brings to my family!
Happy Weekend to all!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Sunday October 9th
Sunday dinner at it finest!
Sunday Gravy with creamy Parmesan cheese polenta, herb and garlic bread and chopped salad.
Sunday gravy which is the prize piece of this meal is:
1 flank steak, 1 pork roast, 1 pack of Italian sausages(cut in half) 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, 4 gloves of garlic sliced thin,1 tsp of cinnamon, parsley,basil,salt, pepper,red pepper flakes.
Brown all the meats on all sides,leave the casings on the sausages ( you will remove them in the last 30 mins) add to crock pot with tomatoes and seasonings let cook for 4-6hours, last 30mins cook with lid off crock pot, take the meats out of the crock pot, you will need to shred the flank steak, shred the pork roast and remove the casings from the sausages leave sausages whole do not break them up, add back to the sauce and let the gravy cook for 30mins uncovered.
Sunday gravy at its best! It was amazing served over polenta but was also very tasty on bread of your choice, you can also put it over pasta of your choice, I used rigatoni for my children.
this is a slow cooked meal but the taste in the end is amazing and it is worth every moment of the that you have to spend on it.
Sunday Gravy with creamy Parmesan cheese polenta, herb and garlic bread and chopped salad.
Sunday gravy which is the prize piece of this meal is:
1 flank steak, 1 pork roast, 1 pack of Italian sausages(cut in half) 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, 4 gloves of garlic sliced thin,1 tsp of cinnamon, parsley,basil,salt, pepper,red pepper flakes.
Brown all the meats on all sides,leave the casings on the sausages ( you will remove them in the last 30 mins) add to crock pot with tomatoes and seasonings let cook for 4-6hours, last 30mins cook with lid off crock pot, take the meats out of the crock pot, you will need to shred the flank steak, shred the pork roast and remove the casings from the sausages leave sausages whole do not break them up, add back to the sauce and let the gravy cook for 30mins uncovered.
Sunday gravy at its best! It was amazing served over polenta but was also very tasty on bread of your choice, you can also put it over pasta of your choice, I used rigatoni for my children.
this is a slow cooked meal but the taste in the end is amazing and it is worth every moment of the that you have to spend on it.
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