Song: Into The Blue
Artist: Aythis (Carline Van Roos)
My younger sister stopped over my mother's to pick her up for a few days...
however, she first made a delicious meal for us to enjoy before she left with my Mom.
My younger sister explained in an email to me about it...
as I had slept until the food was ready.
She explained that although the dish is called Country Style Pork Ribs...
these cuts of pork are not ribs.
She said that this certain cut of pork was invented by a butcher wanting to sell
more of a certain cut of chuck loin...the chuck eye steak, which was cut into two
to produce 5 oz pieces.
This cut is generally boneless and well marbled with fatty tissue and so...
resembles a rib in appearance.
She went on to say that it has since been adopted to beef as well...
and that it is also now made from bottom round steak, cross rib, and flatiron steaks
(repackaging...a mainstay tactic in resale).
Recipe:
2.2 lbs (1 kilo) country style ribs
Garlic Powder
Pepper
Season well with garlic powder and black pepper
Place in a ceramic baking dish.
Tent and bake at 400 degrees F for 40 - 80 minutes
depending on thickness of cuts.
The important part is to fully cook the meat.
As the meat cooks...
it is self basted in about 1.5 inches of fat and juices...
which keeps the meat very moist and tender.
The other ingredients are for quick cooked spinach...
and lightly fried potatoes and onions.
Potatoes and Onions
Recipe:
4-5 potatoes sliced
1/2 white onion
Seasoning salt
Black Pepper
3-4 Tbs olive oil
Heat oil on medium high.
Cook potatoes halfway through...
then add onions.
Continue to cook while stirring frequently...
season to taste.
A slightly charred outside and light and fluffy interior of the potatoes
is the desired result.
Quick Wok Spinach
Recipe:
10 oz spinach
A drizzle of olive oil
Salt Pepper
Heat oil: Medium
Put spinach in wok...cover.
Approximately one minute and then turn and repeat.
Remove from heat and season to taste.
Cheese and Garlic Bread
1 stick softened butter
(Never consume any of the margarines...
they were one of the biggest health scams.
They are provedly very unhealthful.
They are made by hydrogenation of cheap vegetable oils.
The hydrogenation of the oils make them solid and store long...
but make them very high in hydrogenated trans fats.)
Actually...
there exists very healthful natural butters in tubs which are made highly spreadable
by adding olive oil to them.
NEVER BUY ANY MARGARINES
Garlic Powder
1 cup shredded cheese of choice
8 - 10 slices of bread
Generously spread on butter and sprinkle garlic powder...
and then pile on the shredded cheese.
Broil until the cheese is melted and slightly browned.
THESE ARE SO DELICIOUS FRESH OUT OF THE OVEN
My first plate of two.
The pork is so juicy and tender that there is no other pork equal
to this other than Kalua Pig...
or correctly made Carnitas of Mexican cuisines.
The spinach still has a fresh texture while being very flavorful and tender.
Potatoes and onions naturally go together.
Once again, this pork is almost unrivaled in tenderness and juiciness.
If you have ever been disappointed in tuff or dry pork chops...
this is a must try dish.
And...
I recommend making many more cheese toasts.
The eight of them were only barely enough for my younger sister...
my Mom...
and me.
I could have eaten many more than the five slices I had.
One key point...
the full tenting of the pork is essential for the juices to baste the meat fully.
The point is to seal the juices in the cooking vessel.
My mom loved this meal...
as well as did I.
I pick up my mom tomorrow.
On that day or the next...
I am going to make her a quick and delicious meal.
If you were old enough in the 60s and 70s...
and you loved the Bell Beefer that Taco Bell used to sell then...
that is what I am going to make.
They were my favorite back then...
and still now.
They, to me...
are on par with the most delicious of cheese hamburgers...
which I absolutely love.
I will describe the simple process and ingredients in the next article.
Pork can be challenging to cook as you can have a tendency to overcook it and then it comes out dry. So it's nice to see that this came out tender and juicy.
ReplyDeleteThe cheese toast looked yummy!
I actually never cook it as I fear I would undercook it. I just eat pork at restaurants of fully cooked at the supermarket. I love the cheese toast. Hot out of the oven cannot be beat.
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