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Feb 18 2012

#giveaway – Be Inspired: Pork Sirloin Cutlets #Publix4Pork

Healthy Comfort Foods

Today was definitely a comfort foods day. And since I do my best to keep the bad foods away from my girls, I tried to make it healthy. So I made a pork schnitzel recipe I found online.

Comforting Pork Schnitzel

Ingredients

  • IMAG01371 1/2 lbs pork sirloin cutlets
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 Tbsp milk
  • 3/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (full fat)

How to…

I rinsed the pork and cut into smaller chunks to make it easier for the girls to eat. I then laid out 3 shallow bowls: 1 with the flour, salt, and pepper mixture, 1 with the egg and milk mixture, and the last with the bread crumbs and paprika mixture. Then place 3 Tbsp. of olive oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet (I used cast iron), on medium low heat. As that’s heating up take the pork pieces and dredge them individually in each of the 3 mixtures, before placing them in the hot skillet. Allow them to cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, and then place them on a plate when down. I put a paper towel on the plate to soak up the excess oil.

Once all the meat is cooked pour the chicken stock in the pan along with the dill, salt, and sour cream. Mix until it thickens. It took about 6 or 7 minutes for it to thicken in my pan. Then pour the dill over the cutlets and start eating.

Normally I’d add a veggie side dish but since my youngest has strep throat, I have a sinus infection, and my oldest is suffering from the sniffles, I just ate fruit with mine, while the girls had popsicles. This was a relatively quick meal, the clean up was surprisingly fast, and with the smaller cuts of meat, the girls ate them like nuggets.

recipe credit

Pork Special at Publix This Week

Pork sirloin cutlets are on sale at Publix this week from Thursday, Feb. 16, to Wednesday, Feb. 22.

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Feb 4 2012

Be Inspired: Boneless Pork Loin Chops #Publix4Pork

The Recipe

I chose to make a recipe adapted from this one I found online for Honey Garlic Pork Chops. Instead of pork chops I used boneless pork loin chops.

IMAG0111I preheated the oven to 350 degrees while I mixed about 1/4 cup of honey with 3 tbsp. soy sauce and 6 cloves of garlic. Instead of dirtying up another pan, I simply put the mixture in the bottom of a cast iron skillet and stirred it up with a fork. After cleaning the boneless pork loin chops (I got the thin sliced loin chops), I put all the pieces in the pan and let them sit until the oven was ready. Before placing them in the oven I turned them over.

IMAG0114I cooked them for about 25 minutes, basting a few times. When there was about 5 minutes cooking time left, I made stuffing. I think this is the 2nd time in my life I’ve used a boxed stuffing mix but I was tired after having a 5 year old spend the night with the girls and then 6 and 8 year old neighbors join us for the rest of the day after the 5 year old went home.

The verdict from both girls was that they liked the stuffing better than the meat, but my 8 year old enjoyed the sweet flavor of the loin chops. Since I only dirtied up 2 pans, I was a happy mom tonight. And since it’s my birthday tomorrow, I’m content to let my neighbor fire up the grill to feed everyone tomorrow.

Publix Special

Publix Boneless Pork Loin Chops on sale this week February 2 – February 8. Although it’s Super Bowl Sunday (and my 40th birthday), you’ll still need to feed your family. And if you’re anything like I am on a Sunday evening, you’re tired. You want something quick, fast, and relatively healthy to server your family. Well, pork loin chops can be marinated or rubbed, and prepped, and cooked, all within about 30 minutes.

Details

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Jan 27 2012

Eat Healthy Pork – Pork Tenderloin #Publix4Pork

As many of you know, my goal for this time last year was to begin a weight loss journey to lose 40 pounds by (age) 40. Well, I failed miserably. Since I barely have a week to go, and instead of losing weight I’ve probably gained several pounds, I’ve started over, but my goals are a little different.

This time around I have just 2 goals. One is to eat less. Although I know that portion sizes are out of control, I still feel the need to eat what’s on my plate and my children’s plate. I don’t want to waste anything. Well, avoiding waste is all well and good until all of that waste makes me gain weight. So, starting this past Monday I began bringing a plastic container with me so that when I order food, I can immediately put 1/2 away to save for later. I’ve been doing pretty well with that.

My 2nd goal is to eat healthier. I’m doing alright with that one as well, although today I ruined the whole week by eating 2 – not 1, but TWO – candy bars at lunch. Crazy. I’ll do better going forward.

So, I’ve been invited to make some recipes with pork to let you know all (and remind myself) just how good pork – the other white meat – is for your health.

IMAG0085Tonight I made an Asian-inspired pork tenderloin medallions with homemade Alfredo tortellini’s. I did cook the medallions a little bit too much, but the dish was still pretty good.

I mixed apple juice, soy sauce, ground ginger, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and brown sugar and bought it all to a boil. In the mean time I put 4 tenderloin medallions into a cast iron skillet on medium and browned both sides. Then I poured the liquid mixture on the pork to give it an Asian-inspired flavor.

For the tortellini’s I boiled them in water while I mixed 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream with 2 tbsp. of butter. While that simmered I grated Parmesan Reggiano cheese ($13 for 5 oz!!!). Once the cream and butter reduced a little bit I mixed in the cheese, salt and pepper, and added the cooked pasta. I also added some peas for to get in a bit of vegetables. I did also crisp some bacon to crumble on top.

It was a yummy meal, although a bit rich. The meat was so thick that the girls and I shared 1 piece. We’ve saved the leftovers for weekend meals.

(Sorry about the yellow picture – I took several and they all came out like this Sad smile.)

Tenderloin

This cut of pork comes from the full pork loin. Most often it is sold in packages of two, and it is usually marinated and then roasted or grilled. When cooked to an internal temperature of 145F degrees, it is done. Once cooked, give it 3 minutes to rest before serving.

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