Saturday, March 7, 2015
Pork Chops, Sweet & Sour Green Beans, boiled potatoes, and Cole Slaw
This is one of those comfort foods handed down from my German Grandma.
First you take four pork chops actually I like to use Pork steak and I can get by with one large pork steak. The reason I like pork steak is it is fattier and gives more flavor to the gravy and the meat. I brown the pork steak. I only use locally grown free range pork. I can't even fathom how people eat that other stuff that comes from those over crowded pig farms that pollute our streams and rivers. So I eat only locally grown meat. I adopt a pig early in the season. Then my farmer partner has it butchered for me at the end of the season. Anyway all the evils of how meat is raised now days is for another article.
Now I am going to tell you how to make Pork steak with sweet and sour gravy and green beans. Served over boiled potatoes. I serve this with cole slaw. Lots of veggies and a little bit of meat. I never eat more meat then would fit in the palm of my hand. So when I am making these dishes for four I only use one pork steak.
I brown the pork steak slowly in a nonstick pan with just spraying the pan with spam with olive oil. When the pork steak is browned on both sides I set it aside. I then brown a whole onion, in the drippings from the pork steak. I add one Cup of water, 1/4 Cup of vinegar, 1/2 Cup of white sugar. I add flour enough to thicken the gravy. Then I add 1 pound of fresh green beans. I cook all of this down to the point that the green beans are still crispy. While I am making the gravy I cook about four red potatoes by boiling them. When the gravy is ready I serve it over the boiled potatoes
and with Pork steak I have been keeping warm. Ahead of time I made a cole slaw from red and green cabbage by shredding the cabbage and I take 1/4 C. of miracle whip add 2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar and a heaping Tablespoon of sugar for the dressing. Since I am a lots bigger veggie eater than meat all these vegetable really satisfy something deep inside for me. Grandma you really knew how to make comfort food. Next time I will share with you my Grandma potato pancakes.
Judi Singleton is the owner operator of Bejewelu jewelry and clothing company come by and outfit the whole family for less
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