Tony's Catch All Journal

We use a red pepper that's been marinating in vinegar usually B&G has them. No Mushrooms.

 

We have used other type peppers. But we prefer a large red bell type peppers.

 

OK, thanks. I apologize for hijacking your diary, Tony.

 

With Pork chops or roasts, we are always searching for recipes, that make the meat come out tender, not dried out. Most of the good recipes are for the slow cooker.
I Only ordered pork chops once in a restaurant. It came out juicy and delicious. I believe the reason for that was it was thick and breaded. It was at least twice the thicknessI of a pork chop sold at our grocery store.

 

It's the best place to find me if you need to talk or ask a question. It's open for any discussion. My navigation skills are not that keen, The same questions under recipes or food I never would have found them.

 

Do you have any butchers or delis in your area that would custom-cut meat for you @Tony Page? I realize Jewish delis probably wouldn't cut pork for you, but when I lived in Pennsylvania, we had a German deli that definitely would. They also carried a lot of sausages and some stinky cheeses that had to be triple-wrapped to even come into the house.

 

Look for some braising recipes. Braising means the meat is cooked in some kind of liquid in a heavy covered pan either on the stovetop or in the oven--low and slow. This gives a tender result from cheaper cuts of meat. I prefer oven braising because I don't have to worry about stuff boiling dry or burning on the bottom.

My next recipe to try is called Atlanta Brisket. I like making these "bake a couple of hours" recipes while the weather is cold; the oven makes the kitchen all warm and the whole house smells so good.

For my dinner today I used thick cut chops that are available from our regular grocery store; they are about 1" thick or thereabouts. I buy them in a family pack of 6 and freeze them in portions of 2 chops.

 

The butcher we used since we move here 50 years ago, went out of business about 10 years ago. We do have 3 or 4 others that we have used, but the meat quality is not as good and their prices are 2x that of our grocery stores.

One grocery store I used, the butcher and I got to be friends, When he see me he'll go into the back and bring me good cuts of the meats that are on sale that week.

We have an italian deli that we've been buying from for a looooog time. He makes the best Italian sausage in the area. Recently his quality has gone downhill. The last 3x we shopped there we had issues. He has the best artichoke hearts, last week they were very salty and the Cole slaw was horribly bad. The Mac and potatoes salads were also salty, we had to toss the salads. Looks like i'm gonna have to look for another italian deli.

 

Just wondered, after you were talking about the diet, of aliens.