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Archive for the 'Pork' Category
Pork Tinga
A few weeks back we had a bunch of family in town, and I wanted to do something special for them on game day. I could have went a bunch of different routes making a handful of appetizers, or firing up the grill, however I wanted to sit back and relax with the cousins. I [...]
Mustard and Jalapeno Rubbed Bacon
Bacon. The sound of it, the smell of it, and the taste of it is something truly wonderful. I use bacon quiet a bit. It is one of those things that if I am making it in the morning, my kids get excited (I do to). There is something so powerful about bacon, even if [...]
Souvlaki
While growing up in Milwaukee, there was not a whole lot of Greek food to be found. Sure, we had the common diner joints in the neighborhood (Omega) where you could get a roasted chicken, gyro, or a Greek salad, but beyond that you had to drive to the East side of town to get [...]
Mexican Torta with Carnitas
I could have made some of the best carnitas this past weekend. Normally I stick with my standard recipe for making a slow roasted pork shoulder, however this time around I really wanted something different. I had some dried chili de arbol peppers that I wanted to use, and I thought how great they would [...]
Split Pea and Ham Soup
Often times when people hear the word ‘Split Pea Soup’ their instinct is to be a bit grossed out by the idea of pea soup. Sure, the color of the soup has a bit of a brownish green color, but if you have never had this soup before, it is now time to try this [...]
Carne Adovada
As difficult as it might be to say, Carne Adovada, this is a dish that is typically found in the state of New Mexico, and one that is not commonly found on a Mexican menu. If you have never been to New Mexico, I highly recommend it. It is simply beautiful, and you get everything [...]
Homemade Flour Tortillas
Who doesn’t love the tortilla. To get it out on the table, I am a fan of the corn tortilla. Large or small, flour or corn, the tortilla is a beautiful thing. If you have followed me for some time, you would know how often I use tortillas. Just do a simple search for “tortilla” [...]
Asian Pulled Pork Sandwich
You probably hear me say “Asian Style” something or another quiet a bit on this site. There is a reason for that, primarily being that “Asian Style” has some really great flavors. Typically garlic, ginger, chilies, honey, sesame oil, and other items like lime, lemongrass, and other ingredients. When you throw these ingredients together, in [...]
Paksiw Lechon
A tough one to say. “Pack-C-Ew”. Lechon is what we know as a pig roast, but better. I think the Filipino culture, hands down, has the roasted pig mastered. The skin, the crispy skin, and the moist and flavorful pork is truly out of this world. Cooked to perfection, a sight for all eyes, the [...]
Bacon and Chive Cornbread
There are times you want food to stick to your ribs. Hearty, flavorful, and dense. It is a cornbread unlike the light and fluffy cornbread that you might get at your local restaurant. This cornbread has mass. Not only is it perfect for sopping up sauce from a great barbecue dinner, but your leftovers can [...]
Char Siu or as I know it as “Pink Pork”
Even before starting my job at the Law School, I would frequent a Chinese restaurant on campus known as China Garden. As generic as the name sounds, and as most Chinese buffet restaurants sound, China Garden was actually pretty good. For under seven dollars, you had your choice of the common items like egg drop [...]
Afritada – Filipino Pork Stew
A few months back we had our cousins over for dinner. It was really a potluck event, and as they make really great pasta dishes, we were fortunate to encounter a Filipino dish that I have never tried before. It was a casserole dish filled with pork, potatoes, and red bell peppers in a tomato [...]
Sausage Gravy
This recipe is sinful. I admit it. There is something about gravy in general that is sinful, basically because you are dealing with a bit of fat, and in my case today, I am dealing with pork fat. The bigger question is, who doesn’t love pork fat? I miss biscuits and gravy. While living in [...]
Red Beans and Rice
As you might recall I recently traveled to New Orleans for a conference, and during that time I was able to take in some really great food, which included gumbo, shrimp po’ boys, and beignets to name a few. There was one dish however that I did not order while in Louisiana, and that was [...]
Pad See Ew
The guys at work just stated how great my lunch smelled, and as I said it was pad see ew, they all giggled. Pad See Ew, that is it, and as it looks weird spelled out, it is a really great Thai dish. One of my friends made a Facebook post on a broccoli raab [...]
Tostada
If you haven’t found out already, I love Mexican food. I love everything about it, and could probably eat it every day. There is however one Mexican dish that I rarely get at a restaurant, but have no problem making it at home. That is the tostada. I love the tostada, don’t get me wrong, [...]
Won Ton Soup
We all love this soup. It is one of those go to dishes in most Chinese restaurants. Typically served in a large plastic container from your local take-out, this soup is really comforting. Sure, my family gets take out from time to time, but not that often. If we do order Chinese, we order from [...]
Barbecue Pork
Let me know your thoughts on this recipe. I love meat on a stick, I truly do. I think it is one of those foods that when you have it, that you love the experience of eating meat off of the stick, or one that you want to go back for more. Well, this is [...]
Filipino Breakfast – Chicharones with Rice
You should have seen the excitement in my cousin’s eyes the other night. Her voice had changed and her facial expression changed as she opened a box that arrived from her friend in Florida. The box contained a nice stack of pork cracklings. She asked if I wanted a container, and of course I could [...]
Grilled Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
A few years back my mom handed down this recipe to me, thinking that we would like it. It is a pork tenderloin, typically grilled, cooked to perfection, then sliced, topped with a couple of other things, then placed in the oven to finish off. As pork tenderloins were recently on sale, I decided to [...]
Cantonese Pork Ribs
I will admit that my wife’s cousins make some really great Asian inspired pork ribs. As I scanned my refrigerator and freezer for ideas, I immediately saw a slab of pork ribs. I don’t know about you, but when I see something like a rack of ribs, chicken breasts, or event a head of broccoli, [...]
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Before I begin, I am really curious if you are already making homemade sauce and meatballs, how are you doing yours? Please feel free to comment below. There are a couple of dishes my wife makes, and one of them is spaghetti and meatballs. Don’t get me wrong, but if you know me, when I [...]
Game Day
Game Day Nachos
There is something to be said about nachos. To me, they are like a pizza, an omelet, a salad. What I mean is that you can make them as simple as you want, or as complex as you want. Ingredients can be somewhat endless, so you have some creative freedom on them as well. In [...]
Filipino Lumpia Shanghai
When my wife and I starting seriously dating years ago, I would go back home and spend time with my family during the holidays. During my visits, I would spend time with her family as well. I recall them frying up lumpia, or at least this is what I referred to them as eggrolls, during [...]
Cuban Style Roasted Pork
I will start with a couple of words; LOW and SLOW. Two words that really do something fabulous to food, in particular delicious chunks of meat. As winter is here, my smoking of meat has subdued a bit, and now I am somewhat trapped indoors. Yes, this means no outdoor grilling for a while, and [...]
Dim Sum – Shaomai (Shoe My)
I miss dim sum. Carts of food being catered to you, with a moving roundtable full of food and sauces. An experience that everyone must enjoy throughout ones life. I encountered dim sum while living in Dallas, Texas. It became a weekly religion and went down on Sunday mornings. A table full of friends and [...]
Pozole
I am giving my hats off to an old colleague of mine for sending a tweet about this dish some time ago. Now I have heard and seen of pozole in the past, but never really tried it. As I often frequent El Rey, I am always amazed as to how the locals are always [...]
Stuffed Mushrooms
This past Sunday brought upon us a football game, and as we might recall from any of my previous fall posts, Sunday football brings about good food, whether it be an appetizer or a comfort dish. As we were heading back from a trip to the mall, the obvious question was, ‘What should we have [...]
Larb – Thai Pork Salad
Larb is a Thai dish that typically is made with one of the following meats; beef, chicken, pork, fish, and typically uses fish sauce, and chili peppers. I have been making this one for a few years now, and trust me, it is killer. I made this as a simple snack while my sister-n-law was [...]
Sisig – Reinvented
What a crazy sounding name for a dish; sisig. As many of you might not be aware, but my father-n-law is Filipino, and a great guy to boot. Rarely do I get to sample authentic Filipino food with him, however this past vacation to California allowed me to do just that. As my sister-n-law, Cindy, [...]
Vietnamese Summer Salad
I have been to a few Vietnamese restaurants in my time, and there is a dish that they have, I know it as B14 from the menu (as one of my colleagues ordered this dish a couple of years ago) that is really delicious. I took a stab at making, what I call the Vietnamese [...]
Saturday Morning Breakfast – Chorizo and Eggs (Chorizo con Huevos)
This is one of those easy morning recipes that I truly love. I first encountered huevos con chorizo while living in Dallas, Texas, and it seemed to be a staple at the time, not only because it tasted awesome, but it was also extremely inexpensive. I really never knew what chorizo was, as growing up, [...]
Fiery Salsa with Black Beans and Pork
Before this post gets a bit long, I just want you to know that you should make this. Just make it. It is out of this world in flavor, texture, and taste. If you are watching your meat intake (vegetarians), just skip the pork step. Let’s get started. Total Time: < 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 [...]
Tacos al Pastor – Round One
Why round one? Because there is going to be a round two. For the past nine years, ninety six percent of my menu selection at my local taquerías has been tacos al pastor. These tacos have been pretty much consistent among the few restaurants I frequent, and every time I am so satisfied that I [...]
Siao Pao (Show Pow)
If you have never experienced the Siao Pao then you are missing out on a truly wonderful snack. I first experienced these steamed buns filled with meat while living in Dallas, Texas and eating Dim Sum. An order of these buns came to the table, and let me tell you, they rocked. Having been thinking [...]
Sopes
I was first introduced to sopes nearly eight years ago while working at Homeboyz Interactive. It was Ruth who stated her mother was bringing in a dish for lunch, and she was seriously excited about. Something Ruth truly loved, and you know when someone is that excited about something, it has got to be good. [...]
The Ultimate Meatloaf
I am not going to beat around the bush on this one, but this meatloaf is the best, seriously. Growing up, I was never one for the meatloaf. I mean, what is the meatloaf anyway but a breadpan full of meat with ketchup slathered on top, a mix of vegetables, and breadcrumbs, right? Having …
Tamales
The tamale is a thing of beauty, and is something that tastes so natural and earthy to me. Having worked with masa in the past, I wanted to extend it beyond the tortilla, and therefore I came up with the notion of making the tamale. Making the tamale is a bit of a process (making [...]
The Burrito
I have been leading up to this for some time now. I have been writing about the rice, and the carnitas; no need to write about the black beans, or salsa (just yet) at this time. What happens below is something truly wonderful. In all honesty, after the carnita experience, the burrito experience kicked in [...]
Carnitas
Over the course of the past couple of weeks, I have been making a slow cooked pork shoulder. This is not just your typical slow cooked, pulled pork, this my friends, is carnitas. Think of it as the mexican style pulled pork. Now I state ‘over the past couple of weeks’. Why? Because both my [...]
The Potsticker
I realize that most of my ingredients and flavors are surround by Asian cultures, and there is a reason for that. The freshness of the ingredient, the intense flavors, and the simplicity of the cook time. Today I am focusing on the pot sticker, otherwise know as the gyoza. I have been making these for [...]
Filipino Barbecue
I will be the first to admit that when my wife made this for me, it was wonderful. Anyone who knows me knows that I will do my own little twist to a recipe, enhance it, if you will. This recipe stems from my wife’s upbringing. In her house, barbecue is the dish. It was [...]
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- Dax Phillips: Very nice! Very nice catch in my incorrect sentence, but hey, I'm in Wisconsin and sometim...
- Me: Why on earth do you sleep in cold water? :)...
- Dax Phillips: Sorry to hear about your cheese sauce! The ratio is correct, 12 ounces of beer to the chee...
- Lindyspice: Great pretzel rolls! I'd probably use less baking soda next time. I thought I should also ...
- Dax Phillips: Thanks Lesley! Not only do they look like the store bought chips, they might even taste be...
- Lesley: Look just like store-bought chips! Awesome :)...
- Jay Cobb: I have to agree with Pam. While this is a great recipe to get a general idea of the ingre...
- eRiN: I feel like I'm dying right now. But in a good way (?) ... covered in garlicky cheesy onio...
- PA: Love the recipe! Now, if it could be easily printed . . ....
- nolan: ask your butcher for it. most will have it but if not they can order it and have it for yo...
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