Caramelized Chicken Wings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 12 large chicken wings, tips removed and wings cut in half at joint
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, or to taste (optional)
  • 12 chicken wings

Directions

In an electric skillet or a large skillet over medium heat, mix together the water, sugar, soy sauce, peanut butter, honey, wine vinegar, and garlic until smooth and the sugar has dissolved. Place the wings into the sauce, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer until the wings are tender and the sauce has thickened, about 30 more minutes, spooning sauce over wings occasionally. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Yield 12 wings

Simple Grilled Lamb Chops (serves 6)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pounds lamb chops

Directions

  1. Mix together the vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, onion, and olive oil in a large resealable bag until the salt has dissolved. Add lamb, toss until coated, and marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours.
  2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
  3. Remove lamb from the marinade and leave any onions on that stick to the meat. Discard any remaining marinade. Wrap the exposed ends of the bones with aluminum foil to keep them from burning. Grill to desired doneness, about 3 minutes per side for medium. The chops may also be broiled in the oven about 5 minutes per side for medium.

Easy Garlic Broiled Chicken Thighs

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 6 boneless chicken thighs, with skin
  • dried parsley, to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven broiler. Lightly grease a baking pan.
  2. In a microwave safe bowl, mix the butter, garlic, soy sauce, pepper, and parsley. Cook 2 minutes on High in the microwave, or until butter is melted.
  3. Arrange chicken on the baking pan, and coat with the butter mixture, reserving some of the mixture for basting.
  4. Broil chicken 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until juices run clear, turning occasionally and basting with remaining butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley to serve.

Oven-Fried Pork Chops

Ingredients

  • 4 pork chops, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup herb-seasoned dry bread stuffing mix

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Pour butter into a 9×13 inch baking pan.
  2. Stir together egg, milk and pepper. Dip pork chops in egg mixture, coat with stuffing mix and place in pan.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Turn chops and bake for another 10 minutes, or until no pink remains in the meat and juices run clear.

Crispy Rosemary Chicken and Fries

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken thighs
  • 6 small red potatoes, quartered
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, or as needed
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Place chicken and potatoes into a large bowl. Pour olive oil over them, and stir to coat. Scatter the chicken and potato pieces in a large baking dish, or cookie sheet with sides. Sprinkle with rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
  3. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, uncovered. Baste during the last 15 minutes for extra crispness.

Oven-Fried Pork Chops

Ingredients

  • 4 pork chops, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup herb-seasoned dry bread stuffing mix

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Pour butter into a 9×13 inch baking pan.
  2. Stir together egg, milk and pepper. Dip pork chops in egg mixture, coat with stuffing mix and place in pan.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Turn chops and bake for another 10 minutes, or until no pink remains in the meat and juices run clear.

Roast Pork Loin

The Douro region is famous for its tasty veal and black pork raised on its dry, hilly terrain. Wherever I travelled down the valley, I was served a roast veal or pork loin with roasted potatoes, sliced potatoes with onions baked in a generous amount of olive oil, or thinly sliced fried potatoes. The roast I was served on the stunning terraced garden of the Quinta das Carvalhas was studded with prunes.

This recipe makes 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 8 pitted prunes, halved
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) ruby port or tawny port
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-1/4 tsp (6 mL) salt
  • 3 lb (1.4 kg) boneless pork loin centre roast
  • 3/4 tsp (4 mL) paprika
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation:

In bowl, mix together prunes, Port, garlic and 1/2 tsp (2 mL) of the sa< let stand for 1 hour.

Cut slits in pork evenly all over; insert prune half with clinging garlic in each slit. Place in roasting pan. Sprinkle with paprika and remaining salt. Mix prune juices with oil; spoon 3 tbsp (45 mL) over pork.

Roast in 325°F (160°C) oven, basting often with oil mixture and later with pan juices, until juices run clear when pork is pierced and just a hint of pink remains inside, or thermometer reads 160°F (71°C), 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

Reserving pan juices, transfer to serving platter; tent with foil and let stand for 10 minutes before thinly slicing. Mix carving juices with pan juices; spoon some over slices, serving remainder on the side.

 

Source: Canadian Living Magazine: March 2010

Garlic Pork Roast (Source: Canadian Living Magazine: March 2004)

This recipe makes 8 serving(s)

.Ingredients

  • 1 tsp (5 mL) fennel seeds
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 tsp (18 mL) chopped fresh thyme, (or 1 tsp/5 mL dried)
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each salt and pepper
  • 1 boneless centre-cut double-loin pork roast, (about 2-1/4 lb/1.125 kg)

Preparation:

Using mortar and pestle or with bottom of heavy skillet, crush fennel seeds; place in small bowl. Mix in garlic, thyme, oil, dry mustard, salt and pepper to form paste; rub all over roast.

Place roast on rack in roasting pan. Roast in centre of 325°F (160°C) convection oven until meat thermometer inserted in centre registers 160°F (70°C), about 80 minutes. Transfer to cutting board; tent with foil and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

Conventional oven: Centre rack at 325°F (160°C) for 2 hours. To ensure that this pork roast recipe is perfectly roasted, keep in mind that a convection oven reduces roasting time by about one-quarter. For a 4 lb (2 kg) roast, add 10 minutes to convection and 1 hour to conventional times.

 

Garlic Pork Roast (Source: Canadian Living Magazine: March 2004)

This recipe makes 8 serving(s)

.Ingredients

  • 1 tsp (5 mL) fennel seeds
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 tsp (18 mL) chopped fresh thyme, (or 1 tsp/5 mL dried)
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each salt and pepper
  • 1 boneless centre-cut double-loin pork roast, (about 2-1/4 lb/1.125 kg)

Preparation:

Using mortar and pestle or with bottom of heavy skillet, crush fennel seeds; place in small bowl. Mix in garlic, thyme, oil, dry mustard, salt and pepper to form paste; rub all over roast.

Place roast on rack in roasting pan. Roast in centre of 325°F (160°C) convection oven until meat thermometer inserted in centre registers 160°F (70°C), about 80 minutes. Transfer to cutting board; tent with foil and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

Conventional oven: Centre rack at 325°F (160°C) for 2 hours. To ensure that this pork roast recipe is perfectly roasted, keep in mind that a convection oven reduces roasting time by about one-quarter. For a 4 lb (2 kg) roast, add 10 minutes to convection and 1 hour to conventional times.

Toad in the Hole

This is a quick, easy and delicious recipe that works well for pork, mutton or lamb sausages.

Ingredients:
1 ¼ C. sifted all-purpose flour.
1 tsp. salt.
1 ½ C. milk.
2 eggs.
1 ½ lb. sausage links.

Method:
Into bowl sift flour and salt; gradually beat in milk, then add eggs, while beating until smooth.  Start heating oven to 425 degrees.
In hot skillet fry sausages until brown on all sides, then remove from drippings and cut in half crosswise.
Into 12”x8”x2” baking dish pour 2 tbsp. sizzling-hot sausage drippings.  Arrange sausage pieces over bottom of dish, then, over them, pour batter.  Bake 25 minutes or until puffy and golden.  Serve at once.  Makes about 6 servings.

(From “The Good Housekeeping International Cookbook”.)

Kogie’s Chops Chutney

This is another great recipe sent in from Kogie.

Ingredients:
6-8 Loin lamb chops
2 tablespoons oil
1 large onion, sliced
8-10 fresh tomatoes ground and blended in liquidizer (one can use half fresh and half canned tomatoes)
1tsp salt
1.5 – 2 tsp masala (curry powder)
½ tsp coriander powder
½ tsp jeera powder
½ tsp tumeric powder
fresh cilantro

Method:
1. Rinse chops. Pat dry and add all the dry spices.
2. Mix well. In a large skillet, add oil, fry the marinated chops for about 10 min a side – chops must be browned.
3. Add sliced onions, cook for a few minutes, and stir a couple of times.
4. When onion starts to brown, add tomatoes. Stir until it comes to a thick chutney – usually for about 15 – 20 min.
5. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
6. Serve with hot rice or fresh bread or rolls.