Grilled Pork Chop, Fried Apples & Plantain, Broccoli, Carrots
A 30-min oven-less meal
I do use the stovetop though.
A 30-min oven-less meal
I do use the stovetop though.
Your menu:
Boneless pork chop
Fresh Apple
Plantain
Blackberries
Broccoli – Cauliflower mix
Carrots
Other Ingredients:
Sugar
Cinnamon
Butter
½ cup Oil
TBS Lemon juice
Dishes and utensils used:
Stovetop
Microwave oven
George Forman Grill
Instructions:
Please read all instructions before you begin cooking
First Stage of Prep:
Put carrots and veggie mix beside each other in a microwave-able dish, set aside
Cut the apple in rings (with or without the peel), put them in a bit of lemon juice, set aside
Cut Plantain in ¼ inch slices in the desired amount, set aside.
Note: Do not add lemon juice.
Heat oil in a small frying pan
Wash your chop then pat it dry with a napkin, set it aside
Pre-heat the grill for one minute set it aside
Now you’re ready to cook:
Place the chop on the grill and allow the chop to cook. The chop I used was ½ inch thick and took about 2 min to grill. When it’s done place it on a plate and cover the plate to keep it warm. While the chop is grilling, put your veggies in the nuker for 3 min.
By this time your oil should be nice and ready for frying. Fry your apples first.
Fried Apples:
Put apple slices in the frying pan and let fry on each side for 1½ minutes.
After they are done put them on a napkin to drain.
Fried Plantain:
Put plantain slices in frying pan and let each side fry until they are golden. This will happen quickly. Do not over fry. Tough plantain is nasty. You want them soft, not firm.
After removing them from the pan pat them with a napkin then immediately sprinkle them with sugar and cinnamon.
Plate it all up as seen in the photo or arrange as desired. If you want sauce for your chop, mash a fried apple slice; add a little butter and water then nuke it for one minute. Stir until smooth and pour it over your chop.
Shopping tips:
Purchase your meats after 6pm on weekdays. After 6pm the butcher at your local store will begin marking the meat down. You can get great cuts at a fraction of the price.
When you are at the store be aware of your surroundings. You will notice discounted items as well as new foods that you didn’t know they had.
Grilling tips:
Leaving your chop on the grill too long will dry it out. If you want a juicy chop prop up the draining end of your grill while keeping your draining tray in place. This will allow the chop to retain more of the juices.
Suggested Ambiance
I just set the table with the tablecloth turned over to hide the pattern. It turned out to be a lot more attractive than I thought it would. Had it been tacky I would have turned it back over and not thought about it again. Trying new ideas can be done with confidence. When it doesn’t look right you try something new.
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Put carrots and veggie mix beside each other in a microwave-able dish, set aside
Cut the apple in rings (with or without the peel), put them in a bit of lemon juice, set aside
Cut Plantain in ¼ inch slices in the desired amount, set aside.
Note: Do not add lemon juice.
Heat oil in a small frying pan
Wash your chop then pat it dry with a napkin, set it aside
Pre-heat the grill for one minute set it aside
Now you’re ready to cook:
Place the chop on the grill and allow the chop to cook. The chop I used was ½ inch thick and took about 2 min to grill. When it’s done place it on a plate and cover the plate to keep it warm. While the chop is grilling, put your veggies in the nuker for 3 min.
By this time your oil should be nice and ready for frying. Fry your apples first.
Fried Apples:
Put apple slices in the frying pan and let fry on each side for 1½ minutes.
After they are done put them on a napkin to drain.
Fried Plantain:
Put plantain slices in frying pan and let each side fry until they are golden. This will happen quickly. Do not over fry. Tough plantain is nasty. You want them soft, not firm.
After removing them from the pan pat them with a napkin then immediately sprinkle them with sugar and cinnamon.
Plate it all up as seen in the photo or arrange as desired. If you want sauce for your chop, mash a fried apple slice; add a little butter and water then nuke it for one minute. Stir until smooth and pour it over your chop.
Shopping tips:
Purchase your meats after 6pm on weekdays. After 6pm the butcher at your local store will begin marking the meat down. You can get great cuts at a fraction of the price.
When you are at the store be aware of your surroundings. You will notice discounted items as well as new foods that you didn’t know they had.
Grilling tips:
Leaving your chop on the grill too long will dry it out. If you want a juicy chop prop up the draining end of your grill while keeping your draining tray in place. This will allow the chop to retain more of the juices.
Suggested Ambiance
I just set the table with the tablecloth turned over to hide the pattern. It turned out to be a lot more attractive than I thought it would. Had it been tacky I would have turned it back over and not thought about it again. Trying new ideas can be done with confidence. When it doesn’t look right you try something new.
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Cooking for one is worth it when that one person is you.
Enjoy
