Glorified Pork Chops

• 4 Boneless Pork Chops
• Adolph's Seasoned Tenderizer
• 1 cup flour
  
• ½ cup cooking oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 can Cream of Celery Soup
• 2/3 soup can milk
• 8 oz. Sour Cream

1. Sprinkle pork chops on both sides with Adolph's Seasoned Tenderizer.
2. Let seasoed pork chops absorb the tenderizer for 15 minutes.
3. Heat oil in a skillet.
4. Put the flour in a dish.
5. Dip pork chops in the flour, covering well.
6. Using tongs, transfer each pork chop to the skillet.
7. Season with salt and pepper.
8. After 7minutes, add more flour to the surface. Using tongs, turn.
9. Season with salt and pepper.
10. Cook 7 more minutes.
11. While chops are cooking, in a mixing bowl, combine the celery soup, 2/3 cup of milk, and sour cream. Mix well.
12. Using tongs, remove chops and drain on a paper towel.
13. Turn the burner off. Let the oil left if the skillet cool a little bit.
14. Pour the oil in the empty soup can, leaving the browned flour that was shed in the bottom of the skillet.
15. Add the soup, milk, and sour cream mixture to the skillet.
16. Turn burner back on and stir mixture with browned bits constantly.
17. Cook for approximately 3 minutes.
18. Plate the pork chops.
19. Spoon the gravy over it.

Enjoy.

Pulled Pork Using an Instapot

 

• 2 Pork tenderloins (about 3 pounds total)
• Montreal steak seasoning
• 8 ounces of Coca-Cola
• Hamburger buns
• Your favorite barbecue sauce

1. Rub the meat with Montreal Steak Seasoning.
2. Cut the meat into sections about 2 inches long.
3. It is not necessary to saute the meat for this recipe.  It will have plenty of flavor.
4. Put the chunks of meat and the 8 ounces of Coca-cola in the Instapot.  It will not be necessary to add additional liquid for steaming as the cola serves as the liquid.
5. Put the lid on and set the Instapot for 40 minutes. 
6. When finished, let the pot exhaust naturally.
7. Remove the lid and transfer the chunks to a bowl. 
8. Use a mixer to shred the meat.
9. Serve with buns and barbecue sauce.   

 

 

 

 

 

White Lasagna

• 9 lasagna noodles
• 1 pound ground sausage
• 2 celery ribs
• 1 medium onion
• 3 teaspoons refrigerated minced garlic
• ½ cup white whine
• 1 quart half and half
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• ½ teaspoon sage
• ¼ teaspoon salt (this doesn't seem like enough, but salt in cheese gives a lot of flavor)
• 3 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 1/3 cup minced fresh basil
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups shredded white cheddar cheese
• 1 ½ cups (12 ounces) 2% cottage cheese
• 1 8 ounce package of shredded mozzarella
• 8 ounces shredded Gouda cheese

This recipe is for using the lasagna noodles dry.

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Spray 13 x 9” baking dish with olive oil.
3. Chop onion and celery to a fine point in food processor.
4. Brown the ground sausage, stirring frequently.
5. When browned, blot the sausage with paper towels to eliminate excessive oil.
6. Add the celery and onion and cook to a sweating stage.
7. Add the refrigerated minced garlic the last minute so as not to burn the garlic.
8. Add the white whine and stir and cook another 3 minutes.
9. Add 1 cup half and half, cream cheese, herbs, pepper, and salt. Stir until the cream cheese is melted.
10. Remove from fire.
11. In a medium sized bowl, combine egg, cheddar and cottage cheese. Stir well.
12. Pour a small amount of the remaining half and half in the baking dish, add three of the lasagna noodles, half the meat mixture, and spread. Then spread half the cheddar cheese mixture and spread and a third of the mozzerella. Pour another cup of the half and half over the mixture. Repeat that set of layers. Add the three remaining noodles. Distribute the final third of mozzarella and all the Gouda over the top. Pour the remaining half and half over the noodles.
13. Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes. Remove foil and return to the oven for 10 minutes or until slightly brown. Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

Enjoy.

Orange Glazed Pork Chops

• 8 half or 4 whole butterfly pork chops
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• ½ red onion, chopped finely
• 1 tablespoon minced jarred garlic
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cube chicken bouillon dissolved in 1 cup water
• 4 Tablespoons orange marmalade

1. Salt and pepper the pork chops.
2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet.
3. Brown the pork chops under medium heat in two groups on each side.
4. Remove to a plate to set aside.
5. In the same skillet, sweat the finely chopped red onion.
6. Add the minced garlic (not too soon or it will burn).
7. Add thyme, Worcestershire sauce and the chicken bouillon and stir.
8. Cook under low heat for several minutes.
9. Add the orange marmalade and stir.
10. Return the chops to the liquid and let them simmer for 10 minutes.
11. Remove from heat and serve.

Glorified Pork Chops

• 1-2 pounds pork chops or a pork tenderloin sliced into ½ inch – ¾ inch medallions
• Adolph’s seasoned meat tenderizer
• Flour
• Salt
• Pepper
• Canola or olive oil
• 1 can reduced fat Cream of Celery Soup
• 1 8oz container of lite Sour Cream
• ¾ cup of fat free milk

1. Sprinkle pork with tenderizer on all sides and let rest for 15 minutes.
2. Shake pork pieces in a bag of flour.
3. Pour enough oil to keep from sticking on the bottom of a skillet and heat to medium high.
4. When oil is hot enough to cause meat to sizzle, placed floured pork in skillet.
5. Salt and pepper pork pieces as much as you typically do to other meats. Brown floured meat.
6. Turn pieces and repeat salt and peppering. Brown other sides of floured pork.
7. Place lid on frying pan and let cook on medium to low heat for about 10 minutes.
8. Remove pieces of pork to plate.
9. Dump rest of flour in skillet and let brown. After flour is browned, pour any extra oil off.
10. Add the Cream of Celery soup to the browned flour bits and stir.
11. Add the Lite Sour Cream and stir. Add the milk and bring heat to just under boiling. Do not let this mixture boil or it will curdle.
12. Remove from heat.
13. Add the pork chops (medallions) back to the pan and stir to make sure they are coated.
14. You can use the extra gravy on fried potatoes or mashed potatoes if you wish.
15. Serve.
16. Enjoy.