January 18, 2017
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Peeking at Food Porn
There was a time on Xanga when there were some serious gastronomes. They would not only regale us with restaurant reviews and critiques of various exotic entrees but post photos of their culinary adventures. These foodies would take the most amazing photos of their meals. You could almost smell the food. There aren't any remaining on Xanga. Every once in awhile I'll see a post on Facebook and I'll get all nostalgic. So in honor of days gone by I present the first "Food Porn" post of 2017.
While keeping with my goal to reduce the volume of food in our freezer, I decided to make a pork loin roast. Sparky has recently rediscovered pork and it is now a favorite. For years he disliked pork because he had never had it cooked properly. Whenever it was prepared at his mother's hands it was cooked into shoe leather. It was dry and tough and nearly flavorless. I have perfected the method of cooking (first on the grill and now in the oven). So here's the secret. Don't tell anyone. You need a meat thermometer and it needs to reach 130°F. Not 160°F. So I trussed up my pork loin and placed it in a hot oven (400°F).
I baked it with a couple of sweet potatoes. Because I like sweet potatoes and they are high in beta carotene and fiber, plus they taste really good. By placing the pork loin in a hot oven the surface is crisped and it holds the moisture and juices in the meat. It baked for 1 hour which is about 15 minutes longer than I had wanted because Sparky hadn't come home yet.
Anyway I also made fried apples. That was an easy way to use up some old apples. I just peeled and cored them and sliced them into a skillet. To cook I just added one pat of butter and sprinkled some cinnamon on top. As they cooked I turned them over and stirred them around. The end result was delicious.
The pork was tender and moist. It had a very good flavor that didn't need any additional salt or pepper when served with the naturally sweet apples. The baked sweet potatoes were soft and delicious. We had enough left over for 2 more meals of apples and pork - but I'll have to make some more vegetables!
Comments (10)
Looks delicious. I haven't cooked a pork roast for awhile. I should do that soon.
It was soo good. We still have one more in the freezer so it looks like it will be on the menu again in February!
That looks like a delicious meal!
It was quite tasty - even the second time around. You know it is good when you can just heat it up and everyone is happy! No need to disguise it or reformulate the meal so they don't turn their noses up at it.
That looks delicious!
It was very good! We don't often have "big meat" but this was very tasty!!
Looks fabulous!
Thanks! It was all good!
Yum. I enjoy baked sweet potatoes too.
A good baked sweet potato is hard to beat! I like them plain better than with all the sugar (brown sugar, butter, marshmallows, cinnamon, etc)!
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