Chops

We were going to make ton katsu don, but by the time we got back from a long, hard day of abuse from teenagers and staff meetings and fellowship meetings, it just wasn't in the cards.

This was a super quick recipe for chops. Pork chops were about an inch thick, so not too big. Lots of salt and pepper, oregano, allspice on both sides, brown, then roast until the thermometer says 145 in the middle. Perched atop some wilted watercress and crispy chopped bacon. Everything gets done in one pan: first brown the chops, then brown the bacon while those are in the oven, add the greens and garlic, a little vinegar, salt/pepp. Take everything out and reduce some chicken stock, mustard, vinegar, salt/pepper/oregano in the same pan and make a little puddle there on the side of the plate. Brown rice too.

Maybe 30 mins cooking time -- not bad for a Monday night.

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Marinated Pork

Marinated pork and veggies over a bed of sushi rice and wakame. I used a mixture of honey, mirin, miso, sesame oil, and garlic and let it sit over night. Turned out excellent. Very tender. The extra pork fat and drippings were great for the veggies. Sushi rice turned out really well too. No I didn't rinse it. I like the extra starch. At the last minute i threw in the wakame so it soaked up a little of the water and was just finished at the same time as the rice. Good stuff. Still waiting on someone else to post.