Recipes tagged with « Family Dinner »
Slow Apple Pork Tenderloin
Pork tenderloin nestled in a bed of sliced apples and onions cooks low and slow. Cumin, cinnamon, garlic powder, and mustard ground together with maple syrup form a spiced sticky paste. Apple wedges tucked into pork slits release sweet, tart steam inside the meat. Cook until tender, fragrant, and juices run clear. Sub two pears for apples, or swap honey with maple syrup for earthier sweetness. Low water content apples absorb, soften evenly, and caramelize lightly against pork’s richness. Onions add savory depth. Serve with rustic sides. No fuss with peeling apples if you mind a bite of texture. This method retools simple ingredients into soulful, saucy comfort, coaxing out every note of fall flavors.
Sausage Rapini Subs
Italian sausage melded with stewed diced tomatoes and wilted rapini stuffed inside crusty submarine rolls layered with melted provolone. A hearty handheld, balancing savory meat, lightly bitter greens, and sharp creamy cheese. Techniques focus on browning sausage properly, peeling acidity from tomatoes, and blanching rapinis to just tender-crisp. Mild oily crusts warmed until cheese bubbles, then filled with the savory mess. Variations suggest swapping fennel sausage for spicy chorizo or kale for rapini to tame bitterness. Timing based on color, aroma, texture cues over clocks. Quick roast and saute. Practical tips for soggy buns and uneven cooking included.
Chicken Fricassee Twist
Bone-in chicken thighs swapped for breasts. Sweet potatoes swapped Yukon Gold. Butter swapped olive oil. Mix of frozen green beans and peas instead of fresh veggie medley. Cornstarch in cream and stock to thicken. Garlic replaced with shallots for a mild punch. Parsley swapped with chopped tarragon. Simmer times adjusted by a few minutes. Brown chicken first. Add potatoes next then shallots. Pour part stock, cover and simmer till potatoes soften. Add veggies. Simmer again. Mix cornstarch with cream and remaining broth. Stir into pan and thicken. Spoon out, sprinkle herbs.