What's for Dinner?

[winemaker81]

I thawed a package of pork tenderloin yesterday, and as per my usual, processed it for two meals (2 tenderloins in a package goes a lot farther without hungry teenagers in the house). I use 2 recipes commonly for tenderloin -- one is Traditional Syrian Shish Kebab (olive oil, allspice, salt, pepper) which is for lamb, but works great for pork.

The other is Pork Souvlaki, and it's obviously traditional as it uses soy sauce. OK, it's not quite traditional, but it's delicious.

If grilling I chunk the meat, but storm were predicted, so I pounded the meat into medallions.



This actually works well for either situation, as I can pan fry the medallions OR thread them tightly on skewers for grilling.

Both went into the fridge to marinate. The one on the left is black because of soy sauce, while the other has allspice. The left has oregano in it, so up close it's clear which is which.




Mrs. WM81 had a long workday yesterday, and was pleased to come home to Pork Souvlaki:



The Traditional Syrian Shish Kebab is tonight. I won't be grilling, as it was thunder storming this morning, and storms are expected to continue this evening ...

 

[vinny]

I thawed a package of pork tenderloin yesterday, and as per my usual, processed it for two meals (2 tenderloins in a package goes a lot farther without hungry teenagers in the house). I use 2 recipes commonly for tenderloin -- one is Traditional Syrian Shish Kebab (olive oil, allspice, salt, pepper) which is for lamb, but works great for pork.

The other is Pork Souvlaki, and it's obviously traditional as it uses soy sauce. OK, it's not quite traditional, but it's delicious.

If grilling I chunk the meat, but storm were predicted, so I pounded the meat into medallions.

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This actually works well for either situation, as I can pan fry the medallions OR thread them tightly on skewers for grilling.

Both went into the fridge to marinate. The one on the left is black because of soy sauce, while the other has allspice. The left has oregano in it, so up close it's clear which is which.

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Mrs. WM81 had a long workday yesterday, and was pleased to come home to Pork Souvlaki:

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The Traditional Syrian Shish Kebab is tonight. I won't be grilling, as it was thunder storming this morning, and storms are expected to continue this evening ...

I think I will give this a shot as you have done it. It will be a rare event to have two dinners planned in a row. Often at 5:30 I pull something from the freezer and a plan is born.

I found the Souvlaki, do you have the Shish Kebab's posted?

I think I'll add in a Tzatziki and try a little taste of home, Fazekas style!

 

[winemaker81]

I think I will give this a shot as you have done it. It will be a rare event to have two dinners planned in a row. Often at 5:30 I pull something from the freezer and a plan is born.

I found the Souvlaki, do you have the Shish Kebab's posted?

I think I'll add in a Tzatziki and try a little taste of home, Fazekas style!

Instead of making folks search my site:

https://food.bkfazekas.com/2015/02/pork-souvlaki/https://food.bkfazekas.com/2015/02/traditional-syrian-shish-kabob/https://food.bkfazekas.com/2015/02/tzatziki/
I have 2 Hummus recipes on my site, one was for a Mediterranean dinner we made many moons ago. This one is the one I normally make:

https://food.bkfazekas.com/2015/02/hummus/

 

[BigDaveK]

Instead of making folks search my site:

https://food.bkfazekas.com/2015/02/pork-souvlaki/https://food.bkfazekas.com/2015/02/traditional-syrian-shish-kabob/https://food.bkfazekas.com/2015/02/tzatziki/
I have 2 Hummus recipes on my site, one was for a Mediterranean dinner we made many moons ago. This one is the one I normally make:

https://food.bkfazekas.com/2015/02/hummus/

I love hummus! Our ingredients are the same, slight difference in quantities. If I use canned chickpeas I'll use that water if it's needed. There's flavor there. If I plan ahead, using dried chickpeas kicks it up a notch.
But seriously, ONE clove of garlic!!??!!??

 

[winemaker81]

I love hummus! Our ingredients are the same, slight difference in quantities. If I use canned chickpeas I'll use that water if it's needed. There's flavor there. If I plan ahead, using dried chickpeas kicks it up a notch.
But seriously, ONE clove of garlic!!??!!??

I generally go a bit heavy on garlic, e.g., 1 full bulb in a beef roast. However, I've overdone the garlic in both hummus and tzatziki, so I go lighter. Raw garlic can be overpowering.

Note that the garlic I buy is not a 2" bulb, it's more like 4", so a "clove" may be larger than you are expecting.

 

[winemaker81]

Mrs. WM81 wanted seafood tonight, so we put the second batch of pork off until tomorrow night. The shrimp was simply boiled with paprika, while the scallops were sauted in olive oil with garlic and lime juice. The starch is quinoa & rice simmered in chicken stock and Costco no-salt seasoning.

 

[vinny]

Mrs. WM81 wanted seafood tonight, so we put the second batch of pork off until tomorrow night. The shrimp was simply boiled with paprika, while the scallops were sauted in olive oil with garlic and lime juice. The starch is quinoa & rice simmered in chicken stock and Costco no-salt seasoning.

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Oh, Come on!

I've been waiting ALL day for kebabs.... No more promises!

 

[winemaker81]

Oh, Come on!

I've been waiting ALL day for kebabs.... No more promises!

It's delayed gratification. Kebabs tomorrow night! If it's not raining, like it has all day today. If so? Medallions in the saute pan.

 

[vinny]

Tandoori chicken, turmeric rice, and roasted carrots with slice of bread ( I ran out of ideas). Served with tzatziki, yogurt and sriracha. .

Feels like I'm learning to walk again, but I'm picking up the pace.

 

[ceeaton]

Nothing like waking up, rolling over and realizing....



you've gotta get out of bed, you've got a nice butt that needs rubbed!

 

[vinny]

Nothing like waking up, rolling over and realizing....

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you've gotta get out of bed, you've got a nice butt that needs rubbed!

Usually that keeps a fella in bed...

 

[vinny]

It's delayed gratification. Kebabs tomorrow night! If it's not raining, like it has all day today. If so? Medallions in the saute pan.

I assume it is dark soy?

 

[ceeaton]

Lunch time! Temps in the high 40s, but no rain, fired up the grill for a cheddar bacon cheeseburger, yum!



Pork butt cruising at 185, wrapped at cap split around 162, will be ready way in advance of dinner. Will rest wrapped in a towel in a cooler for a few hours. Yard smells like bacon!

 

[GreginND]

Masala Dosa is a typical South Indian breakfast. The dosa is made from a fermented batter of rice and urad dal. It is cooked on a hot griddle very thin and crispy. This is one way to serve it - stuffed with potato masala. I served it with some mint coconut chutney and an Indian vegetable lentil soup called sambar.

 

[winemaker81]

I assume it is dark soy?

yes

 

[winemaker81]

Oh, Come on!

I've been waiting ALL day for kebabs.... No more promises!

No kebabs today -- it's been raining cats-n-dogs. The creek on the back of our property is over the banks.

Not that I'm worried, there's more than 50 vertical feet between the creek and the back of the house. If the house floods, the world is ending. Funny story -- the finance company was going to make us get flood insurance. I told the woman that if the creek flooded the house, the world was ending, and they'd not have to pay. She looked again at the map and realized I was correct.

Mrs WM81 is quite pleased with pan fried medallions. Yet another successful meal.

 

[ceeaton]

-- it's been raining cats-n-dogs.

Those cats aren't too bad, but if the dog is a large breed they kinda hurt, lol...

 

[winemaker81]

Those cats aren't too bad, but if the dog is a large breed they kinda hurt, lol...

Obviously, you've never been hit by a 6 lb cat falling from 15,000 feet.

 

[Kraffty]

Ribeye roast on sale at 4.95lb. so I thought I’d give butchering my own steaks a shot. Ended up with 10 plus a 5lb prime rib. Chopped up asparagus, covered with fresh bread crumbs and parm in cast iron. Add a local merlot and you’ve got a pretty nice meal.

 

[ibglowin]

Great price and those look to have some decent marbling to boot. Our local Kroger has then on sale as well but not as good a price as yours. Looked through them this week and didn't see one that was decent looking or that I wanted to spend over $100 on even at the sale price. If you only want a half or less than a whole the price jumps up drastically to like $7.99/lb. I will keep a look out as they will be on sale through Tuesday.

Ribeye roast on sale at 4.95lb. so I thought I’d give butchering my own steaks a shot. Ended up with 10 plus a 5lb prime rib. Chopped up asparagus, covered with fresh bread crumbs and parm in cast iron. Add a local merlot and you’ve got a pretty nice meal.