August 2nd
Like most kids of my generation, I was plopped in front of a TV with a bowl of my favorite sugar-induced breakfast cereal to watch some cartoons. No, it was not anime, nor was it based on a live-action space karate troop. It was Looney Tunes, and to this day it still makes me giggle, if I can find it. Gone are the days when you could watch Bugs Bunny thwart attempted murder or watch an unsuspecting cat run from a horny skunk. These classics have been replaced with Dora and her incessant repeating of the obvious, and some sort of lame superhero that not only fights crime, but teaches you something called morals. Booooorrrrriiiinnnggg.
I was always a big fan of Bugs Bunny, because the characters he was always defeating were a bit mindless and, well, human. However, I always rooted for Wile E. Coyote and Sylvester the Cat. Granted, I never received any satisfaction at the end of each 15 minute clip, always watching Wile E. plummet off a cliff or seeing Slyvester get his head blown off. Meanwhile, the Road Runner and Tweety would give a glance at the camera and beep or lisp their way to the ending credits. I truly wanted the Road Runner to be devoured by a pack of wild hungry coyotes, and I still think Tweety bird would best be served with a white wine butter sauce and capers.
While Wile E was pretty much speechless (with the exception of some well-crafted signage), Sylvester would spit his way through his master plan, a plan doomed for failure. Each toon would start with the little yellow bird swinging on his recreation center and singing a show tune while Sylvester was being chastised with a broom by the maid (played by a pair of shoes and stockings). Once the maid left the room, Sylvester would attempt to eat Tweety.
Now these two animals live together and I can only assume its been for some time. However, Tweety still felt the need to inform the viewer that she thought she saw a puddy tat. Once confirmed we were redundantly informed, that she did, she did see a puddy tat. Sylvester had some pretty crafty ideas, like giving Tweety a ton of crackers so she couldn't alert the maid, or putting a sheet over the cage to make Tweety think it was bedtime. But each time Sylvester's master planned would be ruined leaving the poor cat beaten or kicked out into the snow. We would always be left with a smoldering or frozen Sylvester uttering the phrase "sufferin succotash." So for all of those starving cats hell bent on devouring a cute bird with a catch phrase, I give you this recipe.
Take two boneless pork chops and season with salt and pepper. In one shallow bowl, put about 4 tbs of flour. In another, take two eggs and two tbs of dijon mustard and wisk, then add 3 tbs of flour to that and wisk until smooth. Finally in the third and final bowl you add your bread crumbs. Here's how to make them. . .
Take 2 slices of white bread and break into 1-inch pieces, then add .5 tsp of garlic powder, a pinch of salt and pepper and an eighth of cayenne pepper and toss into a food processor, pulse until you have bread crumbs. You most certainly can take panko or regular bread crumbs and avoid this hassle.
Take one chop and put it in the flour, shaking off the excess, then put it in the egg and dijon mixture. Once you shake that a bit, then dredge it in the bread crumbs covering the entire chop. Drop, dredge, shake repeat until all pork chops are ready to sizzle. Take a .5 cup of vegetable oil and heat over a medium high burner until shimmering, add the chops and cook for about 4 minutes a side depending on thickness. Once done, put chops on a wire rack over a cookie sheet and stick in pre-heated 200 degree oven.
The succotash cooks in the same pan as the chops, so pour out any excess oil and wipe down the pan with paper towels, then add 1 tbs of butter. When melted, add one small onion and a half of a red bell pepper minced and cook for 3-5 minutes over medium heat until soft. Then add .75 cup of defrosted frozen lima beans and corn kernels and cook for about 5 minutes more. When the beans and corn are no longer crunchy, take off the heat and add another tbs of butter with 2 tbs of fresh chopped tarragon. The pork in the oven is ready to go, so place the succotash on the plate and put the pork chop on top. Done.
Tips:
* Use a good quality white bread. If you use a generic white, you might end up with a little more crust on the chop then you want.
* Also, make sure you completely defrosted the corn and lima beans before adding to the pan. If not, it extends the cooking time and might burn your onions and peppers.
I plan on doing an american classic tomorrow - hamburger helper!! I won't bore you with the details, just read the box.
Blog at you soon.
August 2nd
Like most kids of my generation, I was plopped in front of a TV with a bowl of my favorite sugar-induced breakfast cereal to watch some cartoons. No, it was not anime, nor was it based on a live-action space karate troop. It was Looney Tunes, and to this day it still makes me giggle, if I can find it. Gone are the days when you could watch Bugs Bunny thwart attempted murder or watch an unsuspecting cat run from a horny skunk. These classics have been replaced with Dora and her incessant repeating of the obvious, and some sort of lame superhero that not only fights crime, but teaches you something called morals. Booooorrrrriiiinnnggg.
I was always a big fan of Bugs Bunny, because the characters he was always defeating were a bit mindless and, well, human. However, I always rooted for Wile E. Coyote and Sylvester the Cat. Granted, I never received any satisfaction at the end of each 15 minute clip, always watching Wile E. plummet off a cliff or seeing Slyvester get his head blown off. Meanwhile, the Road Runner and Tweety would give a glance at the camera and beep or lisp their way to the ending credits. I truly wanted the Road Runner to be devoured by a pack of wild hungry coyotes, and I still think Tweety bird would best be served with a white wine butter sauce and capers.
While Wile E was pretty much speechless (with the exception of some well-crafted signage), Sylvester would spit his way through his master plan, a plan doomed for failure. Each toon would start with the little yellow bird swinging on his recreation center and singing a show tune while Sylvester was being chastised with a broom by the maid (played by a pair of shoes and stockings). Once the maid left the room, Sylvester would attempt to eat Tweety.
Now these two animals live together and I can only assume its been for some time. However, Tweety still felt the need to inform the viewer that she thought she saw a puddy tat. Once confirmed we were redundantly informed, that she did, she did see a puddy tat. Sylvester had some pretty crafty ideas, like giving Tweety a ton of crackers so she couldn't alert the maid, or putting a sheet over the cage to make Tweety think it was bedtime. But each time Sylvester's master planned would be ruined leaving the poor cat beaten or kicked out into the snow. We would always be left with a smoldering or frozen Sylvester uttering the phrase "sufferin succotash." So for all of those starving cats hell bent on devouring a cute bird with a catch phrase, I give you this recipe.
Take two boneless pork chops and season with salt and pepper. In one shallow bowl, put about 4 tbs of flour. In another, take two eggs and two tbs of dijon mustard and wisk, then add 3 tbs of flour to that and wisk until smooth. Finally in the third and final bowl you add your bread crumbs. Here's how to make them. . .
Take 2 slices of white bread and break into 1-inch pieces, then add .5 tsp of garlic powder, a pinch of salt and pepper and an eighth of cayenne pepper and toss into a food processor, pulse until you have bread crumbs. You most certainly can take panko or regular bread crumbs and avoid this hassle.
Take one chop and put it in the flour, shaking off the excess, then put it in the egg and dijon mixture. Once you shake that a bit, then dredge it in the bread crumbs covering the entire chop. Drop, dredge, shake repeat until all pork chops are ready to sizzle. Take a .5 cup of vegetable oil and heat over a medium high burner until shimmering, add the chops and cook for about 4 minutes a side depending on thickness. Once done, put chops on a wire rack over a cookie sheet and stick in pre-heated 200 degree oven.
The succotash cooks in the same pan as the chops, so pour out any excess oil and wipe down the pan with paper towels, then add 1 tbs of butter. When melted, add one small onion and a half of a red bell pepper minced and cook for 3-5 minutes over medium heat until soft. Then add .75 cup of defrosted frozen lima beans and corn kernels and cook for about 5 minutes more. When the beans and corn are no longer crunchy, take off the heat and add another tbs of butter with 2 tbs of fresh chopped tarragon. The pork in the oven is ready to go, so place the succotash on the plate and put the pork chop on top. Done.
Tips:
* Use a good quality white bread. If you use a generic white, you might end up with a little more crust on the chop then you want.
* Also, make sure you completely defrosted the corn and lima beans before adding to the pan. If not, it extends the cooking time and might burn your onions and peppers.
I plan on doing an american classic tomorrow - hamburger helper!! I won't bore you with the details, just read the box.
Blog at you soon.
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