MealPlans WB 14 March 2011

burge23

Kitchenbunny wrote: »

Hi burge23,

I don't suppose you'd share the recipe for this, would you? It sounds delicious and I'd like to try it.

Oh, and thanks Boodle for the curry recipe - shall be giving that a go.

Thanks in advance,

KB xx

Not a problem. It's tweaked but originally out of the N Xpress book.

4 pork chops
250ml apple juice (or cider if you're feeling bad)
1-2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
150ml creme fraiche/double cream (again depending on badness!)
1tbsp oil (garlic, sunflower, light olive etc.)

1. Trim the fat or rind then wrap the pork chops in cling film or a sandwich bag and bash with a rolling pin to thin a bit.
   
2. Heat the oil then cook the chops on a medium heat for 5 minutes per side. Remove to a warm plate or wrap in some foil.
   
3. Keep the pan over the heat and pour in the cider or apple juice to de-glaze the pan. (I use apple juice if feeding this to DS who is only 5/Cider if just DH and me.)
   
4. Add the mustard and stir in the cream. Let the sauce cook for a few more minutes.
   
5. Serve the sauce over the pork with veg etc of your choice.

It's a really nice quick recipe if you want something quick after work that's not pizza. The apple juice in particular adds a nice sweet note to the mustard

PS Don't try it with English or Dijon mustard....I did when we'd run out of wholegrain. :eek::(

silvermaid

silvermaid wrote: »

Saturday - Thai chicken curry with green beans and baby sweetcorn for 7 of us (a top favourite)
Sunday - Roast chicken and boiled bacon, roasted veg ratatouille with 1/2 butternut squash for 7
Mon - hm smoked haddock fishcake with chorizo and ratatouille for 3
Tues - ChocClare chicken for 7
Wed - Creamy ham & squash gratin for 2 (using ham and other 1/2 of squash from Sunday)
Thurs - Chicken, chorizo and mushroom pie for 2 (using chicken from Sunday)
Fri - Chicken, veg & lentil lasagne or something from the freezer as I'm working.

I shall make chicken & veg soup using carcass & lo veg from Sunday. Shall make lentil soup with the bacon water from Sunday. These soups will be lunches &/or suppers.

I love reading other people's menuplans, thanks Silver x

Made the soups and put 5 tubs in the freezer.
Thurs turned into chicken & mushroom & lo creme fraiche mixture with rice as DH bought 2 tubs of creme fraiche for the gratin and it only uses one. Decided that waistlines could do without pastry;)
Friday will be moussaka from the freezer as all the soup got frozen.
Silver x