Pork steaks / cubes need using up

thriftmonster

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi Nix,

Pork loin can be quite dry and because it's pork there's a tendency to overcook it. I like them served with a creamy sauce:

Pork steaks (sliced)
onions (finely diced)
mushrooms (optional)
mixed herbs
garlic
black pepper
a glug of white wine
cream
pork stock cube

Fry the sliced pork. Remove from the pan and keep warm. Add the mushrooms, onion and garlic to the pan. When they're cooked add herbs, pepper, stock and wine and reduce the sauce. Pop the pork back in bring up to a simmer. Thicken with cornflour mixed with a little cold water if necessary. Stir in the cream just before serving. It's good with rice, or baked potatoes and salad.

There are some nice ideas on this older thread:

Pork Loin Steaks

I'll merge your thread with that one later to keep all the suggestions together.

Pink

I do virtually the same, but add a bit of either wholegrain or Dijon mustard as well. Creme fraiche or yoghurt can be used as long as you don't boil it.

meanmarie

Mmmmmm thanks for all the lovely pork recipes....love pork but others not too keen, must be time they let me have my way for dinner


Marie

lynzpower

hi all
I got a couple of these for OHs tea. they are not chops, just loook more like fillet?

Any idea if I can
a) griddle pan
b) grill
c) slice and stir fry?

I got them in asda if thats any good to anyone

sproggi

I have gently grilled them before and also cooked them in the oven.

hth

madoldbat

hi how about chops in a cider sauce?Use up any left onver flat cider.
Make a rue from butter and flour in a sauce pan.Gently add cider to rue with heat on low,keep stiring and adding until nice creamy thickness.
Put pork in cassarole dish cover with sauce put in med ovan for about 30-40 min .
Imake a lot of sauce as kids & OH like it on jacket potatoes or pasta next day.

lynzpower

Perfect- OH bought apple juice the other day that he cant stand! So I might make it with that!!

Great idea, thanks a lot

annecr

Husband went shopping on his own got a samllm pork loin Lidl what can I do with it
Also got what looks like a large piece of streaky bacon no indication except Produce of Poland..
He only went out for Veg!! but thought they looked interesting
any help would be appreciated

helping_hubby

Hi, if I'm thinking of the right thing, I make schnitzel from pork loin.

You slice it into medallions and hammer it thin, flour, egg and breadcrumb and shallow fry. It's yummy. For a healthier alternative, you can oven cook it too.

Or, I've used it by cutting into strips, frying and then making a creamy/white wine/mushroom style sauce and serve with pasta or rice.

Is the 'streaky bacon' thick? Is it the stuff crackling is made from? Sorry, I'm not too good at this either. To me it sounds like the stuff you might lay over the top of a roast chicken. You can also simply pan fry this too. But personally I'd have it as part of a roast. If again I'm thinking of the right stuff. Oh actually, you could use it in making a tomato based pasta sauce?

Hope that helps.

Uniscots97

If you look on Black Saturn's meal planner in the OS board you'll find a recipe for potato bake. I've made this but added chopped streaky bacon and its come out lovely.

annecr

the bacon is just like streaky but about 8 x4 and 2 inches deep it smells smoky but wondered if it was some kind of Polish special cure no other info on pack but it was £4.89
Thanks for your suggestions