Na na na na na na na na na....Meat Dinner!

Hello readers! I am writing today about what I made last night for dinner; it was a large and protein filled dinner...however, it was so freakin yum! I just had to share. I didn't have too many ingredients available so me and my friend used or imaginations to make something simple which yielded a dinner of complex taste. So please enjoy! :)

Mayo Pork Chops:

Ingredients:
8 boneless pork chops
3 hefty tablespoons mayonnaise
2 hefty tablespoons sour cream
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 an onion sliced
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 of a cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon of thyme
1/4 teaspoon turmeric

Method:

1. In a large mixing bowl mix the sour cream and mayonnaise together well.
2. Add paprika, white pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, turmeric, & thyme to the mixture.
3. Mix in onion slices and garlic with the mayonnaise mixture. 
4. Take the pork chops one by one and coat them with the mixture and leave the well coated chops  in the bowl. 
5. Leave them to marinade for 1-2 hours (covered) in the fridge.
6. Preheat the oven to 425F
7. Place the marinated chops in a (tinfoil lined) deep dish baking pan [you can sprinkle pork chops with Rosemary if you like]. Cover with tinfoil.
8. Let it cook for about 45-50 minutes, or until juices run clear. Then uncover and cook for another 10 minutes at 410F.
9. Let the pork chops rest for 20 minutes before serving. 

**You can cut off some of the fat from the pork chops and use it instead of oil for cooking the next dish**

Ground Beef & Quinoa:

 Ingredients:

1lb ground beef
Quinoa (2 cups, cooked)
4-6 teaspoons 5 spice
3 teaspoons cumin
4 teaspoons ground/dried Chile peppers
3-4 teaspoons ground/dried garlic
1/2 onion diced
4 sticks of celery, chipped into 1"pieces
2 teaspoons smoked paprika

Sauce:
3 teaspoons salted black bean paste (Chinese)
3 teaspoons sesame oil
3 cubes fermented Chinese tofu (not spicy)
1 teaspoon XO sauce (buy at any Chinese market)

 Method:

1. In a small pot, mix together all ingredients for the sauce together.
2. Let it simmer at the lowest possible heat for about 15 minutes and stir constantly but very slowly.
3. When it blends together and turns light brown, pour it out into a bowl and let it cool to room temperature.

 For the ground beef: mix (with your hands) all the spices with the ground beef in a large bowl. Once that is done, saran wrap the bowl and let it marinade at room temperature for 30-60 minutes.

1. Preheat a frying pan to medium-high heat (to test for right heat, splash a bit of water onto the pan and if it sizzles you are ready to go).
2. Fill the pan with a very thin layer of oil-if you can use animal fat (such as pork) then use that.
3. Throw the marinated ground beef on to the pan; stir and break it down until the pieces are no large than 1/2 an inch in size. 
4. When the meat browns, mix in celery until it is coated in oil.
5. Turn the heat down to medium heat
6. Cover and let simmer stirring every 3-5 minutes; until all the ground beef is browned and very lightly charred.
7. Serve on top of cooked quinoa. 

DINNER IS COMPLETE!


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