Recipe Thursday – Pork Roast with Peach Chutney
This recipe is a favorite of ours for a Lazy Sunday and that is definitely the category this falls into. It’s a very simple recipe with an incredible payback in flavor.
Now a bit about chutneys. Chutney is an anglo-indian word derived from the word catni. This is not a puree or sauce but more of a unique condiment. Chutneys are usually wet and made by grinding different components together. There are many different types of chutney. If you have ever eaten at an Indian restaurant, our favorite is Amul India Restaurant in Dublin, OH, you’ve probably seen all the condiments for eating pakora. Those condiments are types of chutneys. These condiments can be found in the grocery store usually near the Indian or English food sections but they are also very easy to make as in the case of this recipe.
I apologize for the lack of a picture but work these past 2-3 weeks have been pretty rough. I hope to make this on Sunday so I’ll take a picture of it and update the post with a picture!
Tools:
Crockpot
Food Processor / Blender
Simple kitchen knife
Ingredients:
3-4 lb Pork Loin Roast
16 oz. can sliced peaches
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 small white onion
1 TBS Dijon Mustard
Directions:
1) Peel and halve the onion
2) Combine all ingredients BUT the pork in a food processor / blender and pulse until coarsely mixed
3) Place Pork Loin Roast in crock-pot and smear with the mixture from the food processor / blender
4) Place lid on crock-pot and cook on low for 8 hours
Serving:
Pull the pork out of the crock-pot trying to not knock the chutney off the top of the roast. Place on a cutting board and slice into 1/2” to 1” slices. I like serving this with mashed potatoes and a fresh vegetable like steamed asparagus.
# of servings 6 to 8
Surprise!
I thought I’d put a new recipe up tonight! We made some Sloppy Joe’s to take over to our daughter’s babysitters since their little one just had surgery. Let me tell you these are the best Sloppy Joe’s I’ve ever had! I can’t eat the canned stuff anymore, there is just something in them that doesn’t quite sit right in my stomach.
Here is the recipe for these awesome Sloppy Joes!
| Ingredients:
3 lbs Ground Beef 1 Cup Chopped Onion 1 Cup Chopped Celery 1/2 Chopped Green Pepper 1 12 oz Jar Prepared Chili Sauce 6 oz. Tomato Paste 2 TBS Brown Sugar 1 TBS Worcestershire Sauce 1/4 TSP Black Pepper Sandwich buns |
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Directions
1) Brown the Ground Beef in a large skillet or in batches in a smaller skillet. Make sure to drain off the fat.
2) When the beef is done pour into the crockpot
3) In a separate bowl combine all other ingredients and pour over the ground beef
4) Cook on low for approximately 4-5 hours.
The biggest thing to remember when you are making these is to stir them every half hour to make sure the meat stays nice and moist in the sauce! The original recipe called for the celery peppers and onions to go in the skillet with the beef but since it cooked so long in the crockpot I thought it would provide a better flavor if they were mixed with the sauce and cooked in the crockpot!
I love good Sloppy Joes and these certainly fit the mold! Make sure to watch for 3T Tuesday next week. We are going to be discussing kitchen knives!
Enjoy,
Chef Ben