On our table, pork is present almost every day. Almost no holiday is complete without it. Pork dishes have taken one of the leading places in our diet. Of course, this has its own explanation. But we will not search for the truth why this happened. Our goal today is to get acquainted with at least a small part of that huge number of recipes for pork dishes that are present in all cuisines of the world.
To begin with, pork can be cooked in a wide variety of variations. This is fried, and dried, and stewed, and baked, and smoked. It is added to all kinds of salads. Pork is present in the first courses. And it’s just impossible to list the number of second courses. Pork dishes are firmly rooted in our diet.
But we will not continue to chant this product, the benefit is that pork is already well known to all of us. Of course, every barrel of honey has its own fly in the ointment. Despite the fact that we all quite often use pork for cooking all kinds of dishes, it is important not to forget that this type of meat is considered rather fat. In this regard, in order not to harm your body, you should use more lean pieces of pork. In this context, you need to add only one thing - do not gluttony. And the rest of the pork dishes will always please both your loved ones and invited guests.
As for the technology of cooking this meat, we simply will not succeed in embracing all this variety. Therefore, we present to your attention several recipes for dishes.
Pork with sauce is in great demand. Here is one of the options for its preparation. Take two hundred grams of lean pork, a little vegetable oil, ground black pepper and salt. For the sauce, you need two teaspoons of ready-made mustard, fifty milliliters of fat cream, one tablespoon of butter, herbs and one teaspoon of flour.
We start preparing this dish. Wash and dry the pork, then divide it evenly. Rub each slice with pepper and salt. And let her stand a little. Then fry the prepared slices of pork until golden brown. Remove the meat from the pan and prepare the sauce.
To do this, add mustard, flour, butter and cream to the same roasting pan, and let the sauce boil. Only after that fill in the chopped greens. Literally after one to two minutes, turn off the pan.
Now preheat the oven to two hundred degrees. Place the pieces of fried pork on a baking sheet and pour them on top with our mustard sauce. Ten minutes later, pork in mustard sauce is ready.
This dish goes well with boiled rice or mashed potatoes. It is prepared very simply and quickly, as you yourself could see. However, as a result, you get wonderful hot.
Let's complicate the technology a bit and consider the option of a dish of pork and potatoes, which is ideal for the festive table. Take one kilogram of lean pork, one and a half kilograms of potatoes, three onions, four tablespoons of mayonnaise, juice of one lemon, as well as seasonings to your liking, pepper and salt.
First prepare the meat marinade. To do this, mix mayonnaise, pepper, lemon juice, salt and seasonings. Cut the pork into small pieces and mix with the marinade, leave in a cool place for several hours.
After the set time, warm the oven; grease the baking dish with vegetable oil. Everything is ready for further cooking. Now put the potatoes in our mold, which can be cut into slices or straws. Pepper and salt a little. The next layer will be the onion rings. At the final stage, lay out the pieces of pickled pork. All this splendor is covered with marinade. Wrap the form with foil and put in a preheated oven for forty to fifty minutes. Then we remove the foil and leave our dish for another thirty minutes in the oven. During this time, pork is well browned and acquires a very appetizing look. Serve the dish hot.
Yes, while you read these lines, drooling already. And what will happen when these pork dishes are abandoned on the table! It’s not for me to tell you how delicious and satisfying all this is. Therefore, cook for the joy of your family and friends. And do not stop surprising!