Devilled Pork Chops
I'm still trying to clear out foodstuffs from the cupboards and to use up any items in our freezer. Yesterday (9th January) I thawed out pork chops for our dinner but wasn't sure what to do with them. I flicked through Doreen Fulleylove's Country Fare and came across her recipe for devilled pork chops.
I wondered what the term devilled means as used in cooking. All I could find was "cooked with hot seasoning", a rather generic definition. Doreen's devilling in this instance requires:
These are all creamed together ready to spread on the chops when cooked. I followed Doreen's instructions and fried the chops. I spread the devilled mixture on both sides and covered them with breadcrumbs. Next I popped them under a hot grill until the crumbs were golden brown on both sides. The spouse and younger offspring were very pleased. The spouse has put a sticker in Country Fare to mark the spot.
Tip for putting the devilled mixture and breadcrumbs on the chops:
I got out a dish big enough to hold all three chops and tipped the breadcrumbs into it. When the chops were cooked I left them in the frying pan and spread some of the devilled mixture on the upper side of them. I then turned them over into the dish of breadcrumbs and spread the remaining mixture on the other side of the chops.
Coconut and Banana Cake
This recipe is a variation on the Good Housekeeping (September 2008) recipe for fig and apple cake. I wanted to use up some bananas that were beginning to turn black and some dried goods.
Ingredients
Very nice.
I'm still trying to clear out foodstuffs from the cupboards and to use up any items in our freezer. Yesterday (9th January) I thawed out pork chops for our dinner but wasn't sure what to do with them. I flicked through Doreen Fulleylove's Country Fare and came across her recipe for devilled pork chops.
I wondered what the term devilled means as used in cooking. All I could find was "cooked with hot seasoning", a rather generic definition. Doreen's devilling in this instance requires:
- 75g/3oz butter or margarine
- a teaspoon of dry mustard (I didn't have any so I used Dijon mustard paste instead)
- a teaspoon of curry powder or paste
- half teaspoon of ground ginger
- half teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
These are all creamed together ready to spread on the chops when cooked. I followed Doreen's instructions and fried the chops. I spread the devilled mixture on both sides and covered them with breadcrumbs. Next I popped them under a hot grill until the crumbs were golden brown on both sides. The spouse and younger offspring were very pleased. The spouse has put a sticker in Country Fare to mark the spot.
Tip for putting the devilled mixture and breadcrumbs on the chops:
I got out a dish big enough to hold all three chops and tipped the breadcrumbs into it. When the chops were cooked I left them in the frying pan and spread some of the devilled mixture on the upper side of them. I then turned them over into the dish of breadcrumbs and spread the remaining mixture on the other side of the chops.
Coconut and Banana Cake
This recipe is a variation on the Good Housekeeping (September 2008) recipe for fig and apple cake. I wanted to use up some bananas that were beginning to turn black and some dried goods.
Ingredients
- 225g/8oz unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 225g/8oz golden caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- 225g/8oz self-raising flour
- 50g/2oz desiccated coconut
- 3 bananas, mashed
- 150g/5oz walnuts, chopped
- Pre-heat the oven to 180'C (160'C fan), mark 4. Line a30.5x23cm (12x9") roasting tin with grease-proof paper.
- Using either a wooden spoon or an electric hand-whisk, beat together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, little by little, adding 1 TBS flour each time if the mixture looks like it's curdling.
- Fold in the coconut, bananas and walnuts.
- Bake for 30minutes.
Very nice.
Minnie
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