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Now that I'm more coherent, I wanna post the "recipe" for that dish o' stuff in the oven. It got a "this is really good!" from hubby, so apparently it should be pretty good to most meat and potatoes folk who don't do "new". He'll choke down anything I make, but the compliments are only save for things he'll eat again.
It was initally a recipe for "pork chops and pears", but I only have pork steaks, no pears, and no orange juice it called for. Plus, I can't leave well enough alone, so I had to tweak.
Pork Steaks and Mushrooms and Apples
4 pork steaks (boneless)
3 good apples (I had McIntosh in the house, from a case of such my brother gave me) sliced in thin pieces
1 can of sliced mushrooms, drained
~1tsp of cinnamon
~1/4 cup brown sugar
~1/4 cup red wine (or any other flavory liquid - juice, broth? I used some Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon LOL!)
oil for browning the chops
~1Tbs cornstarch in ~2Tbs water (to thicken)
Salt and Pepper to taste (I used garlic salt and coarse ground pepper)
Brown up the steaks in the oil, and place in a casserole dish. Season with salt and pepper. Dump the apples and mushrooms all over the steaks. Sprinkle the cinnamon and brown sugar on top. Drizzle the wine all over the whole thing, cover and stick in the oven at 350 for about 30 mins, then uncover and leave in oven for about 10 more mins, until pork is done.
Drain off juices into a small pot, add cornstarch and water, stir and bring to a boil for gravy. Serve the chops with the mushrooms and apples on top, and top the whole shebang with gravy.
I wish I had taken a pic of it plated out, but I didn't, so here's a closer "clean oven" pic with it
It was initally a recipe for "pork chops and pears", but I only have pork steaks, no pears, and no orange juice it called for. Plus, I can't leave well enough alone, so I had to tweak.
Pork Steaks and Mushrooms and Apples
4 pork steaks (boneless)
3 good apples (I had McIntosh in the house, from a case of such my brother gave me) sliced in thin pieces
1 can of sliced mushrooms, drained
~1tsp of cinnamon
~1/4 cup brown sugar
~1/4 cup red wine (or any other flavory liquid - juice, broth? I used some Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon LOL!)
oil for browning the chops
~1Tbs cornstarch in ~2Tbs water (to thicken)
Salt and Pepper to taste (I used garlic salt and coarse ground pepper)
Brown up the steaks in the oil, and place in a casserole dish. Season with salt and pepper. Dump the apples and mushrooms all over the steaks. Sprinkle the cinnamon and brown sugar on top. Drizzle the wine all over the whole thing, cover and stick in the oven at 350 for about 30 mins, then uncover and leave in oven for about 10 more mins, until pork is done.
Drain off juices into a small pot, add cornstarch and water, stir and bring to a boil for gravy. Serve the chops with the mushrooms and apples on top, and top the whole shebang with gravy.
I wish I had taken a pic of it plated out, but I didn't, so here's a closer "clean oven" pic with it
Looks very cosy and organized. My kitchen is not quite a mirror image of yours but I don't have the L shaped work surface. We ended up having to convert an old closet into a pantry for all of our larger staples, and it still isn't big enough!
