Month: August 2019

Honey Mustard Pork Chops with Broccoli

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Recently we were able to find some parsnips here in Mexico. I found this recipe some time back and found it amongst my other recipes…too late! We already had eaten the parsnips…darn! Nevertheless  I ventured forth with this recipe omitting the parsnips. It still is a great recipe. Maybe next time if I ever find parsnips again…

Honey Mustard Pork Chops with Parsnip and Broccoli

Ingredients

  • 2 Pork Chops, Thick cut bone in pork chops
  • 400 g Parsnips (omitted this time) *
  • 350 g Broccoli
  • 1 Tbsp Strong English Mustard
  • 1 Tbsp Wholegrain Mustard
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Honey
  • 35 g Butter
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring a pan of water to the boil and add a generous amount of salt. *
  2. Peel and cut the parsnips in half and then add to the boiling water and parboil for 10 minutes. *
  3. Trim up your pork chops, I like to French trim mine because it means less mess fingers when I pick up the bone to gnaw it clean later.
  4. Break your broccoli down into florets.
  5. After your parsnips have been boiling for 10 minutes remove from the water and place in a sieve to steam dry for 2-3 minutes. *
  6. Heat a pan that will transfer to the oven over a high heat.
  7. Mix together the mustards, honey and Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Melt the butter in a hot pan and then toss in the parsnips and caramelize for 4-5 minutes to get a nice colour. *
  9. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper and nestle into the pan.

10.Pour over the honey and mustard sauce.

  1. Add in the broccoli and roast in the oven for 30 minutes or until the thickest part of the pork chop reaches 58°C or 135°F.
  2. Rest with a lid on for 5 minutes or until the temperature of the chop reaches 62°C or 145°F
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Roasted Parmesan Garlic Shrimp

“Honey, I’m home!” (for all of those familiar with that old greeting from some TV show?) Welcome back former followers. Your encouragement is appreciated. A recent house sitter left behind some really nice frozen shrimp and (Pinterest to the rescue) I decided to thaw them out- 24 beautiful specimens which only required peeling and deveining. Once done, I put them in some cold water with a little salt and put them back in the refrigerator awaiting dinner prep.  Some fresh asparagus was also waiting to be used. Everything came together with very little prepping…

  • 1 pound medium raw shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 4 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Cocktail sauce for dipping (1/2 cup ketchup + 2 tablespoons horseradish)

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with oil.

Place the shrimp in a single layer on the sheet. Evenly distribute olive oil, Parmesan, garlic, oregano and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Toss together with your hands and spread out again.

*Place the pan in the oven and roast the shrimp until just pink, firm and cooked. This should take 9 minutes. When done sprinkle with lemon juice and serve with whatever side you have chosen.

*NOTE…since the oven was on I also roasted the asparagus which was drizzled with olive oil, salt, pepper and 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan. If you choose to do the asparagus, put it in the oven 10 minutes before the shrimp and leave them in until the shrimp are done.

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