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Pork of the Week: Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

Pork of the Week: Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin.  Need I say more? How to do it: Garlic salt & pepper the pork tenderloin.  Rub with 1/4 teaspoon each of thyme, sage and rosemary. Wrap tenderloin in about 6-8 strips of bacon. For a full meal, grease a baking dish with butter or olive oil Cube up 4-5 potatoes and 2 … Continue reading

Pork of the Week: Pork Fried Rice

Pork of the Week: Pork Fried Rice

Nothing better than Chinese in Africa 🙂 Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon cooking oil 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 Tablespoon sesame oil 2 Tablespoons + 1/4 tsp soy sauce 1 garlic clove, finely minced 1 Tablespoon fresh peeled ginger, minced 1 bunch of green onions (scallions) 1/2 lb. pork (either ground, shredded or small cubes) 2 carrots, … Continue reading

Pork of the Week: Carnitas

Pork of the Week: Carnitas

Ladies & Gentlemen of Gulu, We have shoulder roasts in the house!  Come and get yours for fall-off-the-bone-melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Then you can make this: CARNITAS! It just sounds like a party, doesn’t it? Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons oil 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon salt 24 ounces of either/or combo … Continue reading

Pork of the Week: Asian Marinated Pork Loin

As my daughter would say, this marinade is “easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.”  So simple but delivers a very rich flavor.  I whipped this up for Jesse and Jeff for a man’s platter one night this week.  And by “man’s platter,” I mean, a plate of just meat.  Between the two of them they shared a pretty hefty size … Continue reading

Cooking the Perfect Pork

Cooking the Perfect Pork

Many of my recipes will be from The Butchery.  We’ve got our own little butcher shop at our home in Gulu spurred on by my hubby, Jesse and a colleague, Jeff.  These days the weekends are all about butchering in our little kitchen.  Right now we are dabbling mostly in pork – since the beef … Continue reading