Category Archives: Pork

Solomillo al Romero {Rosemary Sirloin Steak}

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This is one easy, quick and delicious meal where you can use any type of meat you have on hand! With the meat, the greens and the bread, you have one easy and delicious, complete meal! It’s simple and straight-forward. There’s no excuse for not serving gourmet homemade meals!

solomillo al romero

You will need:

Meat (sirloin)

rock salt

pepper potpourri

dried rosemary

olive oil

salad ingredients (I love to use a mixture of spinach, curly endives, romaine lettuce, purple cabbage, carrots, onions and cherry tomatoes)

honey

apple cider vinegar

Directions:

1. Heat a pan drizzled with some olive oil.

2. Season the sirloin with rock salt and freshly ground pepper potpourri. Grill in the pan. While one side of the sirloin is grilling in the pan, add dried rosemary on top of the other (raw) side of the sirloin. Once the sirloin is ready, flip and grill the other side. (My husband likes his meat medium while I like mine done).

3. Wash and cut the salad ingredients into bite size pieces.

4. In a small cup, add 2-3 tbsps. vinegar. Heat for 30 seconds in the microwave. Add 1 tsp of honey, 1 tsp of virgin olive oil and freshly ground pepper potpourri. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on the salad and season with the honey vinaigrette.

5. To assemble, lay the sliced sirloin on a bed of salad. Serve with your favorite bread, lightly toasted.

Enjoy!

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Pepito de Lomo con Allioli {Pork Loin Baguette Sandwich with Allioli}

Posted in Appetizer, Main Course, Mallorquin cuisine, Mediterranean cooking, Pork, Spanish cuisine, Tapa by

I remember always craving for this when I was pregnant with my youngest. It’s very easy and quick to make. If you are not a fan of garlic, you can always use bottled mayonnaise instead. It’s great eaten alone or with fried chips, green salad or pickled olives and gherkins on the side.

pork loin baguette sandwich

You will need:

French baguette

Pork loin slices

Serrano Ham (or Parma Ham, Bacon, etc.) – optional

Tomato slices

Olive oil

minced garlic

chopped parsley

salt and pepper to taste (I love to use pepper potpourri for this: mixed red, black, green and white pepper)

Directions:

1. Cut the french baguette in half. Set aside.

2. Heat a pan and drizzle some olive oil. Meanwhile, season the meat slices with freshly ground pepper. If you will be adding serrano, parma ham or bacon to your sandwich, add very small amount of salt to the meat. Roast in the pan just until each side turns lightly brown. Do not over cook. We don’t want the meat to get dry and tough. Pan fry the serrano ham (or bacon, if you prefer)

3. In a plastic tumbler, process the minced garlic, chopped parsley and olive oil with a bit of salt using turbo mixer until it is finely processed and you get a delicious parsley allioli.

4. To assemble your sandwich, place first the tomato on top of the other half of baguette. Top that with the pan-fried ham/bacon, meat, drizzle with allioli then the other half of the baguette.

5. Serve with your chosen side dish. Enjoy with your favorite drink.

pork loin baguette sandwich

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Setas con Lomo

Posted in Beef, Main Course, Mallorquin cuisine, Mediterranean cooking, Pork, Poultry, Spanish cuisine by

Before I moved to Spain, I never was a big fan of mushrooms and fungi. But my family here in Spain, especially my husband LOVES them. So, I had to learn to cook with them. One of the easiest recipe (and one of the hubs’ many favorites) is the Setas con lomo. The secret to a delicious seats con lomo dish is to choose well the meat you’ll use. Make sure to choose meat which has a bit of fat in it because it will not get dry. However, if you decide to use poultry instead of pork or beef, it’s still ok. Just make sure to reduce the cooking time when using turkey or chicken.

We went to our local “fruteria” and we bought two cases of rovelló.

rovelló

A case of rovelló from Barcelona

So we cleaned, sliced, stored in bags and froze them for future use.  I took some to make setas con lomo, of course!

rovellons

Rovellons on the slicing board

For this recipe, you will need:

desired meat (beef, pork, turkey or chicken) sliced in bite sizes

desired fungi or mushrooms sliced in bite sizes

finely minced garlic

laurel leaves

salt and pepper to taste

1-2 small guindilla or chilli, finely chopped

brandy de jerez or cognac

olive oil

dried parsley

setas con lomo

Delicious Setas con Lomo dish

Directions:

1. Heat a pan. Drizzle some olive oil in the pan. When the oil is already hot, add in the meat.

2. Add in the minced garlic and laurel leaves.

3. Stir every once in a while and keep on cooking the meat slices until it’s golden brown.

4. Add in the chillies.

5. Add in the fungi/mushrooms. Cook for 2 minutes,.

6. Add the cognac/brandy. Let it simmer for 2 minutes. Keep on stirring so it won’t stick to the pan.

7. Season with salt and pepper.

8. When the fungi is already “en su punto” (al dente), pour in the parsley. Stir well.

9. Serve hot and enjoy!

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Pan-grilled Chicken Teriyaki Barbecue

Posted in Main Course, Poultry, Pork, Beef, Japanese Cooking, Asian cooking by

Infused with some asian flavor, this recipe is very versatile. You can serve it with rice with buttered or steamed vegetables as side dish. If you have some left-overs, you can serve it on top of some cooked pasta. You can also make some fresh spring rolls with the left-overs! Aside from chicken, you can also use other meat practically whichever you have in your fridge! You can use this recipe with beef, pork, turkey, ostrich meat, etc.

teriyaki chicken

finger lickin’ good!

This recipe typically serves 4-5 persons. You will need:

400 grams chicken breast, sliced in 2 inches strips

salt to taste

pepper potpourri to taste

1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger

1/4 teaspoon powdered garlic

2 tablespoons of teriyaki marinade sauce

1 tablespoon of honey

1/4 teaspoon of sesame oil

Instructions:

1. Season the meat pieces with salt, pepper, garlic and ginger powder.

2. Add in the teriyaki sauce, honey and sesame oil. Let it sit in your fridge for 15-20 minutes.

3. Heat a grilling pan and drizzle some olive oil just to prevent the meat from sticking to the pan.

4. Pan grill the meat pieces until golden brown in medium-low heat. Don’t waste the marinade. Add it in while you’re pan-grilling the meat pieces.

5. Don’t overcook lest the meat pieces will turn hard. We want the meat pieces golden brown outside but juicy inside and finger licking good outside.

6. Serve warm with aromatic rice and buttered or steamed vegetables.

chicken teriyaki barbecue plate in

Enjoy your meal!

Enjoy!

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