Stir-fried Mushrooms and Pork

So what do you do with 3 country-style pork ribs?  You have to get creative.  I threw this together not knowing how it would turn out - and it came out family approved.  Another easy Monday night dish!

Ingredients:

3-4 lbs country style ribs, trimmed of fat and cut into bite-sized pieces

10 extra-large white mushrooms, sliced

1 tsp sesame oil

6 cloves garlic, smashed and minced

1 medium red onion, sliced

1/2 cup black soy sauce

5 - 6 tbsp regular soy sauce

3 - 4 tbsp red wine vinegar

1/2 - 1 cup water

1 sliced green onion, for garnish

Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Place pork in gallon-sized Ziploc bag and pound with mallet
2. Heat wok on high.  Add sesame oil and saute garlic and onion until tender
3. Add pork, toss until cooked through
4. Add black soy sauce and mushrooms, toss for few minutes
5. Add regular soy sauce, red wine vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste
6. Add water 1/4 cup at a time, taste after each addition
7. Saute for additional 7-10 minutes

Served over steamed Jasmine rice and enjoy!

Monday Night Chops

It's Monday and I had to figure out what I was going to do with the pork chops I took out of the freezer last night.  When I got home from work I realized that I was out of Adobo seasoning - and did not want to go to the grocery store.  So here's what I made - and it was household approved:

Ingredients:

5 pork chops, with bone

salt and pepper, to taste

1 tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp onion powder

1 tsp dried rosemary

1 large onion

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 tbsp chopped chives

4 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

1. Sprinkle chops with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and dried rosemary, both sides
2. Heat olive oil in frying pan on medium-high heat
3. Pan fry chops until liquids run clear, turning chops half way through cooking (about 4-5 minutes per side, depending on thickness of chops)
4. Remove chops and place on plate, keep warm
5. Add chicken broth, more salt and pepper and 3/4 of chives to pan and bring to boil
6. Slice onions and add to pan, sautee until onions are softened
7. Pour onions and sauce over chops

After a long Monday at work - this was a really fast and easy recipe to make.  Enjoy!