Ingredients:
2 bone-in pork chops (12oz each)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 apple, peeled and diced
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Season pork chops generously on both sides with salt and pepper.
In a heated skillet add cooking oil and sear the pork chops for 5-6 minutes per side until golden brown. Remove and let rest.
In the same heated skillet with pork chop drippings, melt butter and sauté apples until golden brown. Add brown sugar and apple cider vinegar. Cook the compote until soft and fragrant.
Serve the pork chops with apple compote on top
Ingredients:
2 lbs beef stew meat
2 tbsp all purpose flour
2 tbsp olive oil
1 white or yellow onion, diced
3 carrots, sliced
3 celery stalks, chopped
3 cups beef broth
1 cup dry red wine
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
1 spring thyme
Salt and pepper to taste h text
Instructions:
- Season beef stew cubes generously with salt and pepper and toss them in a dusting of flour.
- In a heavy bottomed pot like a Dutch oven heat the cooking oil, brown the beef in small batches until golden brown and set aside.
- In the rendered fat add onion, carrots and celery to the pot. Sauté until softened and fragrant.
- Stir in tomato paste, then deglaze with red wine. Return beef to the pot and add broth, Worcestershire sauce, thyme and bay leaves.
- Cover, simmer and stir periodically for 2 hours or until fork tender.
Ingredients:
1 Ribeye Steak (14oz)
2 tbsp Cooking Oil (Ghee, Avocado, Grapeseed)
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, smashed
2 sprigs rosemary
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Let the ribeye come to room temperature for 30 minutes.
- In a heated cast-iron skillet bring cooking oil to high temperature until just smoking.
- Season both sides of the steak generously with salt and pepper. Sear the steak for 3-4 minutes per side for medium-rare.
- After searing both sides add butter, garlic, and rosemary to the skillet until melted and foaming. Spoon the herbed butter mixture over the steak.
- Remove the steak from the cast iron skillet and rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Ingredients:
1 pork tenderloin
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
Preheat
oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Mix mustard, honey, olive oil, and garlic powder.
- Rub over the tenderloin.
- Roast for 25 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145°F.
- Let rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.
Ingredients:
1 lb thick-cut Duroc bacon
1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire rack on top.
- Lay bacon slices on the rack.
- In a small bowl mix brown sugar, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper.
- Brush brown sugar mixture over the bacon.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until crispy and caramelized.
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken (3.0-4.0 lbs)
3 tbsp butter, softened
1 lemon, halved
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp paprika
2 sprigs of thyme and 1 tsp
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Pat the chicken dry.
- Stuff the chicken cavity with lemon halves, sprigs of thyme and garlic cloves.
- Rub the skin of the chicken with softened butter and season generously with paprika, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken breast side up in a roasting pan and roast in a 375 degree oven for approx. for 1.5 hours until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- Rest for 15 minutes before carving
