baronessekat | GRE #9 and 10

Last night was a night of experiments for our Friday Family Dinner. We opted to wait for the Duchesses to come in before eating so that we could have an extended family dinner.

We had:

Inspired by: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/45/Schweinebraten__Marinated_Pork_Steak48597.shtml

Difficulty: 2 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:
***Seasonings***
4 ounces paprika
2 ounces salt
1 ounce pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 cup parsley leaves
1 teaspoon sage
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon thyme
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4 Pork tenderloin steaks, sliced 1/2-inch thick
Sliced onions
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Directions:

Mix all spices in a zip-type bag. Oil both sides of meat. Lightly coat both sides of oiled meat with seasonings. Put a layer of sliced onions in bottom of bag, and then put a layer of seasoned meat. Add another layer of sliced onion on top of meat. Repeat until meat is gone or bag is full. Squeeze all excess air out of bag and seal. Put bag in refrigerator for three to five days. Cook on the grill or broil in the oven.

Variations made to recipe I looked and went "WTF?!?!? 4 OUNCES of paprika???" So I cut it down big time to about 2 Tbsps. This is about as I took the container and did a couple strong shakes to the canister into the seasoning pack. And as I knew Meirwen was going to be having some, I left the Rosemary out (her being allergic and all, I didn't want to poison a friend) I also used a 2 pound pork loin roast rather than steaks. And since I was doing this in a slow cooker, I looked at a couple other recipes and took a cue from them and cooked the roast in a can of beer.

Opinions and Observations too much pepper. While I scaled back the paprika, I did not scale back the pepper. I and Katie love black pepper so I figured I would keep it the same amount. I think if I do this again, halve it. But the pork itself was nice and tender and juicy.

Rating 3.75 (If any who had it would want to rate it too, that's wonderful)

And the girls and I talked about what to have with the pork and we all came to the agreement. Something we have only had a handful of times as events.

Taken from: http://www.advancenet.net/~jscole/scaturnips.htm

1 lb. turnips (5 little)
2 Tbsp. butter
10 oz. cheddar cheese
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. pepper

Boil turnips about 30 minutes, then peel and slice thin. Put a light layer of melted butter on the bottom of a 9" x 5" baking pan. Layer turnip slices, sliced cheese and spices in pan, and bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Observations and Opinions I have never had turnips except this way. And love them this way.

Ratings 5!