Main Course Recipes
This is an all day simmering supper!
In the morning, brown on all sides a small roast or what the locker calls soup bone. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover with water and throw in a few handfuls of dried Great Northern beans. Let this simmer until after lunch. Peel and halve several potatoes and a few carrots. Cut wedges of carrots and place on top. Salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer until all family members are home. Check periodically and add water if needed.
1 to 1 1/2 lbs, round steak or stew meat
3 to 4 C. raw potatoes, diced
3 to 4 carrots, diced
1 can peas, or 1 can carrots and peas, drain half of liquid
Cut meat into bite-size pieces. Roll meat in flour, salt and pepper. Brown meat on all sides in oil in electric frypan or on stove, or in roaster. Pour veggies over top and salt to taste. Let cook until veggies are tender, approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. Check periodically; if too dry, add a little water. Should be consistency of stew.
NOTE: Just turn it down to keep warm if you’re eating in shifts.
When growing up we had salmon patties, peas and fried potatoes. To this day I cannot eat salmon patties without peas and fried potatoes. They just seem to go together.
1 can salmon, drained and deboned
1 egg, beaten
Approx. 1 C. bread crumbs or saltine cracker crumbs
Salt and pepper
Mix salmon, egg and crumbs together. Salt and pepper to taste. Form into patties and fry until golden brown on each side.
This makes melt-in-your-mouth pork roast. You will love it . . . and it’s SO easy. Fall-apart-tender, so it’s great for sandwiches.
1 boneless pork roast, about 3 lbs.
1 – 8 oz. can tomato sauce
3/4 C. soy sauce
1/2 C. sugar
2 tsp. ground mustard
Cut roast in half; place in a 5-quart slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over meat. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours.
4- 1/2″ thick pork chops
1/2 tsp. salt optional
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 medium onions, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 large green pepper, sliced
1 – 14 1/2 oz. can stewed tomatoes
1/2 C. ketchup
2 T. cider vinegar
2 T. brown sugar
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 T. lemon juice
1 beef bouillon cube
2 T. cornstarch
2 T. water
Cooked rice, optional
Serve over hot rice, if desired.
For the Sunshine Fair, each member of the food committee was to multiply this recipe by 70 and grill the meat at home the night before the fair. It was getting dark when I started to grill so when Rich got home, we moved the floor lamp to the deck so we could see to finish grilling. Cooking this on our family vacation to the Northwest Angle has become a family tradition.
MARINADE:
6 large garlic cloves, chopped
2 T. soy sauce
2 T. fresh ginger root, grated
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/3 C. fresh lime juice
1/2 C. olive oil
Cayenne pepper to taste
4 pork tenderloins, about 3/4 lb. each, trimmed
MARINADE: In blender or small food processor, blend marinade ingredients with salt and pepper to taste. Put pork in large sealable plastic bag with marinade. Seal bag, pressing out excess air and put in a shallow baking dish. Marinate pork, chilled, turning occasionally, at least 1 day and up to 2 days.
Prepare grill. Let pork stand at room temperature about 30 minutes before grilling. Remove pork from marinade, grill on oiled rack, turning every 5 minutes, until meat thermometer registers 160º, about 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer meat to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
Serves 6
NOTE: We always cook enough so that we can have cold pork sandwiches.
4 – 1/2″ to 3/4″ thick pork chops
1 clove garlic, minced
1 T. oil
SAUCE:
2 tsp. oil
4 T. dry sherry or chicken broth
4 T. soy sauce
2 T. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
2 tsp. cornstarch
2 T. water
6 C. fresh bread crumbs, from French bread
2/3 C. fresh parsley, chopped
2 T. fresh rosemary, chopped
1 3/4 tsp. bay leaves, crushed, optional
3 lbs. pork tenderloin, trimmed
1 egg, beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
2 T. butter
4 T. olive oil
MIX TOGETHER AND FORM INTO 2 LOAVES:
1 1/2 lbs. ground ham 2 C. graham crackers, crushed
1 1/2 lbs. ground pork 3 eggs
1 1/2 lbs, ground beef 1 1/4 C. milk
MIX TOGETHER:
1 can tomato soup
1/3 C. ketchup
1/2 C. vinegar
1 1/2 C. brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
Pour over loaves and bake for 1 hour at 350º.
1/4 C. orange juice
1/4 C. pineapple juice
1/4 C. lime juice
2 T. vegetable oil
6 chicken breast halves, skinned
1 C. round, buttery cracker crumbs
1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. ground cumin
Fresh flat leaf parsley sprigs for garnish
Combine the first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well. Place chicken in a shallow dish. Pour orange juice mixture over chicken. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
TO SERVE:
Yield: 6 servings.