MSN Home  |  My MSN  |  Hotmail
Sign in to Windows Live ID Web Search:   
go to MSNGroups 
Free Forum Hosting
 
Important Announcement Important Announcement
The MSN Groups service will close in February 2009. You can move your group to Multiply, MSN’s partner for online groups. Learn More
The American ExperienceContains "mature" content, but not necessarily adult.[email protected] 
  
What's New
  
  General  
  Ask Management  
  Member's Place  
  Coffee Breaks  
  Members Recipes  
  Pictures  
    
  Backup Group  
  Links  
    
  
  
  Tools  
 
Members Recipes : Wheelman's Recipes
Choose another message board
 
     
Reply
 Message 1 of 3 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknameBamaBeeCharmer_01  (Original Message)Sent: 4/26/2007 4:00 PM
Reply
Recommend Delete    Message 1 of 2 in Discussion 
From: Wheelman  (Original Message) Sent: 4/26/2007 9:19 AM
Since there are a large number of men on this board it logically follows there are a large number of great cooks on it.   So how about we exchange recipes and the womenfolks can add some of theirs in as well (and ladies, opening a can of Chicken Noodle Soup, pouring it into a pot, adding water and heating does not constitute a recipe).
 
Here is one I tried last night, it is not mine, it did come from the Food Network, and a female personality there, she must have lifted it from Bobby Flay or Mario.
 
It is a slow cooked pork loin, nicely spiced.
 
This is the recipe I used, her's called for just a cup and a half each of dried prunes and apricots instead of the fruit medley I used and two yellow onions, but I like sweet onions better
 
2 cups dried fruit mixture, I used one with chopped apricots, prunes, cherries and raisins
1 large sweet onion
2 cinnamon sticks
5 whole cloves
1 can Dr. Pepper
1 pork loin 4-6 pounds
Salt
Pepper
 
Go ahead and rough chop the onion, and add it and the fruit mixture to the bottom of a slow cooker, putting the heat on high.  You want it to already be hot when you put the meat in.
 
Salt and pepper one side of the loin, and place in hot pan.  While it is searing on that side, salt and pepper the other side.  Turn and sear, basically sear all the outside of the loin.
 
Place into slow cooker, on the fruit and onion bed, stud it with the cloves, put the cinnamon sticks next to it, pour the DP over it, put the lid on it and cook on high for four hours and on low for one (depending on the size of the loin, cooking time may have to be adjusted.  I had a large one, pushing 6 pounds). 
 
Take the cloves out, the meat will just pull apart in nice chunks, is incredibly moist and flavorful.  Spoon some of the gravy that has been created, making sure you get some of the fruit and especially the onions over it.  I had mine with rice a roni (ok, not gourmet in any way, but I love that stuff) some California veggies and biscuits. 
 
And ladies, make sure you discard the cinnamon sticks.  They are not really for eating, just to add flavor.
 
(I wrote this for two reasons, for the recipe exchanges and I need to work on my dodging)


First  Previous  2-3 of 3  Next  Last 
Reply
(1 recommendation so far) Message 2 of 3 in Discussion 
From: WheelmanSent: 4/26/2007 4:49 PM
Thank you ma'am and I can't believe you posted it without comment. 

Reply
 Message 3 of 3 in Discussion 
From: WheelmanSent: 4/30/2007 2:49 PM
Quick and easy way to create a snack that kids will love, and you will too.
 
Take a package of cocktail weiners, saute them in a can of ginger ale until cooked through, drain them, place on a sheet pan and sprinkle with brown sugar.  Place under a broiler on high until the brown sugar melts into a nice glaze, about 3-4 minutes. 
 
They'll be gobbled up.