Sweet and Sour Pork

 

2 large boneless, thick pork chops, cut into chunks                                                                            

salt and pepper to taste                                                                                                                 

1 cup cornstarch

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/2 cup canola oil

Sauce

3/4 cup sugar

4 T. Ketchup 

1/2 cup rice vinegar  

1 T soy sauce

1 t garlic powder

Preheat oven to 325

Season pork with salt and pepper .Working in two batches, toss the chicken pieces in cornstarch and then coat with the egg.                 

Heat oil over medium high heat. Brown the chicken ,turning it so all sides are browned.

Place chicken on a single layer in a 13x9 inch baking dish. 

Whisk together sauce ingredients in a small bowl and pour evenly over the chicken. Turn the chicken so all sides are coated.

Bake for one hour, turning every 15 minutes."

 

First Day of Autumn Meal

I have made this recipe every year on the first day of fall for the past 38 years. I normally make it with pumpkin pie but this year we decided to just go with the spice cookies and pumpkin dip.

I serve it with garlic bread and hot apple cider also. Hope you give this recipe a try come back and let me know what you think.

1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage (I use 1/2 hot Italian sausage)

2 cloves garlic

2 large onion

1 28 oz can Italian tomatoes

5 cups beef broth

1 1/2 cups water

1/2 tea basil

3 T parsley

1 medium green bell pepper, chopped and seeded.

2 medium zucchini cut into 1/2 inch slices

5 oz medium size bow shaped noodles.

In a five qt dutch oven over medium high heat cook sausage until lightly brown on the outside and no longer pink in the middle. Remove from pan with slotted spoon. add garlic and onions, cook stirring occasionally until onions are soft.

Stir in tomatoes, break up with spoon. Add broth, water, basil and return meat back to the pan. return to a boil cover and cook for 20 minutes, stir in parsley, green peppers, zucchini and pasta cover and simmer stirring occasionally until noodles are tender about 25 minutes