alarm clock - out the bed - shower - get dressed - make my husband his coffee and then take something from the freezer to defrost for dinner.
I don't really think about it either, it's just 2nd nature for me to do this. So yesterday I took out 1 package of butterfly pork chops (2 in the pack). While at work I contemplated the many different things I could do to prepare these chops. You see...I'm different when it comes to cooking. I am not going to say I don't cook things that are very simple because at times I do; however most of the time I just like to turn it up 1/2 a notch to make it something delicious and different. Variety is the spice of life right?
At some point during the day I decided I would make these chops into kebabs. Knowing how much my husband loves kebabs (he literally won't leave NYC until we've stopped for a BBQ Kebab at one of those street meat stands).
So home I went to prepare the meal.
To be quite honest it was simple and took me about 30minutes to make this whole meal. The one thing that I did was as soon as I got home, I washed the chops cut them into cubes that were thick enough to be held on a skewer, added some salt and 2 tablespoons of Dannon Cucumber Dill Greek Yogurt Dip Covered the marinating bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit while I cleaned the morning dishes and prepared my kitchen to go to work.
So enough of my rambling I'm sure those of you who asked are only here for the recipe =)
Marinated Pork Kebabs, Brown Basmati Rice Blend and Steamed Green Beans
1 pack of butterfly pork chops
2 Tbsp Dannon Cucumber Dill Greek Yogurt Dip
1 tbsp of salt
1 pack of Uncle Ben's Brown Basmati Rice (90 seconds in the microwave)
1/2 can of Sylvia's Collard Greens (low sodium)
1/4 tspb Williams-Sonoma Curry Vindaloo
1/4 cup of bean sprouts (you can find this in the produce section near the really good salad dressing)
2 cups of frozen (or fresh) green beans
1 Knorr Garlic (Ajo) Cube
1 tbsp of Smart Balance
Step 1. After you've marinated your chops, add 5-6 pieces of pork onto each skewer and keep the meat packed closely together. I find this helps the cooking process
Step 2. Add 2 cups of green beans to 1/2 cup of boiling water and add the garlic cube and 1 tbsp of the Smart Balance. Turn it on low and let simmer until done.
Step 3. Add a small dash of Extra Virgin Olive Oil into a saucepan and let it heat followed by your collard greens, bean sprouts and the curry vindaloo. Let this simmer until all of the flavors have really absorbed throughout the pan.
Step 4. Put your Uncle Bens basmati rice in the microwave for 90 seconds. Take it out and add it to the saucepan with your collards and bean sprouts and sprinkle salt to taste. Make sure you gently stir the ingredients together
Step 5. Add some evoo into a grill top pan and let it get HOT! Add your skewers of pork and allow each side to cook until it's golden brown with some "burned" sections. (est 5 min per side) {{TIP: Mine got a little stuck to the pan so make sure you add enough oil that it's not fried, but enough so this doesn't happen. Because it's been marinating in a yogurt sauce it can burn slightly but if you give each side the proper time you won't have this issue}}
Thats it! How simple was that? Seriously it takes just as much time to order a pizza and have it delivered. Although I LOVE LOVE LOVE pizza (it's a food group to me) I can't eat this type of stuff all the time for dinner. Hello lbs ;)
Enjoy Everyone
