Posts by Gail South

Dissolve salt in 2 ½ qts. Water in Dutch oven. Place ribs in pot so that they are fully submerged. Bring to simmer over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook at bare simmer until thickest part of ribs registers 195 degrees. While ribs are simmering, set up grill. On gas grill, turn…

Place onion in slow cooker with garlic cloves. Stir in broth, BBQ sauce, sugar, vinegar and pepper; add pork. Cover and cook on high 6-8 hours until fork tender. Remove pork. Combine cornstarch and water in small bowl until blended. Stir into sauce mix in cooker; bring to boil. Boil 4-5 min or until slightly…

Preheat oven to 500°F. Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over high. Sprinkle pork with 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Add pears and onion to pan, breaking up onion wedges with a spoon. Place pan in oven. Bake at 500°F for…

Mix rosemary, 2 T Kosher salt, 2T olive oil, pepper, garlic, crushed red pepper, 2 T brown sugar, 2 T red wine vinegar. Coat pork and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight. Roast at 500 for 20 minutes, the 275 for 2+ hours till done. Rest 15 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 450. Place pork in a shallow roasting pan, fat side up. Rub fat w 1 T salt and pepper and roast for 40 min. Add apples, lemon zest, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and sugar and put back in the oven for 15 min. or until apples are tender. Stir in the butter and…

Heat oven to 275. Put peppercorns, allspice, cloves and coriander in spice grinder or clean coffee grinder and process until finely ground. Put pork in a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven and sprinkle w salt and spice mix. Add garlic, bay leaf, rosemary and stock and put the pot in oven. Cook, checking every…

Using a sharp knife, remove the thick skin from the pork, leaving a sheen of fat on top of the meat. Season aggressively w salt and place in the refrigerator until ready to use, as long as overnight. Preheat oven to 350. Place a deep saucepan or Dutch oven over med-hi heat and add 2T…

Marinade: Combine wine, garlic, paprika, cloves and bay leaves, and s&p. Add chops and marinate, covered and chilled 4-5 hours. Remove meat, strain marinade into a saucepan and reserve. Pat chops dry. In large skillet heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is just smoking. Add pork chops and brown well on both…

Put pork in shallow, nonreactive dish and pour on enough cider to cover them. Add 2T rosemary, thyme, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and salt. Mix well and cover w plastic wrap. Refrigerate 24-48 hours, turning the loins several times. Remove pork loins and pat them dry w paper towels. Season w salt and pepper and…

In small bowl, combine fig jam, mustards and orange zest; set aside. In another small bowl, combine brown sugar, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. Season pork loin with this mix, rubbing thoroughly on all sides. Heat Vegetable oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Add pork loin, and sear all side until golden, about…