How to Make Pulled Pork in the Oven
I knew I wanted to make pulled pork. I also knew that our grill wasn’t set up, and we don’t have a smoker yet (yet!). I figured, “OK, it’s a pork shoulder. I’ll braise it.” And that’s where it all started.
Holy moly, thanks Saveur! (Plus, exciting things to come!)
Wow. Just wow. (That’s us! On Saveur’s website!) Let me get a little mushy. Just a little. Just for a minute. It’s always so nice when someone tells me that they like The Hungry Mouse. This site has been a labor of love for The Angry Chef and I for the last year or so. [...]
Basil & Garlic Pork Burgers
Well, hello! It’s so good to be back in the kitchen! So one of the first things The Angry Chef did when we got back from the country was get to work cleaning up the grill and getting it ready for summer. While he was outside, I whipped together one of my all-time favorite burgers. [...]
Bacon & Garlic Encrusted Roast Pork Loin
What’s better than roasted pork? How about roasted pork wrapped in crisp bacon? I know. That’s kind of what I thought, too. (Pig x 2!). This is so simple, but so delicious. (This is one of my favorite roast beasts, along with my Deli-Style Roast Beef.) With most pigs bred as lean as they are [...]
Garlic & Herb Roasted Pork Shoulder
C’mon. Let’s do some magic tricks in the kitchen. We’ll start by making a feast that’s fit for a king—for practically pennies. All you need is a sharp knife, a few hours, and a roomful of friends to feed. This pork shoulder is butterflied, rubbed with olive oil, garlic, and herbs, then slow roasted—a method [...]
Sizzling Hot & Spicy Meatballs
Seriously? I could eat a big bowl of these, then go back for more. I’m not saying that I have a meatball problem. Yet. Made with traditional Asian flavors, these meatballs get a satisfying, subtle heat from a generous amount of chili flakes, ground ginger, and fresh garlic. The sweetness of the sausage balances out [...]
Rustic, Family-Style Pork with Red Sauce
This is a fabulous way to feed a crowd on a budget. Pork shoulder is a tough cut of meat, so it’s generally on the cheaper side. (In fact, this is the same cut of meat that’s often used to make pulled pork.) My pork roast was about 8.5 lbs. and was only 99 cents/lb. [...]
Rib of the Week: The Angry Chef’s Maple-Asian Fusion Pork Ribs
I’ve said it before: My husband can work absolute magic with the barbecue. When he made these mouthwatering pork loin chops for us the other night, I asked him if he could do something similar with pork spare ribs—inside, in the oven. (You know how we love ribs at The Mouse House.) He kindly obliged, [...]
Rib of the Week: Fig & Ginger Glazed Pork Ribs
You all know that I’m one of those folks who loves pork and fruit together. Now, you have to like figgy-flavored things for this one to work. But man, if you do…the combination is absolutely heavenly. These ribs get the perfect amount of earthy sweetness from fig preserves. A heaping dose of ginger gives them [...]
Panko-Crusted Thin-Cut Pork Chops
OK, so this isn’t diet food. This is a fried pork chop. And it’s just about one of the best things I’ve had in a long time. These pork chops are dipped in a mixture of garlicky buttermilk and egg, coated in fluffy, Japanese panko breadcrumbs, then shallow-fried in a bath of pure olive oil [...]
