Great Pork Recipes

Babrecue Brisket

A perfectly cooked brisket starts with the perfect cut. When purchasing get first grade untrimmed brisket, pork or beef whichever you prefer. Don't trim off any excess fat as this adds flavour while the brisket is being cooked. Brisket is one of the easiest and at the same time one of the hardest dishes to prepare on the barbecue. One of the easiest because brisket doesn't need much in the way of flavouring and seasoning. The hardest because it requires time and patience. Brisket is natural a ...
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Learn the Different Ways of Cooking Bratwursts

Bratwursts are basically German-style sausages that use either pork, veal, or beef as a major ingredient. To give these special sausages a uniquely palatable taste, people usually add nutmeg, ginger, and pepper to spice up their flavors. More often than not, these sausages are also served with sauerkraut, which is basically a special cabbage dish, sandwiched together in a regular bread roll. Aside from this, there are still many other ways of cooking bratwursts. Three of the most common ways of ...
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A Chinese Surprise

Last night I enjoyed a wonderful Chinese meal ' or so I thought. Delicious it was. Chop Suey served on rice. A fantastic mix of chicken, beef and pork. With a perfect mix of vegetables, not too much and yet not too little. I even used chopsticks and managed to get most of it in the right direction. It was so delicious I cleaned up my entire plate and went back for seconds. After all this I sat back in my chair fully satisfied and happy with myself. No Chinese meal is ever complete without ...
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Let's Go Barbeque

Barbeque, in the southern and Midwest parts of the United States, consists of slow-cooking meat over indirect heat. Chicken, beef, pork, sausage, ham, and ribs can all be barbequed - even mutton is sometimes barbequed, at least in Kentucky. With so many ways to make so many dishes, the perfect way to make barbequed meat can be a regional "bone" of contention. In Memphis, Tennessee, barbeque is almost a religion. Barbeque ribs - most often pork, are cooked for long hours, until the meat is so ...
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All About Barbecue

Since the beginning of time, man has been using flame to cook food. Cavemen hunted food and then cooked over a fire. However, when it comes to cooking with a flame, there is a difference between barbecue and grilling. Both are great but true barbecue requires sauce added to the direct flame method. Barbecue normally takes five or six hours of basting at a low temperature. Typical temperature for a barbecue is about 200 degrees. Most people today think barbecue, they think of hamburgers and hot ...
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The History and Style of Bar-b-cue

Barbecue, in the southern and Midwest parts of the United States, consists of slow-cooking meat over indirect heat. Chicken, beef, pork, sausage, ham, and ribs can all be barbecued - even mutton is sometimes barbecued, at least in Kentucky. With so many ways to make so many dishes, the perfect way to make barbecued meat can be a regional "bone" of contention. In Memphis, Tennessee, barbecue is almost a religion. Barbecue ribs - most often pork, are cooked for long hours, until the meat is so ...
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Brazilian Barbecue Versus Korean Barbecue

Churrascos are Brazilian barbecues while Gogi Gui refers the Korean grilling method for pork, beef, chicken and other types of meat. These are easy to make and serve to your guests. Brazilian Barbecue (Churrasco) Churrasco is a Spanish and Portuguese term that pertains to grilled meat or beef. It is popular in Europe and Latin America but remains a primary dish of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico. However, it is mostly served now at a Churrascaria or Brazilian ...
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The Lowdown On Barbeque

Barbeque, in the southern and Midwest parts of the United States, consists of slow-cooking meat over indirect heat. Chicken, beef, pork, sausage, ham, and ribs can all be barbequed ' even mutton is sometimes barbequed, at least in Kentucky. With so many ways to make so many dishes, the perfect way to make barbequed meat can be a regional 'bone' of contention. In Memphis, Tennessee, barbeque is almost a religion. Barbeque ribs ' most often pork, are cooked for long hours, until the meat is so ...
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Sweet & Sour Pork (Gu Lao Rou)

Sweet & Sour Pork is the most well known Chinese food abroad. According to a Cantonese chef, the primitive or the authentic cooking method of the dish is to add Cantonese pickled vegetables. When cooking, simply sauté the pickled vegetables along with the deep fried pork. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to find Cantonese pickled vegetables, so here I'll be pleased to introduce everyone a Sweet & Sour Pork recipe without the pickled vegetables but still tastes as ...
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How to Pan Fry Pork Steak

Pork steak is a less-tender cut of meat which usually demands moist slow cooking. Very thin pork steaks are sometimes tenderized by pounding them even thinner, coating with flour and then pan frying. Thicker pork steaks benefit from browning to seal in the juices and then simmering in liquid until tender. A marinade adds flavor and helps tenderize the meat if the marinade is acid based. What you'll need: 3 cloves garlicBunch scallions1/2 inch section of fresh ginger1 cup rice wine1 cup ...
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