5 Star Secret Restaurant Recipe For Pork

The 5 star recipe collection is a compilation of recipes from 5 star restaurants around the world!
Here is a delicious recipe from the 5 star recipe collection:

Caramel Braised Pork w/ Pineapple and Black Pepper from P*ong (NY)


Ingredients:
2 pounds boneless pork loin
1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons fish sauce
1/2 cup pineapple, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, with juice
1/4 cup sake or white wine
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
2 scallions, white part only, with roots
1 scallion, sliced and cut in julienne strips, for garnish
2 one-inch pieces ginger
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
Salt to taste

Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut pork into 1/2-inch thick slices.
In an ovenproof pot, mix together sugar, lemon juice, and 2
tablespoons water. Clean sides of the pot to remove residual sugar
with a brush dipped in water.

Cook mixture over high heat until it darkens. Meanwhile, combine
soy sauce, fish sauce, pineapple juice, sake, pepper, white part of
scallion and ginger. Add soy sauce mixture to sugar mixture.

Return sauce to the boil. Taste and add more sugar and salt if
necessary as pineapple is sometimes not as sweet as it should be.
Bring mixture to a boil, turn off heat and place pieces of pork in
the caramel. The caramel should come up at least two thirds of the
way up the pork pieces. If not, change to a smaller pot. Fold the
mixture so that the pineapple is on top of the pork.

Cook for 15 minutes or until pork is tender. Remove pork pieces and
transfer to a plate. Bring the remaining mixture to a boil and
again and cook until thickened. Spoon the sauce with pineapple
chunks on top of the pork and garnish with julienned scallions.

Add black pepper to taste, and serve immediately.

Serves 4
Source - NY Daily News

For more mouth watering recipes like this,
get the entire collection of 5 star recipes at >>>> 5 star recipes!

Melamine, And What It Means To You!

I posted this story in my Need Dog Food Recipes? blog and Hodge Podge Blog, but I believe it is worthy of this blog as well since it has everything do do with cooking, food and ingredients! I am being very diligent about getting the word out about this problem.


Back in March 2007 there was a massive dog food recall. It was because of Melamine.

Melamine is a chemical used in fertilizers, and was found to be in quite a few brands of dog food. Melamine is not safe for human consumption, let alone consumption by our dogs.

Quite a few dogs died because of this contamination. Melamine poisoning causes kidney stones and kidney failure. The root cause of this contamination?

Two companies in China were using melamine as a filler in a product that was used in dog food. This product was then shipped to the U.S. and used by the majority of the dog food manufacturers.

Now, fast forward to September 2008. Melamine is back in the news again, and guess why?
A Chinese milk product has been contaminated with melamine!

At the time of this printing, 4 babies have died because of this product. World wide, the major concern is for candies. A lot of countries import snacks and candies made from milk and or milk products produced in China.

So, beware! The melamine scare isn't over yet!

Here is the link to the story>>>>> Chinese Dairy Imports Kill 4 Babies

The authorities are saying there is no chance melamine tainted products are making their way into the United States, I just don't believe it. Do you?

I will post more info as it comes in.

Please feel free to leave me comments about this, let me know how you feel about us importing Chinese products.

Want Olive Garden Recipes?

Everyone seems to be in need of Olive Garden Recipes! The dishes at Olive Garden are so delicious, and mouthwatering, who could blame you!

I grew up around Italian cuisine, my family was very close with an Italian family while we were growing up. Needless to say, none of us kids ever went hungry. We could go to either house, and there would be plenty of food to feed the neighborhood!

That is one of the things I like about Italian cuisine, it makes you feel all warm, and like you are at home, sitting at the big communal table in the kitchen!

How about starting with the Olive Garden Recipe for Tuscany Bread? Mmm, it is warming my belly as I am thinking about it!

Would you like the San Remo dip with that? Both of these recipes are in a fantastic e-book I stumbled across.

Pork Filettino, Parmesan Chicken, Mostaccioli Quattro Formaggio, and Mediterranean Garlic Shrimp are just a sampling of the main course Olive Garden Recipes you will find in this e-book!

Desert, oh-my-goodness!!! They have Tiramisu, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake, Apple Praline Cheesecake, Apple Carmelina, Black Tie Mousse Cake and
Raspberry Mousse Cheesecake. Again these are only a portion of the deserts from the Olive Garden Recipes section.

I gained 5 lbs. just reading the list! That is one thing you want to remember, These recipes are definitely not on the light side!

This e-book is worth its weight in gold, it also features other great restaurant recipes. You can find these top secret recipes in it as well:

Applebee's Baby Back Ribs
Applebee's Smothered Steak Skillet
Applebee's Apple Chimi-Cheesecake

Outback Steakhouse's Bloomin' Onion
Outback Steakhouse's Bread
Outback Steakhouse's Steak Seasoning

Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Red Lobster's Crab Au Gratin
Red Lobster's Crab Alfredo

This is just a few of the restaurant recipes you will find in this e-book! Go ahead, discover the top secret recipes! Over 45,000 people have worked over 5 years to perfect these recipes, so they taste just like your favorite restaurant recipes!

These top secret recipes are worth every penny! You will be the talk of the town when you start making all these dishes!

Visit >>> Olive Garden Recipes to find a sample recipe and get the link!

Restaurant Cheesecake Recipes

I don't know if you love cheesecake as much as I do. I just love to taste all the different ones in the restaurants we go to. Unfortunately with the rise in gas prices, and everything else, we can't afford to go out much any more. I have had to find ways to save money left and right these days, and one of them is by coming up with more recipes to cook at home!

I came across this wonderful book that has a ton of restaurant cheesecake recipes in it, along with a bunch of other restaurant recipes as well!

Here is a sample from it: (Try not to pass out from the sheer deliciousness of it!)



The Cheesecake Factory Banana Cream Cheesecake

20 vanilla sandwich cookies
¼ cup margarine, melted
24 oz cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
3 eggs
¾ cup mashed bananas (about 2)
½ cup whipping cream
2 tspn vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Place cookies in a blender; process with on/off pulse until finely crushed.

Add margarine; process with pulses until blended. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of 10" springform pan; refrigerate.

Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add sugar and cornstarch; beat until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, whipping cream, and vanilla. Pour cream cheese mixture into prepared crust. Place pan on cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 200°F (DO NOT forget to reduce temperature - very important) and continue baking 75 minutes or until center is almost set. Loosen edge of cheesecake; cool completely on wire rack before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate cheesecake, uncovered, 6 hours or overnight.

Allow cheesecake to stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.

For more to die for restaurant cheesecake recipes...
Please visit > Secret Recipes

What Is The Big Deal With Secret Recipes?

The big deal is, you can save money with secret recipes! How? It is pretty simple actually. You will no longer need to drive to or from your favorite restaurants for your favorite meals!

You will also save money on the price of the meal as well. You won't have to pay the inflated prices from your favorite restaurant or the tip!

Why wouldn't you want to take advantage of saving money? Some people just don't care, it is not a priority for them. Myself, I need to save money every chance I get!

The price of gas these days has severely limited my driving. I am lucky if I get out of the house once a week now to do the grocery shopping!

When I got my hands on these secret recipes, I was absolutely thrilled! My husband was a little skeptical at first, since he loves to eat out. He travels for a living, so eating out is what he loves to do!

Needless to say, we can no longer afford to go out when he is home, so I found these wonderful secret recipes, and you know what? They passed the husband test! He loved them!

Here is a sample secret recipe for you:

Olive Garden's Chicken Crostina

Serves 6
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 cups & 1 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp pepper
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1 Tbsp roasted garlic, minced
1 cup white wine
1 ½ cups heavy cream
5 Tbsp olive oil
1 lb linguine
1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1 cup roma tomatoes, cored & diced
2 Tbsp parsley, chopped

Potato Crust
1 ½ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
¼ cup melted butter
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ cup parsley, chopped
1 small potato, peeled & grated
Salt & pepper to taste

Procedures
* MIX all ingredients for Potato Crust in a bowl and set aside.

* MIX 1 ½ cups flour, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in the mixture, shaking off any excess. Heat 3 Tbsp oil in a large skillet. Cook chicken breasts 2 at a time over medium-high heat until golden brown and crisp, or until internal temperature reaches 165° F. Add more oil for each batch as necessary.

* PLACE cooked chicken breasts on a baking sheet or dish and top with potato crust mixture. Transfer baking sheet to a pre-heated broiler until golden brown (1-2 minutes).

* COOK pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.

* HEAT 2 Tbsp oil in a sauce pan. Add roasted garlic, cook for 1 minute. Stir in 1 Tbsp of flour and wine and bring to a boil. Add cream, parmesan cheese, 1 Tbsp parsley, and tomatoes. Sauce is done when it is bubbling throughout and begins to thicken.

* COAT pasta with sauce, then top with chicken and remaining sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley.

If you would like more mouth watering secret recipes...
You can find them here > Secret Recipes