At the weekend boyfriend and I tried a meal using 2 new recipes, both from Good Food magazine: Maple Black Pepper Pork and Broccoli with Onions and Garlic.
Looks good at least *laughs* (yes, there are 2 pork chops on there, I'm not greedy, they're just really thin!)
The issues with it were partly user error and partly the fault of the recipe. With the pork, I overcooked the sauce, which ended up being so overly sticky it solidified *ooops face*
Even so, it was a lot more effort than I would expect for the fact that it wasn't really any tastier than quicker sauces.
With the broccoli, the recipe has you cook the onions on high for a couple of minutes only. Personally, I prefer my onions much more caramelised through slower cooking.
So, this wasn't a particularly successful dish. The pork definitely won't get made again, I have much more enjoyable pork dishes in my repertoire. The broccoli might reappear, but with some significant modifications next time ;)
I love that you are doing this challenge. I don't really follow recipes, I always alter, except with a few of my mom's dishes :-) I agree, onions should be slow cooked and nice and caramelized! I recently did a potato bar with broccoli/cheese/caramelized onions/salsa, it was pretty dang good!
ReplyDeleteI can see why you chose the recipe - it sounds delicious - shame it didn't live up to expectation.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who's bothered when I put in a lot of time and effort to have something not turn out as expected? So sorry to hear that -- I've had a few recipe disappointments myself. It sounds good, though; I can see why you'd want to try it.
ReplyDeleteHey you never know until you try right? My husband and I have been trying to many new recipes and there's always that ONE everyone in awhile that just isn't meant to be made again in our house. We're on a weird kick now about fruit glazes on meats (we did an apricot glazed pork recently). Thanks for sharing your cookbook trials along the way, I love reading them :)
ReplyDeleteThat both sound like they would be good but I can totally understand how they wouldn't work out. I'm with you on the onions. Slow cooking them really makes them yummy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pity, it looks like it has so much potential! But why would anyone cook onions on high? They get scorched and bitter. Bitter = not good. Silly recipe people.
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