I'm going to go ahead and throw out an apology for the lack of posting. I'm on a critical care rotation and Jake is doing cardiology. They're both very demanding. I leave the house around 6:30am and I usually don't get home til about 10pm. Jake's schedule is very similar. There isn't much cooking going on these days. Look for a return to life at the end of this month when I get a break.

Monday, July 26, 2010

My new favorite pizza


Yeah, I like to make pizza. I made the dough from memory and didn't measure any ingredients. This made for a very thick, soft crust. As I was getting ingredients for the toppings an idea struck me and I decided to do something completely different. It turned out pretty good and is now my new favorite pizza.
So what's on it? Minced pork, caramelized apples, and goat cheese with garlic butter. Damn tasty. Here goes.
You need:
~1 lb boneless pork chops
1 apple, skinned and diced
1 lemon
goat cheese
butter and garlic
to season the pork:
cayenne pepper
chili powder
ground ginger
onion powder
ground nutmeg
thyme
ground rosemary
salt
You can check out the original pizza post for the dough recipe.

Diced up the pork, mix the spices well and season. Don't be shy. Fry the pork up in a pan. Done.
To caramelize the apples:
There are several ways. Here's one. Dice em up. Squeeze the juice from 1/2 a lemon over them to keep them from oxidizing. Squeeze the other half into a pan. Pour a bunch of sugar in the pan. Turn the heat up to med-high to high. Once it starts to caramelize, toss in the apple pieces. Mix them around for a minute or two and transfer into a bowl. Viola. Caramelized apples.
While doing everything else, you should have some butter with a lot of chopped up garlic warming on the stove. Don't get it too hot. Just warm enough that the garlic infuses into the butter.
Toss out your dough. Throw the pork and apples on it. Break up a bunch of goat cheese on it. Pour the garlic butter all over it. Bake. Eat. mmmmmmm

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