Apple and Bacon stuffed Pork Loin

INGREDIENTS

1 LB Pork Loin
4 Apples
10 Strips of Bacon
1/2 Teaspoon of Paprika
1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice
1 Medium Red Onion
1 Tablespoons of Vegetable Shortening
1 Cup of Oil

PREPPING

Take the 4 Apples and cube them up into small pieces
Place in bowl

Slice the Pork Loin and Slice into 1 inch thick pieces(L)
Place flat on cutting board(M)
using your sharpest knife cut a "pocket" into the loin(R)
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Put aside 

Cube up the Bacon into 1/4 inch slices
Place in bowl

In a bowl mix Lemon Juice

Garlic

Paprika
mix and put aside

Slice up your Red Onion into small pieces
Place in bowl

COOKING

325 Degrees

20 Minutes

Pre Heat oven to 325
Place cooking sheet in oven linen in aluminum foil
and a cup of oil

In a medium pan at medium heat
drop two tablespoons of Vegetable shortening

Once the shortening has liquefied
Drop in the Red Onion

Once the Onions start to caramelize

Drop in the Apples and mix

then drop in the Bacon and mix

Cook until the Onions have become translucent
and the Bacon is starting to crisp
5 to 7 minutes

Drop in the the Garlic mixture and mix let cook for another 2 minutes
Take off the heat and let it for 5 minutes

Once the mixture is able to be handled using the back of a
wooden spoon place filling into the pocket of the Loin

Once the Loin pockets are full use a skewer to close up the openings

Preheat the medium pan and sear both sides about 3 minutes each side

Making sure not to burn each side once they are seared

Place in cooking sheet
Once the last one is put in
set timer for 10 minutes 

Flip over
Place in over for the final 10 minutes

Once the cooking is done
Take cooking sheet out of oven and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes

Once it is done use the remaining filling as a topping or enjoy as is

Either way Try it and ENJOY

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Steak and Steak Fries

INGREDIENTS 

STEAK FRIES

3 Medium Potatoes

3 Small Potatoes

1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil

1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder

1 Teaspoon of Black Pepper

1 Teaspoon of Salt

STEAK

2 Tablespoons of Butter

8oz Steak

Salt and Pepper to taste

COOKING

Pre Heat your oven to 450 Degrees
Line your cooking sheet with aluminum and place in oven as it pre heats

Peel all your potatoes
I like to mix medium and small potatoes as the small ones will become crunchier

Take Potato (L)
Slice in half long ways (M)
Slice in four this will give you thick uniform slices(R)

Repeat with the small but you can slice long or wide(L)
Same as the medium slice in four for uniform slices(R)

Place all the potatoes in a bowl

Add 2 Tablespoons of OLIVE OIL

Add one teaspoon of Garlic Powder, Salt and Black Pepper

Mix

USING OVEN MITTS
take cooking sheet out and place on a wooden butcher
block or something that will not melt
Drop all the contents of the bowl in the sheet

Spread them out to make sure they are all touching the cooking surface
This will help them crisp up
Place in oven and place timer on 20 minutes

On high heat melt the Butter

Salt and Pepper the piece of steak and place it condiment side down
Salt and Pepper the other side now

After two to three minutes (when the bottom side is seared)
Turn over



When you start to see the Juice come to the top in about 4 minutes
like above on the bone(R) and the meat(L)



Take steak and put on the oven you are making your steak fries

Depending on the thickness of the steak will determine when it is done
I like my steak from medium Rare to Medium Well
so for this Chuck Steak it took about 5 minutes in the oven
Take steak out and let stand for a couple of minutes so the juices return to the meat

After 20 minutes in the oven the fries will be done
Having the aluminum helps to take the fries off that have roasted against it

Place over the steak



You can have them together or by themselves either way they are a real quick tasting meal

Either way Try it and ENJOY

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Leo

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

INGREDIENTS

1 Lb of Spaghetti (Fresh optional)
1 1/2 Lbs of Sweet Italian Sausage
2 Cups of Frozen Peas
1/4 Lbs of Prosciutto
1 Medium Onion
1 Tablespoon of Minced Garlic
5 Eggs
2 Cups Grated Cheese
1 teaspoon of Black Pepper

PREPPING
The trick to this dish is to have all the prepwork done so the cooking will go smooth as all can be

In a Small bowl take your 5 Eggs and scramble them with Pepper only 

Take the casing off your Italian sausages and place "meat"



Take your prosciuto slices and sliced them in half



Cube up a medium onion
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Place in bowl with Minced Garlic

Have everything at arms reach as now you are ready to cook.

 COOKING

Get your water and salt to boil in a Large pot
Drop in the Pasta

In a deep stainless steel deep frying pan on med/high heat heat up the olive oil

Once the Oil looks wavy in the pan (hot) drop in the Sausage

Using your spoong break up the sausage into smaller pieces
Do not worry if yhe sausage is sticking to the bottom when you all the pasta this will
 lift all that charbroiled flavor right into your dish

When the sausage starts to take color drop in the Onions and Garlic

Mix all until the onions like always start to become translucent

Drop in straight from the freezer your 2 cups of peas
(you want the consistency of the peas that is why you don't want them
thawed of from a can)



Mix peas in

After the peas start to loose the white (Frozen) color drop in your
Prosciutto and fold them into your mixture

By this time your pasta should be done to your consistency

Being VERY CAREFUL transfer the cooked pasta from the boiling water into the pan
(do not strain the pasta as you want some of the liquid to lift the charcoal flavor)

Add the mixture of Eggs and Black Pepper

Mix in the heat for 1 minute
(this will help the Eggs not be as runny)

Take off the heat add the Grated Cheese and mix

You may serve family style



Or by dish

 

Either way Try it and ENJOY

Thank you for taking your time to read this. If you have any comments please post them. Questions, suggestions, hate mail, fan mail or anything you can write to me CookingMyBrain@hotmail.com.

See you later

Leo