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Shelby

Shelby

Yesterday I made the Pork Shoulder Steaks in Red Curry-Braised Watermelon located on page 95.

 

@blue_dolphin made the same dish earlier.  And, her pictures are better than mine.

 

Ya'll, this is GOOD stuff.  Like blue_dolphin, I would have never guessed watermelon.  Vivian compares it to tomatoes and I guess that's probably the closest thing...but it's not tomatoes.  My watermelon was very very very sweet...but it was balanced out nicely by the vinegar and the red curry paste.

 

I thawed out a 9.5 lb pork shoulder roast and cut about 2" slabs off of it and then trimmed them up so they looked like country ribs.

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I didn't get a picture of the browned meat--but Vivian says to brown the heck out of them at high heat to get a lot of caramelization so that's what I aimed for.

 

Here is our garden watermelon.  I think it weighed about 35-40 lbs. 

 

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One of the best melons I've ever had

 

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Here is the red curry paste I was able to find--it will last me the rest of my life O.o.  It's a large container.  I need to google recipes for other uses.

 

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I was kind of worried because the recipe calls for 5 cups of diced melon and it seemed like a lot, but it cooks down very nicely

 

Before the oven

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And, the finished product served over rice

 

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The pork is rich and tender and melty and the sauce.....I could just eat with a spoon.  A+ grade from us :)

 

 

Shelby

Shelby

Yesterday I made the Pork Shoulder Steaks in Red Curry-Braised Watermelon located on page 95.

 

@blue_dolphinhere.  And, her pictures are better than mine.

 

Ya'll, this is GOOD stuff.  Like blue_dolphin, I would have never guessed watermelon.  Vivian compares it to tomatoes and I guess that's probably the closest thing...but it's not tomatoes.  My watermelon was very very very sweet...but it was balanced out nicely by the vinegar and the red curry paste.

 

I thawed out a 9.5 lb pork shoulder roast and cut about 2" slabs off of it and then trimmed them up so they looked like country ribs.

IMG_3636.JPG.263e8a10b391293be0361295058dea93.JPG

IMG_3637.JPG.1e6b8e1c149d122dd2addfe4c327304e.JPG

I didn't get a picture of the browned meat--but Vivian says to brown the heck out of them at high heat to get a lot of caramelization so that's what I aimed for.

 

Here is our garden watermelon.  I think it weighed about 35-40 lbs. 

 

IMG_3639.JPG.0c7792607b0e4d002f437219a7a6d0f6.JPG

One of the best melons I've ever had

 

IMG_3641.JPG.40ef7306b6b086b068602edd5e78da57.JPG

 

Here is the red curry paste I was able to find--it will last me the rest of my life O.o.  It's a large container.  I need to google recipes for other uses.

 

IMG_3638.JPG.556054acde303da38246e2e3a5ecc658.JPG

 

I was kind of worried because the recipe calls for 5 cups of diced melon and it seemed like a lot, but it cooks down very nicely

 

Before the oven

59ac036d08f42_FullSizeRender7.jpg.e05e90c59928b8f6a7652d11ac1b0669.jpg

 

And, the finished product served over rice

 

IMG_3644.JPG.9911714530098efd7bcdca77fa8ed9c6.JPG

 

The pork is rich and tender and melty and the sauce.....I could just eat with a spoon.  A+ grade from us :)

 

 

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