Dinner 2025

[Ann_T]

Quick and easy work night dinner.

I bought three racks of pork (loins) recently and cut a couple of chops off one of them.

Got home from work about 5:15 tonight and we were eating at 5:55.

Put a pot of water on to boil for my rice. I cook rice the same way I cook pasta.

Big pot of boiling water. When al dente, the rice is drained and put back into the pot covered with paper towels and lid and left to steam from its own heat.

The chops were seasoned with fresh garlic, oregano, pepper, olive oil and fresh lemon juice, and left on the counter, while the rice cooked and the grill was heating.

While all that was going on , I made the Greek Salad.

 

When the rice was cooked, the chops went on the grill and didn't take very long on high heat to reach 140°F.

Let rest for five minutes and dinner was ready to serve.

 

[gulfporter]

Bangers and Mash....and Ash. 

 

Grilled a banger and served with leftovers of mashed potatoes, green beans and bacon, and chile ash sauce (from a MXN take-away meal).  

 

 

[Smithy]

2 hours ago, gulfporter said:

Bangers and Mash....and Ash. 

 

Grilled a banger and served with leftovers of mashed potatoes, green beans and bacon, and chile ash sauce (from a MXN take-away meal).  

 

 

 

Are you joking about a poorly executed sauce from the takeaway joint, or is chile ash sauce a thing? If the latter, please tell more!

[Tropicalsenior]

That intrigued me too so I Googled it and found this recipe.

[gulfporter]

3 hours ago, Smithy said:

 

Are you joking about a poorly executed sauce from the takeaway joint, or is chile ash sauce a thing? If the latter, please tell more!

 

Chile ash cream sauce is divine!  They mix the charred remains of toasted chiles into the sauce.  I could (and do) drink down the last drops!

 

Here is menu we ordered from; it's a special the chef makes about once a month. 

 

 

[Tropicalsenior]

Great menu. I wish I could find something like that in Costa Rica. Mexico has amazing food. People don't think of anything but the typical Mexican food but there is a lot of International food. My favorite place to stay in Mexico City is the Zona Roja. There are restaurants there from all over the world and they do it well.

[rotuts]

@gulfporter

 

Id love to try Chili Ash sauce 

 

You bet !