lisa- Marinated Pork Chop with Ginger Cilantro Lime Rice

This morning,
Rosie shared with me a recipe for brine cured pork chop, sounds good Thank you!
http://events.nytimes.com/recipes/8491/2004/03/14/Brine-Cured-Pork-Chops/recipe.html

how funny, i made pork chop just last night:
- boneless pork chop
marinated overnight with soy sauce,toasted sesame oil,worcestershire sauce, chinese rice wine and garlic , I pan fried them 2 minutes on each side with the lid half covered then removed them and sprinkle the chops wiht brown sugar, pop in broiler for 3 mins each side to sear the fat and carmelize the sugar...

- rice ( adapted from Closet Cooking blog)
Heat pan with oil, add scaillion , ginger, garlic until fragrant
add white rice in heated pan to toast for few minutes then add water ( i added 2.5 part from rice amt) lower the flame and let it steam since this is cooked stove top it will cook faster then a steamer. When done , I fluffed rice and added a few drops of soy sauce and the chopped cilantro , lime juice and zest. I also heated a alittle longer for the crisp.

This was served with a roasted tomato - tomato sliced in half , in the oven to bake ( this should start before the pork and rice)

It was nice, the pork was tasty and tender with the roasted tomato and it's juice with ginger lime rice.......
a fried egg on top might be good too......oh my!

Lisa - Homemade Congee - Jook - rice porridge

Got some news today, Little Molly has a fever and a poor appetite. So I mentioned carrot jook and Em really like that idea. I actually found it on this Blog - great selections of soup and congees ( even for babies ) a must check out!
http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/congee.html
If I can I would have congee almost everyday, it just gives you an instant calming effect and also help restores your appetite. Great for hangovers , upset stomach, sick, or pissed off for no apparent reason... A simple yet versatile dish. The carrot jook does sound good!
Here is the recipe I make when we're not feeling well.
-rice / water - usually 3 parts of the rice amount
( remember you can add water or stock if you feel it is not your prefer texture)
bring to a boil then simmer with lid half off
add the following
-garlic - ( healing ) roasted so it's on the sweet side, squeeze paste into the congee melts right in.
-ginger - ( healing ) slice to thin sticks
-shitake mushroom - thinly slice
simmer for 20 - 30 mins

-fish sauce - few drops
-scallion and cilantro ( something about cilantro, it give it a fresh and smooth taste )
-salt and white pepper


and with that we get a good night sleep while the magic of congee is working the toxins out... always worked ! Congee is my friend