Hi all. I guess I will be the first to review this dish.
Coconut Pork cutlets
Brazilian-style black beans
Lemon Bars (Sorry, still have not made these)
Overall we liked the dish. I will be making it again. It is a nice change of flavors and style of cooking and other than the fat content from the coconut, a pretty healthy dinner too. I made one change, made a couple mistakes, one thing did not work out well for me, and have one more proposed change.
One change I did make - I served it over wilted spinach instead of rice. Other than that made the recipe as written (well almost but that is my mistake)
The mistake, I did not measure my Orange Juice for the beans and really did not think through that part of the recipe. I had too much orange juice - didn't want to waist any left over juice from an orange I hade zested a few days earlier for a different recipe) so just added it. The beans were pretty soupy, so by the time the liquid reduced enough - the beans, the onion and the poblano were overcooked. Would definately under cook the onion and poblano next time - we wanted more bite to the for both texture and flavor.
The next is the proposed change - but may be part of a mistake too - I held it over by about 2 minutes before serving and the oranges got a little too soft. If I was to make it again as wrtiten, I would put the oranges and tomatoes on after dishing up the pork and the beans - so they looked nicer. But, we also thought the flavor and substance of mango might go better than the mandarine oranges.
The Problem: My breading did not stick on the pork. Flavor was still good, but it was not a pretty presentation with half of the breading/coconut falling off. Not sure why this happened. I have noticed in other dishes when I mix panko or bread crumbs with something else - coconut or parm. cheese - I have this problem. Any suggestions? I can make a very nice cutlet and have no problem witht he coating when using the flour/egg/straight bread crumb method.
Overall we like the dish. Didn't think it was a spectactular dish - but we will make again. I think I would rate it a 7.5
Coconut Pork cutlets
Brazilian-style black beans
Lemon Bars (Sorry, still have not made these)
Overall we liked the dish. I will be making it again. It is a nice change of flavors and style of cooking and other than the fat content from the coconut, a pretty healthy dinner too. I made one change, made a couple mistakes, one thing did not work out well for me, and have one more proposed change.
One change I did make - I served it over wilted spinach instead of rice. Other than that made the recipe as written (well almost but that is my mistake)
The mistake, I did not measure my Orange Juice for the beans and really did not think through that part of the recipe. I had too much orange juice - didn't want to waist any left over juice from an orange I hade zested a few days earlier for a different recipe) so just added it. The beans were pretty soupy, so by the time the liquid reduced enough - the beans, the onion and the poblano were overcooked. Would definately under cook the onion and poblano next time - we wanted more bite to the for both texture and flavor.
The next is the proposed change - but may be part of a mistake too - I held it over by about 2 minutes before serving and the oranges got a little too soft. If I was to make it again as wrtiten, I would put the oranges and tomatoes on after dishing up the pork and the beans - so they looked nicer. But, we also thought the flavor and substance of mango might go better than the mandarine oranges.
The Problem: My breading did not stick on the pork. Flavor was still good, but it was not a pretty presentation with half of the breading/coconut falling off. Not sure why this happened. I have noticed in other dishes when I mix panko or bread crumbs with something else - coconut or parm. cheese - I have this problem. Any suggestions? I can make a very nice cutlet and have no problem witht he coating when using the flour/egg/straight bread crumb method.
Overall we like the dish. Didn't think it was a spectactular dish - but we will make again. I think I would rate it a 7.5
Erin
Mom to three wonderful 7th graders!
The time is flying by.
Mom to three wonderful 7th graders!
The time is flying by.