Thursday February 16, 2012

Dinner for 4

Bacon Wrapped Pork with Jezebel Sauce

Stir Fried Asparagus, Broccoli, Sugar Snap Peas and Capsicum

Smashed Potatoes

Berries with Cheesecake Cream

So it is not technically a Friday night dinner but my parents are in town this week visiting and I am going out of town Friday so I moved dinner to Thursday this week.  It was a little simpler as it was not the big late night festivities we usually have.  Kids have school and adults have work the next day.  I made the bacon wrapped pork with jezebel sauce again.  It is pretty simple to do and very tasty.  This time I pared it with some brighter sides.  The veggies are just stir fried with a little minced garlic in a hot wok with a little sesame oil.  I add just a splash of soy and lemon juice just as they about to come off the heat to season them and brighten the flavours.  The smashed potatoes are pretty simple too.  Just boil some small potatoes until tender.  Place on a lightly oiled  baking sheet and press.  I use a drinking glass.  Drizzle with a little more olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. (You can also add rosemary, thyme or garlic depending on what you plan to serve them along side)  Bake in 210C oven until crispy, about 25 minutes. 

Dessert was the berries with cheesecake cream again, but it is the first time I have served it to my parents.

Sources for the menu: Bacon Wrapped Pork with Jezebel Sauce was adapted from a Cuisine for Two magazine , Stir Fried Vegetables & Smashed Potatoes are both made without following any recipe and Berries and Cheesecake Cream is a recipe by Matt Tebbutt  that I found in the Jamie Magazine 2011/12 Yearbook.