Dd's Pork Pernil

I think you can't go wrong when you combine pork with vinegar, garlic and pepper!

PORK PERNIL

 

2 #s boneless pork shoulder, soak in water to remove access blood, drain well

Marinade:

4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 TB olive oil

2 TB apple cider vinegar

2 large bay leaves

2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper
1 tsp. dried oregano

 

On work surface score pork with 1-inch-deep cuts lengthwise. Turn pork and 

make deep cuts creating diamond shapes. 

In a large dish combine marinade ingredients well. Place pork into dish; spoon marinade all over pork and into cuts.  Marinate refrigerated 6-8 hours or overnight. Baste pork every couple of hours.

 

When ready to prepare pork preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking pan with long piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil (large enough to cover and seal pork).  Place pork along with any access marinade into prepared pan. Take ends of aluminum foil and seal pork tightly. Bake 3 hours. 

Preheat oven to broil. Unseal aluminum foil to expose pork.  Base as needed with marinade. Broil 18-20 minutes until top of pork is crispy to desired consistency. 

Serves 4. Note: Leftovers make great tacos, fajitas.

Dim Sum

I got these from Duck Lee in Market City.  So so ono.  But $53.14!!

3 crispy gau gee
3 baked manapua

6 pork hash

6 half moon

string beans with char siu

Costco Cherries

Plump, firm, sweet and juicy, the best cherries that I've had in a really long time.  Maybe ever. 

I-don't-care-for-fruit Landon said that they were "frickn"good.

The description on the top of the container says "10 row & larger".  According to Google:  A 10-row cherry means exactly 10 cherries fit in a line across a standard 10.5 inch box, making it roughly an inch in diameter.  Cherries that are 10-row and larger command premium prices, offering a meatier, juicier bite with a higher fruit-to-pit ratio. 

According to Wendell the cherries were only $3.69 for a 2-pound tub.  Can that be right?  Don't go buy yet.  Wait.  I want to get another container (or two) first.  

Costco Blueberry Cheesecake Croissant

As soon as Wendell busted this out from his shopping bag I said, "Oh no!"  

And yup, it was "oh-no-licious".  I cut one into four pieces thinking I'd just eat a fourth.  But nooooo, I went back for another piece.

 

It's so cheap by today's standards.

  

Cy's Breakfast

Liliha Bakery.

Hamburger Steak ($22)

 

Clam Chowder ($6)

  

Golden Duck

Landon came into some money (poker winnings) so he treated us to some Chinese food with a few $$upgraded$$ versions from what we usually order.

Salt and Pepper Squid ($22.95).  I really liked the onion-garlic topping.  Wish they had put more.

 

Singapore Chow Fun ($20.95)  Curry-flavored hit that Wendell looooved.

   

Dried Scallop Foo Young ($27.95)   Not worth the additional $10 for the dried scallops IMO.

 

Honey Walnut Shrimp ($23.95).  Ono as usual.

   

Crispy Garlic Seafood Fried Rice ($28.95)  This was really good, but don't think I'd order it again.  Unless Landon is paying again 😂.

  

Bubble Blower

I got a small bubble blowing contraption from the swap meet for $2.  

No Gasoline in Russia

Oh, boo hoo.  "When will this end?"  Umm . . . maybe when YOUR country stops trying to invade YOUR neighbor?

Dd's Kim Chee Coleslaw

Didi said:  This came out pretty good ….. I used um all for our sandwiches, so gonna make another batch to eat with somen or soba …..

 

KIM CHEE COLESLAW

 

¼ c. won bok kimchee, tightly packed drained well, thinly sliced

¾-1 c. head cabbage, thinly shredded

2 stalks green onion, white parts only, chopped

1 TB mayonnaise, as desired*

1 tsp. soy sauce

½ tsp. ginger, grated

1 squirt siracha, as desired

Pinch white pepper

 

In a mixing bowl combine all ingredients well. * Can add additional mayonnaise as desired (I prefer my coleslaw on the dry side.  Serve immediately.  Serve on your favorite sandwich.

Blast from the Past

11 weeks old.