Korean style pork belly in lettuce wraps with a spicy seasoned dwenjahng; smoked or grilled barbecued ribs with a finger lickin' sweet, smoky and tangy sauce; thick, juicy chops with an interesting fruit and onion compote or chutney; fatty, unctuous, gelatinous piggy feet stewed in soy sauce, garlic, ginger, rice wine and a little brown sugar; crispy, crunchy chicharrones served with a little vinegared hot sauce and washed down with a cold, cold lager; salty, smoky Kalua pork with tender, braised greens; and for tonight's dinner,
PERNIL (pehrNEEHL): a Latin American style pork roast, marinated this time in a mixture of orange and lime juices, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, olive oil, and a little bit of sugar to offset the tartness of the lime juice.
Tender, garlicky meat with the zip of citrus and oregano on the inside, crunchy chicharron (cheechahRROHN) aka cracklin on the top side, supersoft and tender skin on the underside. Served with candy sweet platanos maduros fritos (PLAHtahnoss mahDOOHrohss FREEtohss) and a crunchy, tangy, and refreshing but very spicy pico de gallo tamed by a creamy Hass avocado.
*Mmms*, *oohs* and *aahs* flying between the three of us and so much satisfaction from something so simple and easy to make.
Food that makes everyone close their eyes for a moment in bliss. It doesn't get better than that.
If you're a fellow pig lover, and you haven't yet taken a crack at pernil, get thee to a piggery and bring one home to your family who will then thank you for their dinner, heartily and often. Kinda like the Boy and the Man did tonight. :)
BREAKFAST
Bagels - with a schmear for the boychild, and egg and cheddar for the Man and me.
2 bagels @ $0.25
+ a schmear @ $0.25
+ 2 eggs @ $0.35
+ some cheddah @ $0.35
+ 2 cups coffee @ $0.40
+ latte mix for Joe @ $0.25
= BREAKFAST: $1.85 total
SNACK
Just for Joe - a bowl of rice with his own California Roll dipping sauce. All accounted for on another day.
LUNCH
Tandoori chicken leftovers for me, that and and apple for the Man, and a special request of scrambled eggs with Balsamic vinaigrette for Joe who is developing some very interesting food ideas and flavor combinations in his free time.
To go:
For here:
For the boy:
Gala apple @ $0.25
+ 2 eggs plus a little milk, salt and pepper $0.40
= LUNCH: $0.65 total
Pernil with fried, sweet plantains and pico de gallo with avocado.
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| pernil... |
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| pico de gallo with avocado... |
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| platanos maduros fritos... |
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| ...y todo. |
And quite possibly the best part:
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| Too bad it's my hand in focus and not the frickin chicharron. :[ |
3.5 lbs. of the bone-in shoulder (I shaved about a pound of meat off for tomorrow's dinner) @ $5.00
+ marinade seasonings @ $0.75
+ 2 Romas, half an onion, 1 jalapeno, some cilantro, and 1 Hass avocado for the pico de gallo @ $1.15
+ 2 platanos @ $1.50
= DINNER: $8.40 total, $2.10/serving (4 servings total)
SNACK
2 freezer pops each for the Man and me, 1 Fuji apple and a tall glass of chocolate milk for the boy. And 4 extra cups of coffee for me throughout the day because it was that kind of a day.
4 freezer pops @ $0.20
+ 1 Fuji apple @ $0.30
+ chocolate milk @ $0.40
+ 4 cups of coffee $ 0.80
= SNACK: $1.70
Saturday: $5.40
Sunday: $16.00
Monday: $12.40
Tuesday: $12.60
$47.00 spent with three days left to go. I got a lot of what needed doing done today, so I'm hoping tomorrow will see me back on a normal schedule.
Probably sahngchoo ssahm for dinner tomorrow. (Well, technically today.)
shinae
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