Jumbo Prawns and Balsamic-Orange Onion

Absolutely gob-smacked deeeeeelish!!

L@@k at the size of those prawns … JUMBO!!!

Clean prawns by trimming head & tail … peel shell away from middle section and leave trimmed head & tail on

the misc-en-place … clockwise from top-left … orange juice, sliced onions, sliced scallion greens, cleaned jumbo prawns, grated orange zest, chopped fresh rosemary

.. the core ingredient … Balsamic vinegar

Toss onions, oil and salt in a 9 x 13-inch baking pan until coated

Stir in orange zest, orange juice, vinegar, rosemary and crushed red pepper

Stir in shrimp and bake until cooked through …. I added in the vegetable of asparagus & snow peas at the last moment

RECIPE

Ingredients :

2 large sweet onions, sliced

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

Juice of 1 orange

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary

Pinch of crushed red pepper

12 raw shrimp, (6-8 per pound), peeled and deveined

1/4 cup sliced scallion greens

Method :

•  Preheat oven to 400°F
•  Toss onions, oil and salt in a 9 x 13-inch baking pan until coated .. cover with foil …bake until softened and juicy, about 45 minutes
•  Remove foil, stir and continue baking, uncovered, until the onions around the edges of the pan are lightly golden, 25 to 30 minutes
•  Stir in orange zest, orange juice, vinegar, rosemary and crushed red pepper …bake until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 30 minutes
•  Stir in shrimp and bake until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes …stir in scallion greens and serve up!
  

Pork Loin Chops with Balsamic Onions

The original recipe is actually Pork Steaks with Balsamic Onions and is served with mash & kayle + sunblush tomatoes but since I don’t have Pork Steaks and saw some fresh Pork Loin Chops when I went shopping this morning, I decided to tweak this recipe by using Pork Loin Chops and served up with Savoy Cabbage instead of Kayle and no mash!

I marinated the pork loin chops with some All Season salt for a few hours, in the refrigerator

Cook shallots until soft then turn up heat and continue cooking until onions are browned & caramelised …

Fry Pork Loin Chops 5 -6 minutes on each side over medium heat until browned.

I didn’t have enough Shallots so I added some small yellow onions :-p

Voila! The meal is served up … Pork Loin Chops with Balsamic Onions served with a simple garlic stir-fried Savoy Cabbage 🙂

RECIPE 

Ingredients :

20g butter

6 shallots

6 – 8 pieces pork loin chops

½Tbsp plain flour

25ml sherry

150ml hot beef stock

1tsp balsamic vinegar

200g savoy cabbage, sliced

1 cloves garlic, shopped

1Tbsp cooking oil

Methods :

• Marinate pork loin chops with some All Season salt, covered and put aside in the referigerator for couple hours
• Heat 10g butter in a frying pan and gently cook the shallots for 5 – 8 minutes until softened, turn up the heat and continue cooking until onions are browned and caramelised … set aside
• Heat remaining butter in the same pan, and pan fry the pork for 5 – 6 mins on each side over medium heat until browned, remove and keep warm
• Stir the flour into the pan juices, cook for 1 minute then add the sherry
• Gently stir in the stock followed by the shallots and simmer for 5 minutes
• Add balsamic vinegar, lift off heat ….cover and keep warm
• Heat another pan with some 1Tbsp cooking oil,tip in the garlic then the savoy cabbage (add some water if necessary) then cover and sweat for 5 minutes, season with salt to taste
• Serve pork with the savoy cabbage and pour the onion sauce over the pork chops