Friday, July 22, 2011

Coconut-Lemongrass-Braised Pork - FFWD

For FFWD this week, we made Coconut-Lemongrass-Braised Pork and served it over Wehani rice. A huge hit here...my son and husband really loved it. I used Penzey's Sweet Curry Powder for the curry blend (very little heat) and it worked great with the lemongrass, cardamom, lemon peel, coriander, coconut, etc. For the pork, I used pork butt. For vegetables, I had carrots and quartered Cippoline onions. I did not pre-cook them and just added them to the pot before it went into the oven. Easy! Also, I doubled the recipe and there was a ton of extra sauce; I've been dunking leftover cold chicken into warmed (and even cold) sauce for snacking. Thank you, Dorie!

My husband had to eat and run so I  had to work the camera, to the detriment of the photo. In my defense, it was nighttime and the dish isn't the most attractive thing, anyway - but it still looked better in real life :).
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 22, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    I'm not familiar with wehani rice; its pretty though. I thought this dish was delicious. I used carrots, potatoes and turnips. It was a great combo. Maybe a bit fallish but good none the less.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Glad to hear you and your family enjoyed it! Love the color of that Wehani rice.

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  3. Cher RockwellJuly 23, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    Love the color of that rice. It adds a visual boost - like make-up for food :-)

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  4. AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Me too, I love the color of that rice. Very exotic looking. Don't you just love Penzey's spices? There's an actual store in the town next to mine. What a treat to shop there. Hope the weather cools down for you.

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  5. UnknownJuly 24, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    I love how the stew looked against the wehani rice, so beautiful! And the color of that curry powder you used just gave the dish a sunny feeling about it.

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  6. AdrianaJuly 24, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    I've never had wehany rice and I want it now! What a great contrast with the yellow turmeric/curry colored sauce.

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  7. luciacaraAugust 3, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    I hope you all try the Wehani - it tastes like a combination of basmati and jasmine rice. It is a Lundberg Farms rice. Really really good!

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