That said, there are some things that you can't get around.
And then you realize that and you make this meal:
Orange-sesame grilled pork tenderloin, sesame sugar snap peas, and fried matchstick sweet potatoes.
Do I really need to explain why this meal was good? I mean, look at the damn picture!
Orange-Sesame Grilled Pork Tenderloin:
Pork Tenderloin, sliced in 1/2 thick cuts. (Or you can use porkchops, cheapo)
Marinate in 1 part Lawry's Sesame Ginger 30-minute marinade, 1/2 part orange juice, and 1/4 part rice wine vinegar. I would do this for much longer than 30 minutes, though. Maybe four hours.
Get your cast iron grill pan nuclear hot. Sear the chops on one side for 1 to 2 minutes, and flip. Sear again. Flip and turn a quarter turn so you get cross-hatch grill marks. Flip and turn a quarter. You are done. Let sit at least five minutes before cutting. If you don't, all the juice will run out and you will be left with very dry pork tenderloin indeed.
Oh, and top with toasted sesame seeds.
NOTE: I like my pork chops medium to medium-well. Yes, I don't cook them all the way through. You know how your mom said that you could get trichinosis? Well, she was wrong. Fortunately (I guess), because of the way we mass-produce pigs for eating in this country trichinosis is virtually eliminated. Less than 20 people a year contract trichinosis, which is a very small number indeed. If you are still paranoid, if you simply get the interior of your pork to 160 degrees fahrenheit, it will kill any bugs.
Sesame Sugar Snap Peas:
Take a package of frozen sugar snap peas. Saute in a tablespoon of butter until they start to brown, and then add a tablespoon or two of rice-wine vinegar. Cook off the liquid and add salt, pepper, and toasted sesame seeds.
Matchstick Sweet potatoes:
Peel some sweet potatoes.
Cut 'em up real small, like matchstick size.
Fry in a neutral cookin oil (Canola or Vegetable, NOT olive or peanut) until golden brown and delicious.
Drain.
Salt. (Sea, of course)
Pepper.
Eat.
(For those of you who don't know about toasted sesame seeds: get some sesame seeds and put them in a hot, dry skillet. Cook, constantly stirring, until they start to turn light brown. Evacuate onto a plate for cooling. Put them on top of stuff.)
Well, that is that for today folks!
