Many fruits blend very well with the flavors of pork. Apples are often coupled with pork, but other fruits can do a great job too, as the nectarines do in this recipe.
Ingredients
* Nectarines6 pork chops, bone-in;
* 3 nectarines, quartered;
* 1 large onion, quartered;
* 2 tsp Dijon or...
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1 cup chopped raw walnuts
In a medium bowl...
• ½ nectarine
• 1 apricot (remove stones)
• 1 cup of soya milk
• 4 fresh lemons
Juice the lemons. Then put all the ingredients into a blender and whirl away. Pour into a tall glass and enjoy. Apricots have an impressive amount of beta-carotene.
Sorbet
3/4 cup sugar 175 mL
2/3 cup water 150 mL
2-1/2 lbs ripe nectarines, pitted and chopped, plus nectarine slices for garnish 1.25 kg
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (or to taste) 60 mL
2 tbsp dark rum (or to taste) 30 mL
strawberry nectarine sauce (recipe follows)
hulled and...