Snow and a Corncake Pulled Pork Hash Breakfast

 



My end of the state got a good dusting of snow yesterday. It was pretty chilly outside so I spent most of the day in the house.

Decided I was hungry for corncakes, which I usually make while camping. (think I have camping on my mind)
Whipped up a batch...
1 cup flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
blend then add
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup corn
green onions
I also like to add a small dash of cayenne

fried til golden...

Found my stash of smoked pulled pork in the freezer and made a skillet of hash... I just fry cubed tatoes, onions, minced garlic and pulled pork together then season with salt and pepper..

Started building breakfast...used my favorite paper plates. :)

the corncake..

topped with pulled pork hash...

added an egg....

sprinkled with a bit of pepper and minced green onion, then called it good.

Now that I think about it...this was my only meal Saturday, but it was filling!  :)

Come on spring!! I am ready for warm weather and the smell of campfire smoke.

Tatonka Dusted Pork Chops and Smoky Greens

Winters been keeping me from very much outdoor cookin' but I had the chance to sneak out to the grill the other night for a quick, easy meal.

I gave the pork chops the tenderquick treatment (quick cured for 1 hour), rinsed, drizzled with oil and seasoned them with Tatonka Dust.

While the chops grilled I whipped up a cucumber, tomato, onion salad from a recipe that talented cook GMDGeek provided (thanks again)... and let it chill..

Started my greens. A mixture of collards, turnip and mustard greens. Cooked some bacon...

removed the bacon and added minced onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, chicken stock, salt pepper, the greens. Then scooched the chops over and placed the skillet into the cooker and closed the lid

while the chops and greens hung out in the grill I fried some green tomatoes from my canned green tomatoes.  Seasoned, dredged in flour, dipped in egg/milk bath and a coating of panko. Then fried til golden...

The greens cooked down nicely and took on a bit of the smoky flavor from the cooker.

The Tatonka Dusted chop, fried green tomatoes, smoky greens topped with crisp bacon, and the cucumber salad...

Loved the chops... loved the whole meal. lol 

I usually don't add rubs after using a quick cure on chops for fear of adding extra salt. In this case it worked out great! The Tatonka Dust was a nice addition... very tasty! I will make them again for sure. :)

The temperatures have been brutal here, like everywhere else. Dipped down to -5 last night. Great night for me to fall asleep on the couch with no blanket, lol  I'm still thawing out this morning. :)

Hope everybody stays warm and healthy!