Saturday, January 22, 2011

Broiled Tilapia with Chive Sauce

1. Preheat the oven for broil.
2. Take tilapia filets and drizzle with a little olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Broil filets for 6-8 minutes.
3. Prepare the sauce
- yogurt (1/4 cup)
-honey (2 tsp.)
-dijon mustard (1 tsp)
-lemon juice (1/4 cup)
-chives (2 Tbs.)
- salt and pepper

Mix yogurt, honey, and mustard. Whisk in the lemon juice. Then add chives and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over tilapia when finished.

Taken from Giada on the Food Network

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Breaded Pork Chops with Arugula Salad

1 cup Panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper
1 egg
pork chops (pounded out to 1/2 inch thickness)

Combine panko, thyme, salt and pepper on a plate. In a bowl, beat egg and put in a dish where you can dip the pork chop. Salt the pork chops, then dip in egg, then dredge in bread crumb mix. Press the mix into the chops. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is ready, cook the chops for about 5 minutes, then flip and cook for about 5 more min. Pork is done when juices run clear after it's pierced with a knife. Transfer to a plate and let rest.

Prepare the salad by combining 1/2 tsp finely chopped shallot, 1 tsp. Dijon mustard, 1 tsp. honey, 2 tsp. lemon juice and 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper in a small bowl. Add 1 tsp. olive oil and whisk vigorously. Pour over 4 cups arugula and toss. Serve with the pork chops.

**Taken from Jan 2011 Glamour magazine that mysteriously appeared at my new address - which no one but my bank had! weird!