Panko Pork

Switch it up a little. Green.

So last night I decided to make Panko crusted pork loin chops. I generally followed a recipe I found on Food&Wine, but with a few minor adjustments. Instead of just salting and peppering the pork, I marinated it for a few hours in a mix of honey, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. When I coated the pork with the panko and some parmesan cheese, I realied I didn't have any sage, which the recipe called for, but instead used some rosemary and thyme, and some garlic powder. For a green bean side I added more soy sauce, garlic, dried minced onion, and some mirin (Asian wine sauce). We had a few white yams in the pantry so I heated those up too, for a starch. Kind of random, but pretty delicious.

The pork was great. We ate the two leftover chops, beans, and yam for lunch today too, (along with the last of the lasagna that was in the fridge.) I wanted to make an Indonesian Ginger Chicken recipe tonight (from Catherine's cookbook), but it snowed really badly yesterday so I didn't get to the grocery store, and it has to sit overnight in the fridge before you cook it. Hmmm... what to make!