Why is the Kitchen Bouquet a "Super Secret". KB is used a lot in commercials to make the food look good. I like it because it seals the meat and gives a great "crisp" to the outside of the roast, and it also adds a wonderful flavor. On beef and pork it's fabulous. Makes an unbelievable "homemade" gravy. I'll have a future post on how to make outstanding homemade gravy.
"Super Secret"
This meal is very simple to make, so it won't be overwhelming even to all you newbies out there. The protein in this entree is a center cut pork roast. The one I have is a little over 3 pounds. The roast should be cut in 1/2. Save the other half for a boneless pork chop dinner. So you can already see some savings.
Center Cut Pork Loin
2nd. Best Cut
$2.00/ 3 pounds
5 Pound Bag/ 80 Ounces
$3.00
Let's do some math. Roast cost $2.89 Lb. x 3.39 Lb.s = $9.68 ~ 2 = $4.84 per meal ~ 3 = $1.61 Per person. This is based on a third of a pound per serving. Potatoes, 5 Lb. bag or 80 ounces. Cost = $3.00 or less than .04 per ounce. Serving 8 ounce x 3 = 24 ounces
Will be a little darker
with Kitchen Bouquet
24 ounces x .04 = .96 cents ~ 3 = .32 cents per serving. The potatoes will yield 4 meals. Enough with the numbers for now, let's cook this bad boy. Here's another bonus, the potatoes and the roast go in the oven at the same time. So far the entree is costing us a $1.93. per person. (I am a member of BJ's wholesale Club, and the prices shown are what I paid for the items). Preheat oven to 375 degrees, salt and pepper half the roast and coat with Kitchen Bouquet. Place fat side up in a roasting pan. Remember, it' s a little under two pounds, so after a half hour of cooking you need to check the internal temp. with a meat thermometer. When the temp. is between 150 and 160 degrees, take it out of the oven and cover with foil. The roast needs a nice rest, about 20 minutes, the potatoes may not be done yet, but guess what, you have time to prepare the rest of the meal. Did you ever wonder, how your Mom got everything to the table and everything was hot? This is how it's done. Saute the cabbage, 3" chunk off the front should be enough. Cost per pound .48 cents ~3 = .16 per person. One cabbage yields 3 meals.It keeps a good 10 days in the fridge. Total cost per meal per person $2.09 cents. All fresh, nutritious and number one, IT WAS EASY! You can use this formula in any meal planning, it even saves Gas. I didn't factor that in, so that can be your homework. What would this meal cost if you went to a restaurant? I hear you, if and when we go, it's always ice water with lemon. Next post, "What's for Dessert? Enjoy the video.
Growing up in Boston, we were taught about the British Red Coats, Paul Revere, the Minutemen, the Boston Tea Party all the events that led us to become a "Free United States". Some customs left with the "yankee" culture, drinking tea instead of coffee is favored among locals. Za-rex instead of Kool-aid. Dinner is called "suppa"and the bathroom is called the "pissa" which is the second word in describing something fabulous. Something fabulous in Boston speak is of course, "wicked pissa"
I remember every Sunday, my mother would make Sunday dinner. She timed it just right, home from Mass, a beautiful roast beef with roasted potatoes, baked Italian tomatoes and Yorkshire pudding. It was named after Yorkshire, England, I would guess, with a pat of butter and beef gravy, the stuff is to die for. One thing we always did was save the salad for last, almost like dessert. The reason that made the most sense to me, some of the heavy duty Italian meals, spaghetti and meatballs for example could use a little help in the digestion process, the roughage that salad provides, makes sense. I've looked at a lot of video concerning the proper way to make Yorkshire Pudding, this one came the closest. I'll let you watch it and then I'll give you my recipe, which is similar but with a few Boston tips. He's very close. My little secrets are add an extra egg or two, measuring is unnecessary. Batter should have the consistency of pancake batter, Whisk until all lumps are gone. I use Jumbo cupcake tins . Preheating the pan, #1 most important, Preheat oven to 425 degrees, I use melted butter to grease the cups. Fill cups 3/4 full. Butter should be almost smoking when the pan is hot enough. If you want the pudding cups darker in color add a drop or two of Kitchen Bouquet seasoning sauce. Oven roasted potatoes were also part of our Sunday tradition. Happy Holidays to you all and enjoy or endure you families for the holidays! I'll put up the roasted potato recipe for you.
