Come here Friday and give me a hug! Ahhhh thank you. Happy Friday to you!
After visiting the new local market last week, I left with a nice pork roast that I was planning to roast for sandwiches, stir-fry and whatever else rolled through my brain. This dish was an ad hoc lunch prepared in less than 15 minutes on Saturday afternoon.
A couple of days prior, I slow cooked the pork roast for about 8 hours with a combination of Apricot Jam, Rosemary and splash of apple juice. To say the least – the meat was amazing! So tender, juicy and full of flavor.
Ingredients (Pork Roast)
- Pork Roast
- 1/2 Cup Apricot Jam
- 1 Tbsp. Dried Rosemary
- 3 Tbsp. Apple Juice
Method
- Add all ingredients to the slow cooker and set to low and cook for 8 hours. Your final roast should look similar to this below. Oh so good!
Ingredients (Pasta Dish)
- 2 Cups cooked Pork Roast
- 1 Cup Button Mushrooms
- 1 Cup Broccoli
- 1 Cup Baby Spinach
- 1/4 Cup Chopped Walnuts
- 1/4 Cup Feta Cheese
- 2 Cups Spiral Pasta
- 1 Tbsp. Hoisin Sauce
- 2 Tsp. Soy Sauce
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1 Tbsp. Ginger
- 2 Tbsp. Orange Juice
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Method
- Preheat Large Pan on Medium- High Heat and add olive oil.
- Add pork pieces and mushrooms, sautee for 3-4 minutes until the pork and mushrooms caramelize.
- Add Ginger and Garlic, Cook for 3 more minutes
- Add Soy Sauce and Hoisin Sauce
- Add Orange Juice and Broccoli – stirring to coat the broccoli ( be sure to add a sprinkle of salt on the broccoli to ensure it stays bright green.
- Add Spinach – cook for 1 minute while stirring ( If you find the hoisin sauce is sticking to the pan which is quite possible due to all the sugars – add a tablespoon of hot water to the hot pan and de-glaze the pan and get all those great flavors.
- Add Walnuts and cooked spiral pasta (you can use whatever pasta you have on hand as well).
- Plate and top with Feta Cheese.
- Enjoy!
As part of the zesty tradition, I can’t wait to hear what people both think of this recipe as it is so simple but quite tasty and also what’s your favorite type of pasta. Again happy Friday and I hope you have a great weekend.
Take care
Zesty



















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