Kittencals Pork Stew With Pasta Recipes

KITTENCAL'S PORK STEW WITH PASTA

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, seasoning salt, cayenne pepper and garlic powder.
• Coat the pork cubes in the flour mixture.
• Heat olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat.
• Shake any excess flour off the pork.
• Brown on both sides in hot oil; remove to a bowl or large plate.
• Add in more olive oil if desired, then add in the onions, crushed chili flakes, thyme, bay leaves and oregano; saute for 5-6 minutes (adding the minced garlic the last 2 minutes).
• Add in the tomato paste; stir using a wooden spoon for about 3 minutes.
• Add in the wine; bring to a boil; simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add in beef broth or consomme, water, Worcestershire sauce, diced tomatoes with juice and button mushrooms, and return the pork back to the pot, stir with a wooden spoon; bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer COVERED for 1 hour on low heat, stirring occasionally.
• After about 1 hour of cooking, uncover and let simmer over low heat (UNCOVERED) for about 1 more hour or until the pork is tender, stirring occasionally, and seasoning with salt to taste.
• Skim any fat that has accumulated on top of the juice in the pot.
• Ladle the pork and juices over cooked rigatoni or penne pasta in bowls, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Delicious!

SIMPLE PORK TENDERLOIN STEW RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut off the fatter parts fro pork tenderloin, and then cut it into not very small cubes. Peel the onion, then chopped it finely. The same goes for the pepper, which I cut into small pieces, and I crushed the garlic with the knife blade and chopped it finely.
• Heat in a pan about 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil or two tablespoons of lard. After the oil has heated, fry the diced meat. Fry the meat for about 4-5 minutes, stirring from time to time, until it gets coloured. Put the chopped ingredients over the meat and mix.
• Season with sea salt, freshly ground pepper and sweet paprika powder. Stir and let everything fry for a minute, then pour warm water over it to cover everything well. Put a lid on the pan and let it boil over medium heat for about an hour, stirring occasionally. After about 45 minutes, we took the lid so that the water could evaporate and get a stew with less juice.
• I recommend to serve as I did, with penne pasta.

KITTENCAL'S CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a medium casserole dish.
• Cook the pasta in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente (do not overcook the pasta) drain but do not rinse.
• Place in a bowl and mix with 2 tablespoons butter to prevent sticking; set aside.
• Melt 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add in minced garlic, onion powder, mustard powder and cayenne pepper; stir with a wooden spoon for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add in flour and stir for 1 minute.
• Slowly add cream and cook stirring constantly over medium until bubbly and thickened.
• Reduce heat and add in both cheeses; mix until melted and smooth.
• Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• Add in the cooked pasta and toss to combine.
• Transfer to baking dish.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 350 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes.

KITTENCAL'S 15 MINUTE PARMESAN PASTA

Steps:

• Place the cooked pasta in a bowl; keep warm (do not rinse pasta).
• In a small skillet saute the garlic in olive oil until golden and tender (try not to burn the garlic) then pour the oil with the garlic over the cooked pasta.
• Season with salt and lots of black pepper.
• Add in the Parmesan cheese; toss to coat then serve immediately.
• Delicious!

KITTENCAL'S BEEF OR PORK MARINADE AND TENDERIZER

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine all ingredients except the meat; mix/whisk until very well combined.
• You may now transfer the marinade to a large resealable plastic bag if desired or leave in a large bowl.
• Pierce the meat all over with a fork.
• Add the meat to the marinade then turn to coat.
• Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove meat and discard the marinade.
• Leave the beef or the pork sit out on the counter and bring almost room temperature, this will relax the meat fibers and make for a more tender juicy steak or cut of beef or pork (this is a very important step!).
• Grill or oven-broil to desired doneness.

KITTENCAL'S ITALIAN MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Shape into small meatballs (at this point you can place on a jelly-roll/baking sheet and freeze to use later, or cover with plastic wrap refrigerate up to 24 hours before using).
• Drop the meatballs into simmering pasta sauce, do not stir for at least 20 minutes or you will risk breaking the meatballs.
• Continue cooking in the simmering sauce for another 20 minutes (depending on how fast your sauce is simmering 40 minutes total should fully cook the meatballs).
• After the 40 minutes cooking time continue cooking your sauce with the meatballs in for as long as desired.
• **note** you may also bake the meatballs at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until cooked through.

KITTENCAL'S ITALIAN TOMATO PASTA SAUCE AND PARMESAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Prepare the meatball recipe as directed on the recipe; transfer to a plate cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use (the meatballs may be prepared up to 1 day in advance).
• Drain the diced tomatoes over a strainer.
• Coat bottom of large heavy-bottomed pot with olive oil, heat over medium heat.
• Saute onion with bay leaf, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper and crushed chili peppers for about 5-7 minutes or until the onions are transparent.
• Add in fresh garlic; cook stirring for 2 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste;mix and stir for about 2 minutes or until well combined with the onion mixture.
• Add in the wine; stir well to combine.
• Add the 2 cans crushed tomatoes (can use 3 cans if you are freezing some sauce) and the drained diced tomatoes, stir and bring to a light boil; boil for 5-8 minutes then reduce heat to low.
• Add in uncooked meatballs to the sauce (if you are adding the meatballs uncooked do not stir for 30 minutes or you may run the risk of them falling apart in the simmering sauce).
• Simmer uncovered on low heat for about 3-5 hours (the longer you simmer uncovered the thicker and richer your sauce will be so don't be afraid to simmer even 6 hours!) adding more salt if desired.
• Skim off any fat that might gather on top of sauce.
• Allow to cool to room temperature then refrigerate (with the meatballs in the sauce) a minimum of 1 day or up to 4 days before using.
• Use as much as desired then freeze the rest for another meal, just reheat the sauce on top of the stove or heat in microwave (this will freeze well for up to 6 months).
• Note: if desired, you can bake the meatballs in the oven before adding to the sauce.

KITTENCAL'S BEEF STIFADO (GREEK STEW WITH FETA)

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Season the beef with salt and pepper.
• Add in the beef cubes (cooking in batches) cook until browned remove to a plate.
• Repeat with remaining beef.
• Return the first batch of beef back to the pot.
• Add in the oregano, onions and garlic; cook stirring with wooden spoon for 3-4 minutes.
• Add in wine with all remaining ingredients except the currants and feta cheese; bring to a boil, simmer covered over medium-low heat for about 1-1/2 hours, then discard the whole cloves and bay leaves.
• Add in the currants and continue to cook (uncovered) over very low heat for about 30 minutes more, or until the beef is tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle in the feta the last 5-6 minutes of cooking and push down slightly with a spoon.
• Season with more salt and freshly ground pepper if needed.
• Ladle into bowls and serve with crust bread or buns.
• Delicious!