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Posted: 6/29/2010 - 0 comment(s) [ Comment ] - 0 trackback(s) [ Trackback ]
Category: Main Dishes

Men love their grilled meat and their beverage of choice. What better way to indulge them than by combining the two?

With Whiskey-glazed grilled pork chops cooked in olive oil, you'll satisfy their appetites and at the same time protect their health by making the dish less sinful. 


Ingredients:
6 pcs Pork chops, cut into 1 inch thick slices
To taste Salt, pepper, paprika
DONA ELENA PURE OLIVE OIL
pinch Thyme
For the Whisky Glaze:
1 cup White onions, sliced
2 Tbsp Butter
2 Tbsp DONA ELENA PURE OLIVE OIL
½ cup Brown sugar
½ cup Whisky
To taste Salt and pepper
Procedure:
1. Season pork chops with salt, pepper, paprika, and thyme then drizzle with a little olive oil on both sides.
2. Grill until cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
3. In a pan, heat the olive oil then add butter.
4. Sauté the onions until they caramelize. Keep stirring so the onions do not burn.
5. Add the brown sugar and dissolve while still stirring.
6. Add the whisky and continue stirring until mixture is thick and well combined.
7. Top the pork chops with the whisky glaze and serve with rice, potatoes or pasta.

 

 

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Category: Side Dishes

The perfect dish for your husband or dad! Fish and chips dredged in beer made healthier by frying in pure olive oil instead of vegetable oil with saturated fats.   

Ingredients:
12 oz bottle Beer
2 cups All purpose flour
¼ tsp Salt
Pinch Pepper
¼ tsp Garlic powder
600 g Fish fillet (dory, labahita, lapu-lapu)
DONA ELENA PURE OLIVE OIL (for frying)
 
Procedure:
1. Pour beer in a bowl and sift in 1 ½ cup of the flour, gently whisking the mixture until well combined.
2. Add the salt, pepper and garlic powder and mix again.
3. Slice fish into desired serving portions.
4. Pat fish dry and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
5. Dredge the seasoned fish fillets in the remaining ½ cup flour before coating with the beer batter.
6. Heat the olive oil in a pan.
7. Fry fish, gently turning it so both sides are cooked until golden brown, about 4-5 minutes.
8. Transfer to a plate with paper towels to drain the excess oil.
9. Serve with French fries or potato wedges.

 

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Category: Side Dishes

Men love to eat meaty dishes.  Treat your loved ones to this special recipe!


**67% less bad fat or saturated fat when cooked with OLIVE OIL instead of veg. oil

Ingredients:
 
 
2 Tbsp DONA ELENA PURE OLIVE OIL
 
1 pc Onion, medium, chopped
 
3 pcs Garlic cloves, minced
 
1 pc Bay leaf
 
¼ kl Lean ground beef
 
¼ tsp Salt
 
1 Tbsp Chili powder (add more according to taste)
 
1 Tbsp Cumin powder (add more according to taste)
 
1 cup Canned crushed tomatoes
 
1 cup Red kidney beans, drained
 
Sour cream
 
Cheese, grated
 
Jalapenos, sliced
 
Tomato Salsa
 
Tacos

 
 
Procedure:
 
 
1. Heat the olive oil and sauté the onions, garlic, and bay leaf.
 
2. Add the ground beef and season with salt, chili and cumin. Stir well until cooked through.
 
3. Add the canned tomato and let simmer a few minutes until thickened.
 
4. Add the kidney beans and simmer a few more minutes until beans soften.
 
5. Remove from heat.
 
6. Serve with tacos, sour cream, grated cheese, tomato salsa and jalapenos.