Recipe #35: Honey Garlic Pork Chops

I found this great recipe for Honey Garlic Pork Chops. It's so flavorful and definitely a keeper; enjoy!

Ingredients:

4 Center loin pork chops, well trimmed
1 CUP Flour
2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Black pepper
1½ tbsp Ground ginger
1 Tbsp Ground nutmeg
1 Tbsp Paprika
½ tsp Cayenne pepper
2 Eggs
4 Tbsp water
For the Honey Garlic Sauce:

2 Tbsp Olive oil
3 – 4 Cloves minced garlic
1 CUP Honey
¼ CUP Soy sauce
1 tsp Ground black pepper

Directions:

Sift together the flour, salt, black pepper, ground ginger, nutmeg, paprika and cayenne pepper.
Make an egg wash by whisking together the eggs and water.
Season the pork chops with salt and pepper, then dip the meat in the flour and spice mixture.
Dip the chop into the eggwash and then a final time into the flour and spice mix, pressing the mix into the meat to get good contact.
Heat a skillet on the stove with about a half inch of canola oil covering the bottom. You will want to carefully regulate the temperature here so that the chops does not brown too quickly.
Fry them gently for about 4 or 5 minutes per side until golden brown and crispy.

Honey Garlic Sauce:

In a medium saucepan add the 2 tbsp olive oil and minced garlic. Cook over medium heat to soften the garlic but do not let it brown.
Add the honey, soy sauce and black pepper.
Simmer together for 5-10 minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
Take off heat and dip the meat in.

Enjoy!

Little Grill, Manhattan, KS

My mom and I visited Little Grill on Friday. I hadn't been there in roughly 10 years. They've grown since then and the building updates looked nice while keeping the beach-y feel. Click here for my full review.

The rum punch was yummy and not too strong or sugar-y. Mom ordered fish 'n chips. The homemade jerk potato chips were great. Her dish came with plantains and I loved the lightly sweet flavor. I ordered the gumbo. It wasn't like gumbo down south, but rather had a clear broth base. The meat was all so tender. It had fish, stew meat, chicken, rice, carrots, potatoes. and beans. It came with festival, a kind of cornbread stick. Each bite of gumbo was a surprise. I loved it.

If you're in Manhattan, Kansas check it out, but arrive early as the place gets packed on the weekends.

Shoes: Clarks Danelly Adira

I needed a new pair of work shoes for summer. They had to be closed toe. My feet often swell, so I was looking for something comfortable.

Once online, I found these:

I decided on the sand leather color, since it's a neutral and doesn't contrast too much with the straw that separates the shoe from the sole.

I love these Clark Danelly Adira shoes. They're comfortable, cute, and not hot. They go well with all my clothes and are comfortable enough that when I get home I'm not dying to take them off.