Freezer Friendz: Marinated Pork Chops by Jackie

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Marinated Pork Chops by Jackie

*This recipe is adapted from The Freezer Cooking Manual from the 30 Day Gourmet

Ingredients:
8 pork chops
2 c. pineapple juice
1/2 c. soy sauce
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. garlic, minced
1/3 c. Italian dressing

Assembly Day:
Place pork chops in gallon size Ziploc freezer bag. Mix remaining ingredients in bowl. Pour over pork chops. Seal and lay flat on cookie sheet to freeze.

Serving Day:
Thaw completely. Grill pork chops until no longer pink inside. Discard marinade.

4 comments:

UnknownJuly 7, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Mmmmm this sounds good, I'll have to try it soon. I think my family will love it! Thanks
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AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 8:36 AM
These were delicious. I couldn't wait for these to finish thawing, so I wrapped the entire frozen block in many layers of foil and grilled the block on the grill over med. high heat for an hour. It was wonderful as it was roasted in the juices. I used about half of the juice that was in the bag. Just enough to keep it moist while I grilled it. It needed to cook a little longer in order for it to fall apart, but was delicious with the amount of time that I had to cook it. I couldn't wait any longer to eat it, so I just did the minimum. Had leftovers for my family of 6, so it made plenty! Thanks for a great dinner.
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AnonymousAugust 16, 2010 at 12:01 AM
These were awesome!! I shared with my parents and they were raving about them. Thanks!
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AnonymousAugust 31, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Love this marinade!
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Freezer Cooking Quick Tips

When wrapping meals for freezer: make sure to double wrap to prevent freezer burn. Using one layer of plastic wrap and a top layer of foil is best.

Freezer Bags: Use GOOD freezer bags! Don't skimp on cheapo freezer bags or your food will taste like plastic!

Meat in Freezer Meals: Thawed meat must be cooked before it can be refrozen. Frozen cooked meat can not be refrozen once thawed.

Freezing Soup: Pour soup into gallon size Ziploc bag. Lay bag of soup flat on a cookie sheet in the freezer until frozen, then remove cookie sheet. Doing this allows soup to freeze flat, so it can stack easily with other meals in your freezer.

Flash Marinade: Put raw chicken or beef in a ziploc baggie, pour in your marinade, then freeze. In the thawing process, your meat will be infused with the marinade and ready to cook!

Cooking Noodles: Cook noodles only 3 minutes, drain and immediately run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Noodles will freeze well and not turn to mush if done this way. Tip from freezerchicks blog site!

Slow-Cooking Chicken for the Freezer: You can fill crock pot with chicken breasts and pour a can of chicken broth over meat. Cook on high for 4 hours. Another method that gives the meat more flavor is to layer 1 sliced onion in the bottom of slow cooker. Top with chicken. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook on low for 4 hours or until done. With either of these methods, you need to keep an eye on your meat to make sure you do not overcook. Shred or dice and freeze in 2 cup portions for use in casseroles, tacos, etc...

Freezing Cooked Ground Beef: You can boil ground beef, then freeze it - it will be easy to thaw and use for tacos or something similar! To do this, add raw ground beef to large pot. Add onion, salt & pepper. Fill pot with water until water is 1" above the top of the meat. Boil, stirring occasionally to break up chunks. Meat is finished when no longer pink. Drain off the water (which drains off the fat).

1lb. raw ground beef=12 oz. cooked ground beef=2 - 2.5

Freezing Sandwiches: You can make lunchmeat sandwiches ahead of time and freeze them. Just assemble the meat and cheese on bread and place in ziploc sandwich bags. Place all bagged sandwiches into a large ziploc freezer bag. I did this once with cheap sandwich bags and the sandwiches tasted like plastic; however, they taste fine if you use Ziploc bags. **PBJ works too, if bread is a higher quality wheat bread.

Freezer Efficiency: If your freezer isn't full, fill empty milk jugs 3/4 full with water and place in freezer. This helps your freezer not have to work so hard to stay cold, saving you money.

Substitutions: Here is a great source for figuring out substitions for your recipes when you start making something and realize you are missing an ingredient: http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Common-Substitutions/Detail.aspx

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Marinated Pork Chops by Jackie

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