Cajun Rice

SERVES: 4 to 5

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOK TIME: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ½ cup salted butter
• 3 shallots butter
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon Cajun powder
• ½ cup tomato, seeded and chopped
• ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
• 5 cups cooked rice

Method

1. Heat vegetable oil in work. Add butter and shallots. Stir for 2 minutes
2. Add garlic, salt, pepper, and Cajun powder. Then add tomato and bell pepper. Stir for 1 minute.
3. Add cooked rice. Mix till evenly coated. Serve hot.

Oh-So-Tender Chops

This brine is good for two kilos of pork chops

Ingredients

• 16 cups water
• ½ cup rock salt
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup cracked peppercorns
• 2 laurel leaves

Method

1. Let brine boil and cool. Put chops in the solution and keep overnight or 24 hours in the fridge.
2. Drain pork chops.
3. Marinate for 3 hours in 4 clover garlic, herbs of choice, liquid seasoning, and oil.
4. Fry or grill as desired.