If you want meat or a solid, filling dinner that doesn't make you feel "stuffed" and "heavy," this is it. Grilled pork sliders with the always delicious sweet potato fries. Low-fat, high-fiber. Did you know that sweet potatoes are single handedly the most nutrient-rich item in the produce section? Thanks, to Rachael Ray for that fun fact. Think about that next time you're at the grocery store.
These barbecue pork sandwiches really are easy. The marinade is simply barbecue sauce (obviously), and a little dark rum and honey. Boil, cooking until reduced for about 2 minutes. Take your pork tenderloin, grill, turn, baste with sauce, repeat again, and cook until a thermometer reads about 165-170 degrees depending on how pink (or not pink) you like it. Toast some nice whole wheat buns and build your slider. Drizzle some more of that yummy sauce over it too. Man, it's good. Make sure you have really good pork and buns for this number. You know how it is...chefs are always saying to use high quality ingredients particularly when there are few of them, so just do it. You won't be sorry.
Sweet potato fries. These are good. Anyone who knows me well, know I love sweet potato fries. I'll take one over a regular one any day. They're sweet for goodness sake. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. And have you seen that color? So vibrant. Must mean it's good for you, right? I cut mine nice and skinny (versus fat, steak-like fries) this time. Coat in olive oil, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, kosher salt, and fresh ground black pepper. Ah yeah. You'll be smelling these in no time. Cheers.
I never thought I would enjoy cooking. I could barely boil water. However, when you graduate from college and can't get a job because the state you moved to requires you to take an exam that isn't being offered for a few months, you have time to learn how to boil water. You may even find time to teach yourself some other things...or watch loads of the Food Network and learn how. As Julia Child said, "...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing." So here's to doing.
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