COOK'S CORNER : EASY PORK-CHOP VARIATION.Byline: Marge Powers In response to Gene Margoluis' request for a smothered smoth·er v. smoth·ered, smoth·er·ing, smoth·ers v.tr. 1. a. To suffocate (another). b. To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion. 2. pork chop Pork Chop An arrangement on the floor of the NYSE whereby clerks cover the booth of a floor broker and accept orders, phone calls, and associated tasks. Notes: The clerks in charge of maintaining the booths are directly compensated by the floor brokers who own them. made with peppers, onions and tomato sauce, Ruth Nebron sent along a recipe she found in ``America Cooks - The General Federation of Women's Clubs The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC), founded in 1890, is one of the world's largest and oldest nonpartisan, nondenominational, women's volunteer service organizations. Cook Book.'' The chops are easy to prepare and would make a great family meal. SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS (Shared by Ruth Nebron, Van Nuys) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 6 (1-inch-thick) loin loin (loin) the part of the back between the thorax and pelvis. loin n. The part of the body on either side of the spinal column between the ribs and the pelvis. pork chops 2 lemons, thinly sliced 2 medium onions, sliced 1 green bell pepper, cut into rings Salt and pepper
1 bottle (14 ounces) ketchup 3/4 cup water 1 tablespoon butter OR margarine In a large skillet, heat oil. Brown chops on both sides. Top chops with lemon slices, onion slices and green pepper rings. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a bowl, blend ketchup and water. Pour over chops in skillet. Dot with butter. Cover and simmer 1 hour or until tender. Makes 4 to 6 servings. From ``America Cooks - The General Federation of Women's Clubs Cookbook.'' Winning spread Gloria Costes of West Hills wrote to share her recipe for Lemon Butter Spread, which appears in ``The Best of Country Cooking 1998'' (Reiman Publications; $23.99). The collection of recipes was selected from recent issues of Country Woman, Country, Country Extra, Reminisce rem·i·nisce intr.v. rem·i·nisced, rem·i·nisc·ing, rem·i·nisc·es To recollect and tell of past experiences or events. [Back-formation from reminiscence. and Reminisce Extra magazines. The 188-page book features 350 recipes. Use this lemon spread on cake, muffins or toasted bread. LEMON BUTTER SPREAD (Shared by Gloria Costes, West Hills) 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel In top of a double boiler over boiling water, melt butter. Stir in sugar, eggs, lemon juice and peel. Cook over simmering water 1 hour or until thickened thick·en tr. & intr.v. thick·ened, thick·en·ing, thick·ens 1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway. 2. , stirring occasionally. Pour into a food container. Store in refrigerator. Use over angel food or pound cakes or spread on toast or muffins. Makes 3 cups. From ``The Best Country Cooking 1998.'' Can you help? If you have recipes that can help this reader, please send them along to us at the address below to share in a future column. I've misplaced mis·place tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es 1. a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence. b. a recipe that appeared in the paper a year ago. It contained grilled vegetables, Italian sausage, balsamic vinegar - and possibly pasta. Does anyone have this recipe? - Janet Eminian, Northridge |
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