Friendsgiving feast

BOK CHOY

Ingredients:

  • 6 bok choy ( washed, cut in half) 

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce 

  • 1 tbsp olive oil 

  • ½ tbsp ginger, minced 

  • S & P 

Method: 

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees

  2. Wash and cut bok choy in half (pat dry with paper towel) 

  3. In a small bowl mix together all ingredients 

  4. Pour sauce over bok choy and season with salt and pepper 

  5. Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes, til bok choy is soft 

  6. Serve and pour excess sauce on top! 

Crispy Parm Thyme Sweet Potato Stacks 

Ingredients:

  • 1 sticks unsalted butter 

  • 6 medium sweet potatoes, ⅛ in thick 

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced 

  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped

  • 2 tsp oregano, chopped 

  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese

  • ¼ cup grated manchego cheese

  • S & P 

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees 

  2. Grease a muffin tin and set aside 

  3. In a small saucepan melt butter and garlic til fragrant 

  4. Slice potatoes and add to a large bowl 

  5. Pour melted butter over potatoes and add cheese and herbs, S & P, mix til all potatoes are covered 

  6. Stack potatoes a little higher than the muffin pan 

  7. Place each stack into pan 

  8. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes

  9. Remove foil and bake another 20-25 minutes

Asian Pork Chops 

Ingredients:

  • 4 pork chops 

  • 3 tbsp soy sauce 

  • 2 tbsp sake 

  • 2 tsp olive oil 

  • 1 tbsp sugar 

  • 3 garlic cloves, minced 

  • 1 tsp ginger, minced 

  • ½ tsp cornstarch 

  • 1 shallot, minced 

Method:

  1. In a zip block bag, add the marinade 

  2. Poke pork chops with a fork and add to the bag, marinate for 30 minutes

  3. When done marinating, heat a large saucepan on medium high heat with some olive oil 

  4. Add in pork chops, save marinade for later, cook til brown and flip 

  5. Cover and turn down heat to medium low, cook for 3 minutes

  6. Once finished add marinade back in and simmer

  7. Serve in a serving dish and pour sauce over top!

Bacon Wrapped Dates

Ingredients: 

  • 10 dates, remove pits 

  • 5 slices of bacon, cook half way 

Method: 

  1. Preheat oven 400 degrees

  2. Take half cooked bacon and wrap dates and place on a baking sheet 

  3. Cook for 7 minutes and flip and cook another 7 minutes