Home Study Sammies

I am jokingly calling this my Home Study Sammie because this is what I made yesterday. Ha! Actually, I've been making this sandwich for years. I don't know where I first heard about it, but it's delicious and great for parties.

Usually, I make this on very small rolls or the little hawaiian bread that you can buy. When I went to pick up some hawaiian bread I found that they now have hawaiian hamburger buns, sub rolls and sandwich rolls! I ended up getting the hamburger buns because I liked the shape.

This recipe will make 6 large sandwiches (using hamburger bun style hawaiian rolls) or 12-18 mini sandwiches (perfect for a tailgate or football party!).

Hot Ham & Cheese Sliders

For the Sandwich:

Rolls (see above for amount)

3 slices of ham per sandwich (2 slices for smaller sandwiches)

1 slice of swiss cheese per sandwich (half a slice for smaller sandwiches)

Mayo

For the Sauce:

1 stick of unsalted butter

2 tablespoons minced yellow onion

2 tablespoons poppy seeds

2 tablespoons yellow mustard

1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

Assemble sandwiches: put mayo on both sides of the roll.

Meanwhile, in a microwave safe bowl, melt butter. Whisk in onion, poppy seeds, mustard and sauce.

Put sandwiches in a pan or baking sheet where they will fit tightly together. You don't want space in between the sandwiches. Pour sauce (as much as you'd like) over the sandwiches. Sauce recipe is enough for 12-18, or you can use it on 6 large sandwiches.

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

Sidenote: If you don't like swiss, I've made these with provolone and they are still very good!

Chili Verde

Place 4 lbs of pork butt or shoulder chunks in pan and cover completely with water. Boil until water is gone and pork is tender.

Add two cloves of minced garlic, salt, pepper, 1 lg chopped onion, 1 large or 2 medium can(s) stewed tomatoes, 1 lg can of Ortega diced green chilies and 1 small jar of salsa.

Simmer for at least 1 hour. Serve wrapped in tortillas. This last time I used the cheddar jalepeno tortillas and we usually top it with grated sharp cheddar and light sour cream.

Smothered Pork Chops

This is one of our favorite comfort recipes, and on a night like tonight when it's freezing and there is snow outside, it's just perfect!

Ingredients:

Pork chops (6-8 thin cut)

1/2 c buttermilk (or see my substitution below)

1 1/4 c beef broth

1 c flour

1.5 T onion powder

1.5 T garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon black pepper

Oil

Mix:

1 c flour

1.5 T onion powder

1.5 T garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon black pepper

Dredge pork chops in the mixture (we use thin cut):
Fry them in a pan that has a coating of vegetable oil.
Remove the pork chops from the pan. Add a few tablespoons of the flour mixture to what is left of the oil, and whisk together. Then add 1 1/4 cup of beef broth. Whisk together and then turn your pan down and let it simmer and thicken, about 3-5 min's.
Add half a cup of buttermilk, or if you don't have buttermilk 1/2 cup of milk mixed with 1/2T of vinegar or lemon juice.

Put the pork chops back in the pan and let them simmer for 3-5 min's.
Eat up!