So life has once again returned to a normal pace following a move and a job change or two and it appears that I may once again have time to think about cooking. The most recent addition to my kitchen was a gift from a good friend. It is a can cooker from Cabela's. This was design is based on an old style of cooking where a milk can, or similar item, was filled with the ingredients for dinner along with some water and and after punching a small hole in the top of the can it was placed on a fire. The items in the can were cooked quickly thanks to the steam building up in the can.
Since receiving this gift I have used it to two to three times a week on average. We have made everything from seasoned potatoes, to a polish soup call zurek, to pork chops. I even tried a curry dish in the can which failed miserably and will never be repeated again. So far our favorite has been seasoned potatoes and pork chops.
For this dish I started by coating the inside of the can cooking to ensure the food does not stick, either olive oil or a cooking spray works fine. Then I added several potatoes, 4 to 5 cloves of garlic, a few carrots and one onion. This was seasoned with season salt and pepper then mixed to ensure all the vegetables were well coated with seasoning. The pork chops, similarly seasoned, were placed on top and approximately 12 to 15 oz of beef broth was added along with about a 1/4 cup of balsamic vinaigrette. Finally I placed some additional chopped garlic on top of each of the 3 pork chops. The can was closed and placed on the stove. Our meal cooked for about 30 minutes after the steam began to leave the can.
The result was very tasty and has been a family favorite ever since!
Since receiving this gift I have used it to two to three times a week on average. We have made everything from seasoned potatoes, to a polish soup call zurek, to pork chops. I even tried a curry dish in the can which failed miserably and will never be repeated again. So far our favorite has been seasoned potatoes and pork chops.
For this dish I started by coating the inside of the can cooking to ensure the food does not stick, either olive oil or a cooking spray works fine. Then I added several potatoes, 4 to 5 cloves of garlic, a few carrots and one onion. This was seasoned with season salt and pepper then mixed to ensure all the vegetables were well coated with seasoning. The pork chops, similarly seasoned, were placed on top and approximately 12 to 15 oz of beef broth was added along with about a 1/4 cup of balsamic vinaigrette. Finally I placed some additional chopped garlic on top of each of the 3 pork chops. The can was closed and placed on the stove. Our meal cooked for about 30 minutes after the steam began to leave the can.
The result was very tasty and has been a family favorite ever since!
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