Britesea - Living the good life in rural Oregon

[Britesea]

Just pulled the pecan pie out of the oven. It smells heavenly! The ham is going in at 4pm, and then the garlic knots will bake at the end. Green beans almondine and mashed cauliflower with red eye gravy complete the feast. Everything has been made with an eye to keeping the carbs (and calories!) down.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Sounds absolutely yummy. I like your menu.

 

[Britesea]

Everything was delicious, although the pie was a little sweeter than I would have liked. My sugar cravings have really subsided on this diet.

 

[Mini Horses]

Crispy Baked Chinese Pork Belly... yum!

Sounds good. What seasonings do you use. I have one I need to cook.

Everything has been made with an eye to keeping the carbs (and calories!) down.

Well -- I've never kept calories down in Pecan PIE!!!

 

[flowerbug]

Everything was delicious, although the pie was a little sweeter than I would have liked. My sugar cravings have really subsided on this diet.

yeah, i've sure noticed that here too, when cutting carbs and added sugars and not eating too many sweets, when i finally do have some i don't need as much to satisfy the craving. pecan pie is always a good choice, but since i'm a carbaholic any pie is fair game if it can't run faster than me.

 

[Britesea]

@Mini Horses the pork belly is very easy, and so good! I pierce the skin with a sharp fork multiple times, then turn it over to score the meat side in finger width. Then rub the meat side with a mix of equal amounts of salt and Chinese Five Spice (1/2-1 tsp is enough). Then I place it on foil, meat side down and make a kind of envelope with the foil (so the fat will stay in the meat). Leave the open and set it in a cool place so the top will get very dry (I was in a hurry, so I sped it up a bit with some salt on top and used a hair dryer for a few minutes, lol). Then just bake it- 450F for 35 minutes DON'T OPEN THE DOOR, then drop it to 350 for another 35-40 minutes, then turn it off and let it rest inside for 15 more minutes, STILL NOT OPENING THE DOOR. That's all there is to it. If the fat isn't crispy enough, you can run it under the broiler for another 4 minutes or so, but be careful because it will scorch quickly now. Then just slice it up, following the scores you did earlier.


Scrambled eggs with ham for breakfast this morning, along with the last of the garlic knots. The best part of holidays is the leftovers, lol.

 

[Britesea]

 

[Mini Horses]

Gonna try it next week. Thanks.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

https://me.me/i/im-so-full-oh-look-pie-cant-say-no-to-4506924

 

[baymule]

You were good and stuck to your diet. Me-I blew it. LOL