Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Pork Loin and Risotto

I need to post FOOD. What I do is FOOD. So here is a bunch of FOOD.

GF and I went to Yuma to visit my parents and grandparents and while we were there I made dinner. Pepper pork loin, roasted red bell pepper risotto, and sauteed asparagus and mushrooms with a mushroom cream sauce.

Black Pepper Pork Loin
Roasted and delicious. Cooked to perfection, being able to be cut with a fork because it was so tender. Amazingly delicious.

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Risotto
HOLY SHIT THAT IS AWESOME. At this point, I'm becoming a risotto pro. This risotto was made by toasting the rice with shallots, garlic, and roasted bell peppers. Oh my goodness, I LOVE IT.

Sauteed Asparagus and Mushrooms
Asparagus (blanched of course) and mushrooms sauteed with garlic and shallots. Its was good. Great color. It was asparagus and mushrooms. Not much to tell.

Mushroom Cream Sauce
The one negative point in the meal. I sauteed some mushrooms and garlic, then reduced some chicken stock. After that I added some heavy cream and began reducing again. This is where I went wrong. I salted and peppered the sauce to perfection. Then I was dumb and kept reducing. The sauce was really too salty.

Plating
I loved the plating. The pork loin was a little bland in color but the explosive green of the asparagus and the beautiful red of the risotto was bomb. The sauce wasn't perfectly plated but overall, I feel my plating is improving.

The Sexy Photo of the Food

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