Day 14: Braciole ai Mirtilli/Cetrioli alle Olive (Pork Chops with Blueberries and Cucumbers with Olives)
The intersection of sweet and meat is often taken up with proteins other then beef. Prominent examples include duck a l’orange (orange duck) and 咕嚕肉 (goo lou yok or sweet and sour pork). In this dish, first I browned floured pork chops in a heavy cast iron skillet with butter and olive oil. I then utilized butter and fat from the pork chops as a starter for a red wine, blueberry, and honey sauce to cook the dish in. It was then baked in the oven and allowed to stand for several minutes before serving.
The cucumber were merely peeled and sliced. I then salted then and allowed them to drain for 30 minutes. I then rinsed and dried the cucumbers and added lemon juice, olive oil, and pitted and quartered black olives.
