Pork and Beef Chow Mein (C3)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

This is a great crockpot recipe!

Serves 8

3/4 lb round steak, cubed
6 pork chops, cubed
6 cups water
1 large onion, chopped
3 ribs diced celery
1 can bean sprouts, drained
4 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce

Brown pork and steak. Remove and add to crockpot with other ingredients and mix well.

Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6 hours.

Add soy sauce and thicken with cornstarch or arrowroot, if desired.

Serve over:

• broccoli slaw that has been sauteed until soft
• whole wheat chow mein noodles
• whole wheat rice

Glazed Pork Tenderloin (C2)

NOTES:
This is a great recipe!  One modification to the recipe to make it compliant; this can also easily be made for C1 if you use a turkey tenderloin instead of pork.

MODIFICATION NEEDED:

• Use sugar-free preserves for this recipe

Taste of Home: Pork Tenderloin

Pork Roast or Carnitas (C3)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

I've been using this for about 5 years; I didn't have to make any changes to make it 17 Day Diet compliant. This is one of my favorite recipes!

1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp crumbled dried oregano
½ tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
1 4 lb boneless pork shoulder roast
2 bay leaves
2 cups chicken broth

Mix together salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon in a bowl.

Coat pork with the spice mixture.

Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and place the pork on top. Pour the chicken broth around the sides of the pork, being careful not to rinse off the spice mixture.

Cover and cook on Low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 10 hours.

Turn the meat after it has cooked for 5 hours.

When the pork is tender, remove from slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat.

Simmie’s Notes:
Although this calls for 10 hours in the crockpot, I rarely leave it in that long – and it is definitely ready to come out.   5-7 hours is more appropriate, at least with my crockpot!

The pork in this recipe really does fall off the bones of the pork roast.  You can eat this with whole wheat tortillas in C3 tortillas or not – it’s so good that I’ve just generally had the pork which is more like shredded and some vegetables or potatoes on the side.

Pork Chops the Easy Way (C2)

PORK CHOPS -- the Easy Way (C2)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

I buy the top loin pork chops: they are the ones with no bones and are a bit thicker than the other type.
I pre-season them with Cavender's Greek Seasoning (my favorite seasoning); any seasoning that you like will do, tho.

In a frying pan, put just a little bit of olive oil and have a cup or less of chicken stock ready to add to the pan once the oil has warmed in the pan. I use the powdered chicken broth, as I cook with it so much that this way I can make less than 1 cup and not waste it!

Once the oil is warm, add enough chicken stock to come up about half way on your pork chops. 
If you don't add enough at the beginning, you can always add more once the pork is in the pan.

Cook on high for 1 minute on each side, just long enough to brown. Sometimes I do it for 2 minutes. Then reduce the heat to low or simmer, cover and forget about it for about 10 minutes or so.

That's all there is to it -- they come out tender and juicy, but cooked through and through.

Sometimes when I do this for lunch, I put applesauce on top (a childhood favorite) and generally have a side of some sort of vegetables.