Pucker Up...Porc and Chorizo Adobo or the Barbie is the Tasty to Know So... !

Fry pork chops or other meats like dark and light chicken. And also add in some slices of chorizo (Spanish sausages from Spain).

Either put them on the grill with the reduction used as a grilling sauce or marinade or make a stew pot with added quartered red tomatoes, new potatoes and spinach greens with some kale (no broccoli).

Ingredients: made for 1.5 lbs chicken thighs or breast meat + 1.5 lbs porc chops + 0.5 lbs chorizo, sliced.

1/3 c balsamic vinegar

1/4 c pineapple juice

1/2 c light soya sauce

1 med. garlic head

2 tblsp honey

4 pcs bay leaf

2 tsp crush whole blk pepper

2 c H2O (+ 2 c H2O for the stew pot)

3 tblsp oil

2 tsp salt

Instructions:

Take all the wet ingredients in a large sauce pan, pre-chop the condiments and also add in the dry condiments. Whisk using a whisk all the ingredients together and simmer over MED heat setting and reduce to a syrupy mix without burning the bottom of the pan. Preferably use a thick bottomed clad pan with copper lining if possible.

Note: the sauce will gradually darken but not burn as it caramelizes upon reduction.

After taking the oil into a large fry pan, throw in the meat pieces on the grill and brush the marinade sauce liberally onto the each side and turn over frequently. Do not burn but just make sure it is well done inside the meat slice for the chicken and med. sliced porc chops.

As for the stew take the meat pieces and fry lightly until browned after chopping the chicken and porc into large bite sized pieces, add in the water, then the syrupy sauce and boil to a simmer (MED heat) for 45 mins and check by slicing whether then chicken and porc are well done. Finally add in the sliced chorizo + chopped or quartered stewing tomatoes + new potatoes + spinach greens + kale (optional, just to add in a bit more green).

Serving Ideas (optional):

Put in some Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls specially ordered from the Vietnamese Noodle Soup Kitchen in the mall and use the reduction as a tasteful dipping sauce. You might also try honey garlic and honey mustard from the store.