Just in at Natural Harvest !

We are pleased to announce that we were finally able to replenish the shelves at  Natural Harvest Food Co-op (you don't have to be a member to shop there!) in Virgina!

  We brought bacon, sausages, pork chops, roasts, ribs (both country style and spare ribs), and pork cutlets.

I hesitate to brag....but I just have to! The sausages are even better than last year. Super moist and juicy. McDonalds Meat did a wonderful job taking our pork and making regular brats, wild rice brats (our top seller), Italian links, and little breakfast links. You won't believe how yummy they are.

New this year are pork cutlets. We hadn't had those made before. So we held back 3 packages before we delivered The Coop's meat so we could play with them here at home. Think of it as a pork minute steak. It's a small piece of meat that was run through the tenderizer. There is no waste and it cooks up super fast. Here are some photos.

You'll notice there are no images of the cooked meat. That's because the family gathered around and gobbled them up. Sorry.

Frankly, I lost my head, too.

All I did to prepare them was put a little olive oil in the bottom of a pan (I use cast iron...but you can use whatever you like). Fry on medium (or a smidge higher) heat 'til you see the blood rising to the top of the meat, flip over and brown nicely. You  only want to cook them  til there's no pink in the middle. They cook up super fast -And boy, were they ever juicy. Two of them I cooked plain, two I just salted and peppered, and two I sprinkled with garlic, salt, pepper and ground fennel. All were just great.

The bummer? We only had those made for the Coop, so our family has none for our freezer and none to sell at the Farmer's Market.

They are only available in Virigina, and I think that once people try them, they are going to sell fast.