Milestones are supposed to be fun and celebrated. Our daughter turned 16 this past weekend and there were a few fun things planned. Unfortunately the plague is still upon this household! Poor thing woke up on her birthday with the stomach bug. Day canceled! Of all days. We’ll have to do a proper celebration when we have them back again.
That is if it doesn’t keep going round this house. I had it last week and now my poor husband is knocked down with it. The puppies are keeping him company, too bad their licking isn’t the cure!
With all the germs, not a lot of cooking is going on so creating new dishes has been put on the back burner.
I did make this dish a few weeks ago on one of my few days off when I had some boneless pork ribs and leeks on hand.
For this dish, I sliced the pork ribs lengthwise and browned them in butter in a large skillet.
Once both sides have been browned remove the pork and cook off in the oven at 350F/175C to cook off. Just make sure you don’t overcook the pork. Chop about a cup and a half of oyster mushrooms (12oz) and saute them in the butter. Cook until they start to brown. As they brown add a few cloves of garlic that are finely chopped.
Slice about half a cup/4oz of leeks and add to the skillet. As that cooks add about two tablespoons of lemon juice.
Next add 8-12 oz of cream and about 1/2 a cup/4oz of freshly grated parmesan cheese. Season with sea salt and pepper. Toss in cooked spaghetti and serve with the pork.
It goes without saying this would be great with a nice white wine and some garlic bread.
Fingers crossed we can all get germ free and take our daughter out to celebrate. 🙂
So sorry you have been ill. Meal looks good.
Thanks, Jovina. 🙂
Ugh, stomach bugs are the worst! Especially on birthdays, when all you want is fun times and indulging in delicious food and goodies! This dish looks delicious, I love the combo of flavors and ingredients.
Glad you like it! Yes, the bugs have overstayed their welcome. Not that they were welcome in the first place…
Hope your daughter’s recovering okay. Love the ingredients in your dish. 🙂
Thanks, she bounced back pretty quickly. Helps when you are young and fit! 😊
Those zany stomach bugs tend to rear their ugly heads at the worst possible moments. I have a feeling that 16 will taste just as sweet when everyone is feeling better. — Been missing your posts for quite some time (along with several others’) and have subscribed again. Everything is coming through fine now. Glad to have you back in my feed. Oh, and wonderful recipe!
Welcome back! It’s great to hear from you. 🙂 And glad you like the recipe.
I love preparing pork and your version of preparing this meet is great. I would definitely save this recipe!
So glad you like it!