It was definitely an easy place to start. I have most of Julia Child's books, I've seen almost every episode of "Barefoot Contessa" and my father-in-law is a chef at a local French restaurant. All I needed to do was open any of Julia's books, look in the refrigerator and pick up the phone.
Since the dog ate a beef steak sitting on the counter and I had recently purchased a package of pork chops, I settled on Côtes de Porc Robert--pork chops braised in fresh tomato sauce. How can you possibly go wrong when the ingredient list includes white wine, fresh herbs (from my garden), tomatoes and onions.
It was good if not slightly under-seasoned. Pork really does need a lot of salt compared to other meats. I served it with garlic mashed potatoes sprinkled with fresh parsley. Julia recommended boiled potatoes but I couldn't possibly see that going over well with the large quantity of beautiful tomato sauce that the pork was braised in. It's almost sacrilegious in the French world to serve a dish overflowing with sauce and not accompany it with mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
Since the dog ate a beef steak sitting on the counter and I had recently purchased a package of pork chops, I settled on Côtes de Porc Robert--pork chops braised in fresh tomato sauce. How can you possibly go wrong when the ingredient list includes white wine, fresh herbs (from my garden), tomatoes and onions.
It was good if not slightly under-seasoned. Pork really does need a lot of salt compared to other meats. I served it with garlic mashed potatoes sprinkled with fresh parsley. Julia recommended boiled potatoes but I couldn't possibly see that going over well with the large quantity of beautiful tomato sauce that the pork was braised in. It's almost sacrilegious in the French world to serve a dish overflowing with sauce and not accompany it with mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
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