The Colts without Peyton Manning are pretty much the Cleveland Browns. The Green Bay Packers should have no problem crushing and stuffing them. And that’s the theme for today’s football tailgating menu. Don’t worry no horses will be harmed during the cooking process. Pork will be substituted. Speaking of which, yes Matt Flynn is a good substitute for Aaron Rogers if it comes to that.
Football Tailgating menu
Breaded pork tenderloin is one of the few regional dishes that belongs to Indiana. Here, instead of plain white bread crumbs, sourdough bread will be used kicked up a notch with parsley, sage and rosemary. Accompany the crusty pork cutlets with a macaroni salad, cucumbers and onions in sour cream and nutty popcorn sundaes for dessert in honor of Orville Redenbacher, who started his company in Indiana.
Lay the thin-cut pork chops on a cutting board. Remove any bone and excess fat. Place on a sheet and waxed paper. Cover with another sheet of wax paper and pound away. Since the thin cutlets cook quickly this activity is great to do during the game if it gets close, which it won’t.
When the pork chops are twice as big as when you started put them aside for moment.
Mix 1/4 cup cream cheese, 1/4 cup goat cheese, 1/2 tsp. each chopped parsley, sage and rosemary. Throw in 1 tbsp. of chopped walnuts for crunch. Mix well.
Put about 2 tbsp. of the stuffing in the middle on each cutlet. Fold the cutlet around the stuffing as if you were making a burrito or egg roll. Fasten with toothpicks. None of the filling should be showing.
Dust the little stuffed colt cutlets with flour. Dip in beaten egg and then in breadcrumbs. The easiest way to make bread crumbs is in the blender. Cut the loaf in 1 inch cubes until you have 2 cups. Add 1 tsp. each parsley, sage and rosemary. Hit the puree button, which is what the Green Bay Defense is going to do to the Colts offense.
Roll the cutlets in the bread crumbs until well-coated. Add 2 tbsp. olive oil to a saute pan. Place over medium heat. Brown the cutlets on all sides lower to low and finish cooking, probably no more than 10 minutes. The cutlets are tender from all the pounding and crusty on the outside. The stuffing is hot and creamy with a fresh herbal note and a bit of tang from the goat cheese. If you don’t like goat cheese use another soft cheese. The entree for your football tailgating menu is finished
The macaroni salad is easy. Use store bought. Thinly slice one onion and two large cucumbers. Add 1 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar and 1/4 cup sour cream. Salads are done.
Finish off your football tailgating menus with the crunchy, salty and sweet sundaes. The sundaes are best made at the last minute. Top a generous serving of vanilla ice cream with freshly popped corn. If it’s hot from the popper so much the better. Drizzle caramel sauce over the popcorn and ice cream Throw in a few salted peanuts if you like.
Now that tailgate menu wasn’t so hard was it?
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