Frenchs Pork Gravy Food

GORTON (FRENCH-CANADIAN PORK SPREAD)

Steps:

• Stir the pork fat, ground pork, onions, water, cloves, and nutmeg together in a large pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the pork is tender, at least 1 1/2 hours. Use a potato masher to mash the pork mixture every 15 minutes as it cooks.
• The longer you simmer the gorton, the better the flavor will be. Add water as needed to keep the mixture from boiling dry. When you're ready to stop cooking, let the liquid reduce as much as possible without letting it burn. Refrigerate the gorton overnight. Remove and discard the fat layer, or stir it into the meat for a creamier spread.

PATTE DE COCHON (FRENCH CANADIAN PORK HOCK STEW)

Steps:

• (For Broth).
• Cover pork hocks with water, add chopped onion, garlic powder, allspice, salt and pepper. Simmer for about 2 hours. Add water as needed.
• Remove hocks, cool and take meat off bones. Strain the broth and reserve.
• (For Meat Balls).
• Mix ground meat, egg, allspice, onion salt, onion chips, garlic powder, nutmeg and allspice together and form into small meatballs. Roll the meatballs in flour to coat. Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Brown the dry flour in frying pan until light golden brown. Mix flour well with 1 ½ cup water and add to broth. Once meatballs are out of the oven, place in a casserole dish and cover with broth. Simmer in 275 degree oven for 3 hours. Add meat from pork hocks and let simmer for another hour.

FRENCH-CANADIAN GORTON PORK SPREAD

Steps:

• Place the pork, onion, cinnamon, and clove into a saucepan. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour in water to just cover the meat. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the water has nearly evaporated, about 1 hour. Stir occasionally to ensure the pork cooks evenly.
• Use a potato masher or wire whisk to break the pork into thin strands. Pour off any remaining liquid, then spoon the gorton into a serving bowl. Refrigerate until cold before serving.

COUNTRY PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 deg.
• In 10" skillet brown pork chops over med-high heat (1-2 min per side).
• Season both sides with salt and pepper.
• Place in 13x9" baking pan and cover with onions.
• Add chicken broth, thyme and garlic powder to skillet drippings.
• Stir; pour over pork chops and onions.
• Cover with foil; bake for 60-70 min.
• or until tender.
• Place on serving platter; keep warm.
• Pour liquid from baking pan into 10" skillet.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture just comes to a boil (1-2 min).
• Meanwhile, in jar with lid, combine water, flour, salt and pepper; shake to mix.
• Slowly stir flour mixture into hot liquid in skillet.
• Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a full boil; boil 1 min.
• Add mushrooms; cook 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Stir in sour cream.
• Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until heated through (1-2 min).
• Serve gravy over pork chops.
• (Gravy also good on baked potatoes).