Wednesday, May 16, 2012

May 2012 What's Up With River Wave Foods

River Wave Foods is getting ready for another Farmer's Market Season.  On Saturday we will be at the Vancouver Farmer's Market,  hoping that the good weather holds for the start of our 2012 season.  Fantastic new recipe that we think will convert all who think that My Thai Gourmet Sauce is just too hotttt...This new recipe was inspired by a dish down at Tasty's & Sons; Burmese Red Pork Stew, served for breakfast with sticky rice and a fried egg... we call our version Thai Braised Pork Stew:




Thai Braised Pork Stew

Ingredients:
·         1 -6oz can tomato paste
·         4-6 T River Wave Foods My Thai Gourmet Sauce (amount depends on desired heat)
·         ¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar
·         2 tsp. liquid smoke
·         2 Tablespoon brown sugar
·         3 T vegetable oil (grape seed, peanut or canola)
·         1 stalks of green onion diced
·         3 # pork shoulder or butt cut into large chunks
Process:
·         Whisk all ingredients together except for oil,  green onions and pork
·         Pour mixture over chucks of pork
·         Marinate 4-6 hours or overnight
·         Preheat oven to 275degrees F
·         Heat oil in skillet
·         Remove as much of marinade as possible from meat, save the sauce
·         Sear meat chunks in skillet on all sides
·         Place seared pork in Dutch oven or other oven proof pot
·         Pour sauce over seared meat chunks and cover
·         Place in 275 oven and slow cook for 2-2 ½ hours

Serving suggestions:
                Coconut jasmine rice or      Japanese sticky rice
                Garlicky Green Beans

This sauce would be excellent on  chicken wings or ribs

Events on the horizon :

May 18   David Riney will be demoing at Food Front Thurman 3-6PM 

May 19  River Wave Foods will be at Vancouver's Farmer's Market  come by and say Hi

June 3   start of our Hillsdale Farmer's Market season

June 9  Legacy Hospital Vancouver Health Fair

August 25  Plate & Pitchfork Farm Dinner @ Viridian Farms  Chef Dustin Clark from Wildwood and Chef Tony         Meyers  from Serratto with wines from Van Duzer Vineyards