12 - Sunday, March 17, 1985 - North Shore News

THE WONDERFUL
WORLD OF FOOD

By MONA BRUN

More and more shoppers arc
using their freezers 10 good ad-
vantage, buying meat when it is
on special and storing it for
future use. [t's a great way to
help balance
budget, There are a few basic
steps to follow. Prepare meats in
sizes that suit the family needs.
Package roasts individually in
freezer wrappings or bags. cover-
ing sharp bones with pieces of
crumpled foil to prevent: purte-

turing of wrappings. Place fold-
ed pieces of waxed paper bet-
ween layers of meat such as
chops, steaks, ar ground meat
patties so that they separate
easily.

The containers and wraps you
use must be moisture-vapour
proof, odourless and leave no
taste. Anovher must is to seal the
packages well to prevent freezer
burn. It is also important to label
and date the package to make
sure you tse the product up while
flavour and teature are at their
peak. Maximum times for
storage al 0? F. For park chops

Sy SS SSP SA PSP SS PST PARRA

are J ta. months, pork roasts 4
to S months, Em mentioning
pork specifically because it is
such a good buy this week. Pur-
chase it now to enjoy tonight or
pop ja the freezer for future use.

Thawing is equally important.
{have found that the best results
are obtained by defrosting the
meat in its original wrapper in
the refrigerator, This takes a
long time, but the results make it
worthwhile.

Chinese-style cooking is very
popular these days. If you are
thinking of serving your pork in
a Sweet and Sour recipe. you

might try this method. Marinate
the finely sliced pork in I isp.
sugar, % cup spirits (rye, gin or
saki), Y tsp. salt, | tsp. oil for
up to 4 hours. Dip pork into
beaten eeg, then coll in a mixture
of % cup cornstarch plus ¥4 cup
Nour and drop into 400°F oil,
Willie Mak, a Hong Kong
caterer, tells wwe the trick to hav-
ing truly delicious pork pieces is
fo let them cook only 1-2 minutes
then remove them from the oil to
let the steam escape. Let the oil
teturn to 400°F and return pork
to oil vot it has turned a crusty
golden frown. b will forever be

indebted to him for sharing this
Navourful secret.

Drain the pork on paper
towels — the unbranded ones are
en special this week, another
budget helper — and serve with
your favourite Sweet and Sour
sauce. There are some excellent
ones available in the specialty
section of the Food Floor,

Don’t forget to pap a slice of
lemon in the water when you are
cooking the rice to go with this
dish. You will find the results
Most wratifyicig, for your rice will
have a piquant flavour,

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