This is a golden opportunity for influencers to talk about how they are creating amazing dinners in their upstate homes for their beautiful families with pantry items and leftovers. How clever they are for being so resourceful, something many of us do everyday and have done for ages. And that someone will be highly praised for it I'm sure and featured in the NY Times Cooking section. Meanwhile, us regular folks may have some highlight moments of our own up our sleeves during this isolation period.
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| A small taster bowl for P |
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| Pasta, cooking liquid, gravy, hot sauce and pulled pork |
Today, mine was this Vibrant Mexican Spaghetti! I woke up so grateful to not be sick and with a huge appetite. I had a strong craving for noodles in a slightly creamy yet not heavy sauce. But I had all this shredded pork and hot sauce leftover, not to mention this amazing pork gravy that I thought to do over a biscuit but have no flour. I probably would not have attempted this in a normal setting but am SO glad I did. Each component brought it's own package of punch and together, they worked in a special way. The pasta absorbed all the strong spicy flavors of my homemade hot sauce and then the gravy along with the cooking liquid gave it silkiness and clung like hugs to that pasta. The pork loved the noodles and instantly all became best friends. I topped with a few cilantro leaves and Cotija cheese for that slightly sour bite to cut through any heaviness. The closest thing I can compare it to is Asian spicy noodles but with all the flavors of Mexico.
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| My Big Girl portion |
It literally took 15 minutes and I cooked and sauced in one pan. I was thinking this might not be easy to recreate but then I realized, it could be a great Thanksgiving leftover dish, just subing the pork for turkey and giblet gravy!
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