Pork Tenderloin

This recipe was concocted based on a basic batter and fry technique I've used for all fried foods. Buuuut the difference is I fried bacon first, and used that grease to fry the tenderloins. In the recipe below, the frying is done warming oil. 

You'll need:

*1 lb hunk of pork tenderloin

*parchment paper

*meat tenderizer

*1/2 cup (or more) coconut flour

*1 T pepper, 1 T salt

*1/2 can coconut milk

*egg

*Frying oil, about an inch high in pan (I used grease from frying bacon)

Take the hunk of pork tenderloin and cut into slices about half an inch thick. Placed the slices in a single layer between parchment paper and tenderize by lightly "hammering" each slice; then flip and do the same for the other side. 

In a large bowl, mix the egg and the coconut milk. Place the pork slices in the mixture to soak for about 20-30 minutes. 

In another large bowl, mix the coconut flour, salt and pepper. 

Once the oil is hot, place a slice of tenderloin in the flour mixture. You want to throughly coat each side. Then fry up in the oil! Repeat until all slices are fried up, about 5 minutes each side. 

Pork tenderloin is a staple in my family. We make them for dinner while anticipating them for lunch. 

Soooo good!! They made great leftovers for sandwiches today! 

We really enjoyed the coconut flour. The flavor was not as robust as I expected; I tasted very little coconut and a nice hint of pepper. 

This will continue to be made in our house, especially going towards our carb free dinners. (Even though this is more like grain free)

On Instagram, I couldn't figure out if they were considered carb free or paleo...

I'm still not sure, but they're definitely gluten free! 

Hope you enjoy!

Sweet Potato, Apple, and Ham Breakfast Hash

I'm not normally a breakfast person, and for the most part I don't think Spens is either.  The last several months our eating habits have been borderline terrible so we decided to do another Advocare 24 Day Challenge.  

We started earlier this week, so the first thing I did was plan our meals...boyfriend approved.  I like to pick breakfasts first since they are the hardest meals for me to want to eat. I'm not a morning person at all.

Since I have so much free time right now, I of course started playing on Pinterest.  I found several breakfast recipes that were like a breakfast hash, but not many included a serving of fruit.  Until I found one recipe that had apples.  I love cooked apples.  

From there, I just ran with it.  This recipe is completely clean, paleo, Advocare approved, and (my favorite) gluten free.

Funny story - Spens doesn't have any type of peeler.  I tried to use a knife to peel the skin off one of the sweet potatoes.  It worked but it drove me nuts. and I gave myself a blister. not joking.  Needless to say, I did not peel the other potato.

I doubled the original recipe so that it fed Spens and I for breakfast for four days this week, making 8 servings.  After it was all cooked, we separated them into individual containers so that in the mornings we could just zap it and go.

So. fricken. good. and easy.

I'll definitely be making it again next week.

You'll need:

1 T EVOO

half an onion, diced (yellow)

1 lb honey ham

2 sweet potatoes, diced - peeling is up to you

2 apples, cored and diced

4 eggs

cinnamon

Makes 8 servings.

THAT'S IT! Super basic, super easy. Did I mention delicious?!

Directions:

1. Heat oil on medium in a very large skillet; add onion and cook about 4-5 mins.

2. Add sweet potatoes, ham, and apples.

3. Cook about 10 mins,  covered and stirring occasionally.

4. Add eggs. You can whisk before or not.  I didn't, but I had to mix a lot more than if I whisked them first. I wanted less dirty dishes.

5. Cook until eggs are finished and potatoes are soft.  I think mine was another 10-15 minutes.

6. Add cinnamon - I added the size of a quarter in my palm.  Some people like subtle flavor, some like strong cinnamon flavors.  This amount is completely up to you.  The quarter amount yielded a nice, subtle compliment to the sweet potatoes and apples.

This is so good and a great base for any other hash you might try! 

I hope you give it a try, and please let me know what you think!!