Aldi Butter Chicken Curry Sauce Review

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I bought this butter chicken sauce from Aldi about two months ago, and I was just feeling in the mood for some curry and thought it was a great opportunity. This recipe is simple and super fast! This curry is labeled as mild, but it is still spicy and may not be suitable if you/your family can only handle a little spice. Serving this curry over rice is a must, and definitely helps with the heat. This jar makes delicious curry with a few spicy bites mixed in! This recipe makes 5 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 1 lb Chicken Breast, Diced
  • Aldi Butter Chicken Curry Sauce
  • 2 Cups Rice Cooked

Directions

1. Add chicken to a pan over medium heat. Cook until chicken is brown, about 5 minutes. Add the spices and coat the chicken. Cook for 2 minutes.

2. Add the sauce to the spiced chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes until chicken is fully cooked. Serve over rice.

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Pork Loin with Honey Mustard Glaze

This weekend I was able to cook up the last of the pork loin roast I prepared. For our last meal, I sliced off a couple more pork chops and prepared some honey mustard sauce to top. Simply mix together the sauce and coat the chops, bake then serve. We had these over spinach and the glaze made a delicious sauce for the spinach too. This recipe makes 2-3 servings, but can be easily altered as needed.

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What You’ll Need

  • 1 Slice of Pork Loin Roast or 3 Medium Pork Chops
  • 1/2 cup Honey
  • 2 Tbsp Dijon
  • 1 Tbsp Ground Mustard
  • Small Bowl
  • Baking Pan Lined with Foil

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 F. Place the pork on the foil lined sheet. Mix together remaining ingredients in the small bowl. Coat each side of the pork with the sauce.

2. Place the pork in the oven. Bake raw pork for 25-30 minutes or cooked pork for 15-20 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 165 F. Top cooked pork with any remaining sauce, then serve right away.

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Pork Loin with Barbecue Rub

As I’m still working through my pork loin roast, I’ve been coming up with as many options for the rest of it. I’ve always been a big fan of BBQ pork, so I thought it would be great for a potion of it. For this, I made a standard BBQ pork rub. The paprika adds a nice smokey flavor to the rub. The cumin and cayenne also add a bit of spice, but without much heat. The rub recipe below is good for 2-3 normal sized pork chops. If you were to use this rub on a roast, you will need to double or triple it. I also served this BBQ pork with BBQ sauce, bacon ranch suddenly salad, and a can of baked beans.

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What You’ll Need

  • 1 Slice of Pork Loin Roast or 3 Medium Pork Chops
  • 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Tbsp Ground Cumin
  • 1/2 Tbsp Paprika
  • 1/2 Tbsp Cayenne Pepper
  • Small Bowl
  • Baking Pan Lined with Foil

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 F. Place the pork on the foil lined sheet. Mix together remaining ingredients in the small bowl. Coat each side of the pork, and coat edges.

2. Place the pork in the oven. Bake raw pork for 25-30 minutes or cooked pork for 15-20 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 165 F.

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Steak Fajitas

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Fajitas are delicious and very easy to make. I made these tortillas too, which only took another 20-25 minutes. I halved this recipe and made 8 tortillas instead of making 10, but this recipe makes enough filling for 10 six to eight inch tortillas. This recipe is very easy, and if you wanted to, you could also make this dish without the steak, and it would be just as good. Otherwise the recipe is what I made. My spices are a bit on the weak side, so you might need to reduce the amount of Cumin and Cayenne. This recipe makes 3-5 servings since 2-3 Fajitas is enough to feed one adult.

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What You Will Need

  • 1/2 lb Steak, Diced
  • 1 Bell Pepper, Sliced
  • 1 Medium Onion, Sliced
  • 1/2 Cup Salsa
  • 2 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 2 tsp Ground Cayenne
  • 1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheese
  • 10 Tortillas

Directions

1. First, make your homemade tortillas, if you desire. Then I wiped out the pan and began by adding the steak over a medium heat. Once browned, add 2 Tbsp oil and the pepper and onion. Cook until the the pepper and onion are softened.

2. Add your spices, stir to combine, then add the salsa. Stir until everything is covered and the salsa is hot. Top with the cheese, and stir in. Once stirred, remove from heat and begin plating.

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Pork Ramen

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Ramen is a classic Japanese dish that is flavorful and incredibly filling. Ramen has 3 main elements, the broth, the noodles, and the toppings. all three elements add flavor to the dish and make a bowl of ramen what it is. And though the broth and the noodles bring amazing flavor to the dish, the toppings are the real star of the show. For this bowl, I used red pepper flakes, sesame oil, and fish sauce. The red pepper flakes made this dish interesting. It started out tame in flavor, but the more that the flake got moved around the broth and dish, there was a surprise heat in some bites, while none in others. In the same way, the oils would be present in one bite, and absent in another. The rich savory toasty flavor of the sesame oil and the smooth slightly fishy flavor of the fish sauce, brought depth to the dish and great flavor. Other than that, my pork broth was a bit weak, so I added some beef bouillon and 1/2 a chicken ramen packet (as my MSG). I also used the leftover homemade noodles I had posted about yesterday. Since they were already cooked from then, i simply had to boil them for 3 minutes to heat up, then I strained them and plated. This recipe makes 3 large bowls of Ramen, and it heats up well the next day.

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What You Will Need

  • Pork stock (homemade or store bought)
    • Pork Bones
    • Water
  • Pork Chops
  • 2 Beef Bouillon
  • 1-2 tsp MSG
  • 1 Onion, Sliced
  • 1 Clove Garlic, Minced
  • 1 Can Sliced Mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger Paste
  • 12 Oz Pasta
  • Dried Red Pepper
  • Diced Chives
  • Dried Parsley
  • Sesame Oil
  • Fish Sauce

Directions

1. If using store bought stock, skip to step 2. To make pork stock, Add bones to a pot and cover bones with water bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes to remove impurities. Strain off the water and just cover the bones with water and simmer for 4 hours covered. Reserve the broth and discard the bones. Save any meat that may have stuck to the bones and add to the broth. Store in fridge covered or use immediately.

2. Begin by cooking the pork chops in a large skillet. Cook 3 minutes per side, remove from pan, and cut into strips to top the ramen. Fill a large sauce pan 3/4 with water. Place over medium high heat to boil. Add the broth to the hot skillet, and add in the onion, garlic, and optional beef bouillon and MSG. Once simmering, add mushrooms, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, and ginger. Taste, then season as needed. Once the water is boiling, cook pasta as directed on package. Strain.

3. Plate the ramen by making a nest of noodles. Top with onions and mushrooms and place a cut pork chop over the top. Cover with broth. Finally, sprinkle each bowl with pepper flakes, chives, and parsley, then drizzle with sesame oil and fish sauce.

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