To save a buck or two?
My parents have always cooked pork chops (rib chops, please!) one of two ways:
1) Shake and Bake Original Pork Coating
2) BBQed with Johnny's Fine Seasoning Salt
If they choose to cook the first way, it requires gravy. Yes, Pork Gravy. Over the years, the cooking and shopping in my immediately family has switched from my Mom to my Dad. So now Dad does all of the grocery shopping--which means Costco, Cash & Carry, 99 Ranch (asian speciality grocery store along the US West Coast) and the bi-monthly trip to Safeway. He shops the others at least once per calendar week. I receive a IM nudge from my Mom this past weekend, asking me about where to buy Pork Gravy in bulk. Yes, in bulk. Apparently Cash & Carry no longer carries Pork Gravy in large bulk container and my Dad is freaking out. Why? The individual packets of gravy you buy at the store such as below:
Apparently the individual packets are too costly for my Dad--they retail from $1.79 to $2.09 each (depending on which grocery store you go to) when not on sale. So I said "Why don't you just buy them when they are on sale?" but apparently that is just not what Dad wants. They are even thinking of driving up to Canada during Memorial Day weekend to check out the Canadian SuperStore to see if they have Pork Gravy for "cheaper".
Oy. Of course, we are also talking about the same man who when I was in high school--loaded us all into the family vehicle one Sunday and we went on a quest for Weed-B-Gon in the gallon sized containers--because as everyone knows, products are generally cheaper if you buy them in larger containers. We ended up driving all the way to Cle Elum (middle of Washington state kind of deal) to buy Weed-B-Gon by the gallon.
Well, today is Monday, but the sun has gone for now...and it's raining. What more will happen today?
1) Shake and Bake Original Pork Coating
2) BBQed with Johnny's Fine Seasoning Salt
If they choose to cook the first way, it requires gravy. Yes, Pork Gravy. Over the years, the cooking and shopping in my immediately family has switched from my Mom to my Dad. So now Dad does all of the grocery shopping--which means Costco, Cash & Carry, 99 Ranch (asian speciality grocery store along the US West Coast) and the bi-monthly trip to Safeway. He shops the others at least once per calendar week. I receive a IM nudge from my Mom this past weekend, asking me about where to buy Pork Gravy in bulk. Yes, in bulk. Apparently Cash & Carry no longer carries Pork Gravy in large bulk container and my Dad is freaking out. Why? The individual packets of gravy you buy at the store such as below:
Apparently the individual packets are too costly for my Dad--they retail from $1.79 to $2.09 each (depending on which grocery store you go to) when not on sale. So I said "Why don't you just buy them when they are on sale?" but apparently that is just not what Dad wants. They are even thinking of driving up to Canada during Memorial Day weekend to check out the Canadian SuperStore to see if they have Pork Gravy for "cheaper".
Oy. Of course, we are also talking about the same man who when I was in high school--loaded us all into the family vehicle one Sunday and we went on a quest for Weed-B-Gon in the gallon sized containers--because as everyone knows, products are generally cheaper if you buy them in larger containers. We ended up driving all the way to Cle Elum (middle of Washington state kind of deal) to buy Weed-B-Gon by the gallon.
Well, today is Monday, but the sun has gone for now...and it's raining. What more will happen today?
posted by Jonell at
9:46 AM
1 Comments:
Hey Jonell! You can always make pork gravy from scratch! Use pork bouillon cubes for the pork flavor along with the drippings from the ribs. Start by melting butter in a pan, add some flour, wisk together, then add some milk, the pork flavorings, salt and pepper to taste, and to get that dark brown color, add some gravy sauce coloring...I think they have it in the states. It is definitely common in the Danish kitchens here.
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