My California cousin, Rob sent the recipe that I am sharing with you today. I have really been in a rut lately when I have been preparing my weekly menus. I was feeling as if I made the same thing the same way all the time. It can be challenging living with a diabetic because honestly we have discovered the easiest meals are the best meals for diabetics. However, when I saw this recipe I knew I wanted to give it a try as we usually have pork chops and this is a neat twist on the usual way of preparing them.
Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
4 pork tenderloin boneless pork chops – Beat flat with a cleaver (I have some thin sliced pork tenderloin that I will use for this recipe)
Put one cup of flour in a freezer bag and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. I will probably use 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and garlic powder.
First blend together one cup of milk and one egg.
Dip the tenderloin in the milk and egg mixture first. Then put in flour mixture and shake to coat.
Place in fry pan or fryer and cook until nice and brown. Serve on a larger burger bun with mustard.
Rob has sent me over 100 recipes and even though he lives in Southern California, it amazes me how similar we are in the foods that are our favorites.
By the way, I want to share Rob’s background with you. Rob is in prison in Southern California and he is 79 years old. We met through a Christian pen pal ministry that I participate in through the church I attend. God does work in mysterious ways as I was amazed when he revealed to me that he had previously been a chef.
Why is he in prison? I don’t know and if he ever wants to share that with me, that is fine. If he never wants to share that with me, that is fine too. Our love for food has created a great bond for us. He has no family and had no one to share his recipes with. Now, I have most of them and hopefully I will be able to make compile a cookbook for him. He is to be released later this year and I think that would be a great gift for him. He told me that my letters have given him hope and a purpose. However, I know he would love to be able to cook for others because he knows a great way to show love is the preparation of food for those we love.
Rob has become a very special person for Mr. D and me. Rob sends recipes now that he thinks Mr. D will like and when I told him Mr. D is diabetic he started sending recipes that are better choices for diabetics. This has been a special experience for me and I wanted to share it with you.
Thanks for stopping by.
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