Ottakee Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I cleaned out my pantry cupboard today and found 2 cans of pork (the government issue cans my disabled son got) and several cans of apricots. What do I do with these? The kids wont eat apricots alone but what about an apricot chicken??? No idea what to do with the pork as we are not pork eaters (other than ham and bacon :-) ) Feel free to give me ideas and join in with your challenging items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I wonder if you can't stew these things together. Would it be that much different than cooking pork with apples. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 We don't use canned meat at all...maybe the pork would be good in a salad? We've done in the past a very yummy Thanksgiving casserole with yams, apricots and walnuts I believe? It's been a while... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Food bank. Unless, it could be important right now that you find a way to eat anything/everything you have access to... But if you are just cleaning out your pantry, there's a reason you haven't chosen yet to eat those things, and they are certainly not health foods. I'd send them on. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The canned pork would probably be good in a fried rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I wonder if you could crisp up the pork carnitas-style? Either in a hot iron skillet or under the broiler. Make tacos. Or drown it in enchilada type sauce? I have never had canned pork, so I'm imagining it as sort of a soft pulled pork texture. Apricots into ice cream or pancake/waffle/French toast topping? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 canned pork..huh Do you mean Spam? It's not bad fried up with some eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Canned pork actually makes a fairly decent pulled pork BBQ. Just warm it up with some decent BBQ sauce. (I've actually eaten the government issue stuff. It looks horrid right out of the can, but actually looks edible once it is heated up.) The apricots could make a decent sauce for chicken or pork chops. I would finely mince it or puree it and make an asian style sauce. Or make an apricot cake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I have know idea what to do with the pork as I've never seen such a thing. The apricots I would probably cook up and make some kind of fruit bar or dessert with. Something like this. These all call for jam, but I would just add some cornstarch and thicken them up and call it good. http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/apricot-squares http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/apricot-cheesecake-bars http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/almond-apricot-bars http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/winning-apricot-bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The pork I have no idea, but I like The Girls' Mom's idea of BBQ sauce. I'd pop it in a crock pot with BBQ sauce and then serve it on buns with coleslaw if your family like coleslaw. For apricots, apricot chicken sounds good. You cold also make apricot muffins or something sweet out of them. What about apricot cobbler? http://www.food.com/recipe/wonderful-apricot-cobbler-77359 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 A friend of mine makes a red lentil apricot soup that is fabulous. I think it would be awesome with pork added! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Pulled pork with BBQ sauce sounds quite doable. Thanks for the tips of rinsing it well. I will work on some apricot cakes, chicken, etc. We certainly won't starve if we didn't eat these items but since they are there, I want to try to use them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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