The other day I posted about finding some old recipes. I’ve been wanting to make pork backbone with wine sauce ever since finding those recipes. It’s been a long time since I made it and I couldn’t find pork backbone in the stores here. Not only could I not find it but I think the meat market people all thought I was crazy. I decided to Google ‘pork backbone’ because maybe we just called it something else in Louisiana. This is the first recipe that comes up and it says “Pork Backbone Stew is a cajun classic”. I guess that explains it. I’m too far from cajun country to get pork backbone. Hmmm . . now I’m thinking . . wild hogs in the woods . . more than one way to get what you need.
Pork Butt
Pork butts are on sale through today at United and I think I’ll get a few more. I use these to make buckboard bacon and I guess they’ll have to be a substitute for backbone. I also used a pork butt to make the pork jambalaya the other day. For about $10 for the meat, and a few other ingredients, we get at last four meals.
Pork Butt
I cut the bone out and sliced it up into thick slices, seasoned it and browned it.
Pork Butt
Made the wine sauce, poured it over the meat, covered it and stuck it in the oven. I was tempted to cook it in two batches and use the solar oven but Vince wasn’t home and I was afraid to lift and carry the solar ovens. They aren’t have but they’re wide enough that I would had to have put my arms in a position I probably shouldn’t do just yet.
Pork With Wine Sauce
I had already fixed Vince’s plate before I remembered to take a picture.
Dinner
He doesn’t remember having this before and there’s a chance I never fixed it for him. As he says . . we’ve only been married 21 years . . maybe you never got around to fixing your favorite meal for me! I think he’s just forgotten but it has been a long time since I fixed it. Vince loved it. He said “We an shred this meat and make sandwiches!” Yep, I’m sure “we” could do that!
It was really tasty with the pork butt. Not sure I’d use backbone instead of pork butt if I had a choice.
The good news is .. there’s a whole lot left over.
April R says
I got a pork butt this past weekend that was smoked and sold as a fundraiser. It is my lunch/dinner for this week and I need to change it up for some variety. I am going to make this wine sauce tonight. Though it means I got to stop by my apartment before I head to my boyfriend’s house otherwise I would have to buy every single ingredient on the list. lol
Dar W says
That looks delicious!
Carol c says
YUM! did you boil the sauce before pouring over and baking as the recipe notes in the post where you found the old cookbook? And how long did you bake it? Looks like that pan has been baking a while. I have a pork butt in the freezer just waiting for some way to prepare it.
Judy Laquidara says
I simmered it. I wouldn’t say I boiled it. They probably baked about 2-1/2 to 3 hours since it was a pork butt. I would have baked a loin about 1-1/2 to 2 hours probably.
Rebecca in SoCal says
Good for you for not challenging your still-healing arm.
dezertsuz says
Leftovers! You’re singing my song!
Nelle Coursey says
This looks delicious as well!
Judy says
Thinking of you asking for pork backbone reminds me of the time I went on a search for fish heads to feed my tomatoes. I found some at Central Market in Houston, and they gave me a big bag for a very low price. I got a lot of strange looks walking through the store with my big bag of fish heads in the basket.