Smokey tea pork with sweet potatoes and shiitake mayo
Pork second courses
There are some dishes that might seem wrong at first or will at least make you think, "wha?!" and that is exactly what I thought stumbling upon the Chi'Lantro truck in Austin. They had a dish of crispy fries topped with kimchi and bulgogi - three things I adore - but would never have put together myself. Unless I was still 23 and coming home late from a bar and it is all we had lying around. For the pub contest I immediately thought of this flavorful, perfect bar food snack. And then I thought of my favorite flavor combination this year: smokey tea pork (in some form or another) with sweet potatoes and, sometimes, shiitake mayo. This is not something I would eat for any old occasion. It requires a sporting event, a celebration, or, as we did for dinner tonight, small portions of the pork and fries with big piles of fresh broccoli. But the flavor combination remains this year's peanut butter and jelly...a decadent and happy-noise-making meal. <br /> <br />You can bake the sweet potatoes into fries or bake/mash them to lighten the dish. And I can report that wrapping up the pork, sweet potatoes, green onion, cilantro and a bit of the mayo in blanched kale leaves makes for a fabulous lunch the next day. Heck, I have even made it into pizza by mashing the sweet potatoes on cooked dough, topping with pork and a lightly dressed salad.
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