When we were looking for cars, we were interested in the Volkswagen Touran. It had everything; automatic parking, rain sensor, GPS, rear parking sensors, start/stop at traffic lights, a warning sensor for drowsy drivers, dual temperature controls and heated seats. What it didn’t have was 4 wheel drive and mud/snow tires. However, the Volkswagen representative assured us that this wasn’t really a problem because, he carefully explained, Stuttgart is located in a warm bowl and rarely gets any snowfall.
It snowed before Thanksgiving and has been snowing for the last 5 days, heavily. Not really a problem for us as we bought the Toyota Rav 4 with 4 wheel drive and mud/snow tires 🙂
I am fascinated by these ubiquitous, marinated pork or veal strips. Their origin seems to be Turkish cuisine but they are commonly prepared in German households with mushroom sauce. I would guess that they are marinated in olive oil, garlic, oregano and parsley.
Chili is not a part of German cuisine but I willed it into being today 🙂
German Geschnetzeltes Chili
1 lb pork tenderloin strips, marinated with fresh garlic, parsley, oregano and 2 tbsp of olive oil for 1 hour
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 each, red bell pepper and yellow bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp powdered coriander
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 cups chicken broth
2 cans chickpeas, drained
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Sour cream
Scallions, sliced
Fresh oregano leaves, chopped
Sear the pork strips in a hot frying pan then remove and set aside. Add the tablespoon of olive oil to the pan along with the onion, garlic and bell pepper. Saute until the onion is soft. Add the oregano, cumin, coriander and tomato paste, then cook stirring for about 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, salt, pepper and the seared pork. Bring to a boil, then simmer for about 45 minutes. Add the chick peas and simmer for an additional 15 minutes.
Serve the chili in bowls and top with the sour cream, scallions and oregano.
This looks like fun. So, if I were to make these strips, would it be the same as cutting a beef tenderloin for Stroganoff only using pork tenderloin instead?
P.S. Enjoy your new car….
Exactly the same. Thank you.
It looks and sounds delicious!
Thank you daisy garden 🙂
Wow does this look good…like a happy marriage between chili and stroganoff, and I’m so intrigued by these pork strips. I love chickpeas and have wanted to use them in chili, so I’m bookmarking this to try, thanks for sharing!
Thank you. Let me know how it turns out.
I had a Rav 4 which I adored – hope you enjoy it! As for this dish – pork, chili and chickpeas….yes please!
This will be our 3rd Toyota 4 wheel drive. I don’t know why we pretended we might buy something else 😀
looks very hearty and perfect for this weather!
It is Ambrosiana. Very nice taste.
Awesome, Rosemary! Just the sort of thing I love – comforting… funny about the car… very shrewd…
Thank you Frugal. We weren’t born yesterday 😀
Delicious!
I saw a great film last night that will appeal to the French Chef inside you – Comme un Chef – I think you’ll like it 😉
Thank you. Cool, I like Jean Reno. I’ll try to find it somewhere streaming.
That looks tasty indeed. We had a big snow fall a couple of years ago (the first in 20 years). I ordered snow socks for the car (rear wheel drive). The guy delivered them about a week later, as soon as the snow melted, explaining that he could not deliver in the snow. They have sat in our shed for the last two years…
We were in Dublin when it snowed in April or May, I’ve forgotten, so you never know 🙂
We had so many near accidents in a car with no snow tires in Germany. And it got stuck a lot too. In any case, this is very creative and tasty looking.
Thank you Greg. In a country like this, snow tires are a must!
I have not blogged for several weeks so it was great to catch up with your latest recipe! The chili looks wonderful.
Thank you and welcome back!
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