Pirate Theme Party

Not all pirate recipes are from the seafood category. You can find many great dishes that are served that include beef, chicken, and even pork! Pork is prevalent in many pirate recipes, so we wanted to offer this tasty morsel for your hungry sailors!

Pork Chops with Bananas and Bacon
Ingredients:

-beer (optional)
2 large bananas
Juice of 1 lemon
6 strips of bacon
4 pork chops 1″ thick
3/4 tablespoon of cumin
-salt & pepper to taste
2 tablespoons of butter,
-softened

Directions:

Combine butter, salt & pepper with the
cumin. rub into both sides of the meat
and saute the meat briefly, until some
of the fat has rendered.

Now remove and drain. Peel the banana’s
then cut it into 1 1/4 chunks. Place on
a dish and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Next slice bacon into strips long enough
to wrap around each of the banana slice.
put on skewers, threading through bacon.

Place the pork chops on a hot grill, for
15 minutes, turning once. Turn the grill
down to medium.

Add bacon along with the banana’s, grill
for another 10 minutes, turning both the
meat and banana’s. Also good basted with
beer, while the meat cooks.

Makes 4 servings.