Piggage!

Upon learning that my girlfriend loves sauerkraut, I knew that I had found someone really special. The fact that she is also a huge fan of soup in general, was also a blessing, because I love to cook soup, I love to feed other people soup, and I always cook way too much soup.

But still, one problem remained, if I was ever to take the relationship to the next level: how could I make her love my homeland? What could possibly convince her that Door County is the absolute best place on the planet? I had tried showing her pictures of the islands and lakes. I had tried to entice her with tales of high adventure, usually involving some beach and the company of other esteemed people, such as Mr. Zambezi, Frank Maloney, and the Notorious P.I.G. It was all in vain. But there remained one way that I hoped would work...

Through her stomach.

Nate JacobsDecember 24, 2015nate jacobs, piggage, pig, pork, soup, pork soup, sauerkraut, pickles, bratwurst, door county, wisconsin, cooking for your ladyComment

Satante's Haram Pork Soup

I'm a big fan of Middle Eastern and Central Asian cooking, but the whole thing about pork being haram (Arabic: forbidden) really bums me out. Legend has it that ancient Kievian Rus took up Christianity because the proto-Russians liked to drink too much. And so my love of pork keeps me from converting to some Abrahamic religions, just like my love of going commando keeps me from becoming Mormon, and my lust for beef keeps me from becoming Hindu...you get the idea.

Russians living in Uzbekistan have gotten around this by producing plov with pork (see my other article), and if you go to Orthodox Armenia, you can find delicious pork dishes with more exotic spices being prepared. Still, how was I to incorporate the noble pig into the culinary delights of Afghanistan to please my pork loving family? I came up with this, using the traditional Afghan tastes of garlic, cilantro, turmeric, and chilis with pork.

So, here's my soup. By the way, you can use other meat too, for a more "traditional" taste, preferably mutton, but that shit's just way too expensive for me.

Nate JacobsFebruary 25, 2015nate jacobs, pork, soup, middle eastComment

Taste testing the forbidden fruit.