New Year’s Day Recipe Ideas!

Family_New_Years_Eve_2.jpg2016 is quickly approaching! Have you decided what you will prepare for your New Year’s Day meal? Did you know there are a variety of foods you can enjoy on the first of the year that actually symbolize good fortune?

Cabbage or greens – to represent wealth

Beans – to symbolize coins

Noodles – for a long life

Rice, quinoa or barley – for abundance

Pomegranates – the many seeds symbolize prosperity

Figs – for fertility

Pork – Pigs are supposedly unable to look backwards, so they represent releasing the past and looking forward to the new year ahead

Cake – Shaped into a ring symbolizes life coming full circle

Fish – Scales represent coins in abundance

Cornbread – Gold

Try combining some of these lucky foods in the recipes below to feast for future fortune!

Pork_and_sauerkraut_recipe.jpgPork and Sauerkraut with Potatoes

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

2 cans (14 ounces each) sauerkraut, undrained

1 cup thinly sliced onion

2 medium tart apples, peeled and sliced

1/2 cup dark corn syrup

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon caraway seeds

1/2 teaspoon pepper

3 large potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks

6 Five Star bone-in pork loin chops (6 ounces each)

Preparation Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the sauerkraut, onion, apples, corn syrup, bay leaves, caraway and pepper. Spoon half into a 5-qt. slow cooker; top with potatoes.
  2. Broil pork chops 6 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until browned; place over potatoes. Spoon remaining sauerkraut mixture over pork.
  3. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cook 4-5 hours longer or until meat is tender. Discard bay leaves.

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Black_Eyed_Peas_with_Ham_Hocks.jpgBlack Eyed Peas with Ham Hock

Ingredients

1 lb fresh or dried black eyed peas

1 qt water (or enough to cover beans)

1/2 lb Five Star ham hock or cooked boneless ham slices

Pinch of garlic or salt

Fresh black pepper

Crushed red pepper to taste

Preparation Directions

1. Combine all in a dutch oven on the stove and bring to a boil.

2. Reduce heat to a medium-high and cook for 1 hour until peas are tender.

3. Add more water as needed.

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Sauteed_cabbage_with_bacon.jpgSauteed Cabbage with Bacon

Ingredients

1 Head cabbage, sliced

4 Strips bacon, cut into small pieces

1 Small onion, diced

Salt/pepper to taste

Preparation Directions

1. In a large saute pan, cook bacon until crisp.

2. Add in the onion and saute until soft.

3. Add in the cabbage and saute on a medium heat, tossing occastionally, until desired degree of doneness.

4. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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What are some of your favorite New Year’s Day recipes? Any we missed?

Do you ever prepare them with Five Star ingredients?

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