Pork chops and applesauce
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Pork chops and apple sauce is a traditional dish in American cuisine consisting of cooked pork chops and apple sauce.[1][2][3][a] The pork chops can be pan-fried, baked or broiled, and the meat is sometimes breaded prior to cooking.[5][6][7] Some people consider the dish to be a comfort food.[8][9]
History
[edit]The 9th century Apicius incorporates 'minutal matianum' recipe for roasted pork and apples. Gaius Matius, the assistant of Caesar Augustus, wrote three volumes on gastronomy. Columella credits him with "mincemeat à la Matius" (minutal Matianum). The 1747 The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy features pork pie with apples recipe.[10]
Pork chops and applesauce has been consumed in the United States since at least the 1890s.[11] In the 1858 play Our American Cousin, attended by Abraham Lincoln on the night of his assassination, the character of Asa speaks the line "Now I've no fortune, but I'm filling over with affections which I'm ready to pour out all over you like apple sass, over roast pork."[12]
In popular culture
[edit]The phrase "pork chops and apple sauce" became a catchphrase of the television show The Brady Bunch,[13] after the 1971 episode "The Personality Kid" featured Peter Brady (played by Christopher Knight) saying "pork chops and apple sauce" while impersonating the voice of Humphrey Bogart.[14][15]
In The Simpsons first "Treehouse of Horror" episode, Homer admonishes Kang and Kodos to "get some apple sauce out here for these pork chops", in a scene referencing The Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man".
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Good Housekeeping. C.W. Bryan. 1893. p. 23. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ The New Yorker. New Yorker Magazine. 1925. p. 40. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Sarlin, J. (1991). Food from an American Farm. Simon & Schuster. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-671-68499-0. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Prairie Farmer. Prairie Farmer Publishing Company. 1995. p. 70. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Gazzaniga, D.A. (2002). The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook: Hundreds of Favorite Recipes Created to Combat Congestive Heart Failure and Dangerous Hypertension. St. Martin's Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-312-29164-8. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Villas, J. (2011). Pig: King of the Southern Table. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-544-18770-2. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Whitehead, J. (1889). The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering. J. Anderson & Company, printers. p. 406. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Altiero, K.; Gaudet, K.; Kelly, M. (2014). Adventures in Comfort Food: Incredible, Delicious and New Recipes from a Unique, Small-Town Restaurant. Page Street Publishing. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-62414-081-5. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Bilderback, L. (2007). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comfort Food. The Complete Idiot's Guide Series. Alpha Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-59257-633-3. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Swiers, Autumn (March 19, 2024). "Unraveling The History Of Pairing Pork With Apples". yahoo.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ Filippini, A. (1890). The Table: How to Buy Food, how to Cook It, and how to Serve it. Webster. p. 260. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ "The Project Gutenberg eBook of Our American Cousin, by Tom Taylor".
- ^ "In Memory of The Brady Bunch's Ann B. Davis: Make Pork Chops and Applesauce". People. June 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Freehof, I.; Catton, P. (2005). The Comfort Diner Cookbook: A World Of Classic Diner Delights, From Homestyle Dinners To Satisfying Breakfasts And Fun Midnight Treats. Clarkson Potter/Publishers. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4000-8108-0. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ "Pork Chops and Applesauce". Gourmet. September 2003. Retrieved July 29, 2017 – via Epicurious.