Pork Steaks with Ranch Dip

Wanted to do something new and very low carb with pork steaks tonight. This is what I came up with. The dip would be great for any Ranch Dip-py purposes; to use it as a salad dressing you might thin it out a bit with heavy cream or water or something.

Pork with Ranch Dip
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1 pound pork shoulder steak
2 tablespoons liquid Barbecue Smoke®
1/2 tablespoon bacon grease
Salt and pepper
Ranch Dip (recipe below)

Several hours ahead of time, brush your pork steak on both sides with the liquid smoke. Let that absorb till suppertime. You'll want to make your Ranch Dip ahead of time, too.

When supper rolls around, put your big, heavy skillet over medium heat, and melt the bacon grease. Salt and pepper your pork steak lightly, and pan broil it till it's browned on both sides, and done through.

Accompany each serving of pork with a couple of tablespoons of Ranch Dip to dip bites in.

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2 generous servings, each with: 523 Calories; 44g Fat ; 30g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber

Ranch Dip

Commercial ranch dip often has unwanted ingredients. This one has fewer, at any rate, depending on the mayonnaise you use.

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
2 scallions, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons minced onion
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed (fresh would be good, but I didn't have any on hand)
1/8 teaspoon salt or vege-sal
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Put everything in your food processor with the S-blade in place -- but do mince the scallions and onion and such and crush the garlic before you put them in; my processor wasn't really good and getting everything cut up fine. Then use the processor to blend it all together well.

Scrape it into a snap-top container, cover, and refrigerate for at least 5-6 hours, for the flavors to blend -- this makes a big difference. Serve the way you would any ranch dip.
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10 servings of about 2 tablespoons, each with: 106 Calories; 12g Fat; 1g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;