# I have leftover cooked pork. What shall I do with it?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 11, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-cooked-pork-what-shall-i-do-with-it/581569 "2011-05-11T21:31:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-cooked-pork-what-shall-i-do-with-it/581569/21 "2011-05-12T15:44:08Z")

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Cut them into chunks and add them to homemade spaghetti sauce.

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**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-cooked-pork-what-shall-i-do-with-it/581569/22 "2011-05-12T19:03:06Z")

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As this OP has been substantially deliciously answered. Does anyone have a recipe for an old previously popular dish of steak diane?

And why did it go out of fashion?

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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-cooked-pork-what-shall-i-do-with-it/581569/23 "2011-05-12T19:35:29Z")

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I’m…I’m confused. Two pork chops, it sounds like there were two people, but, but… there were leftovers?

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**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-cooked-pork-what-shall-i-do-with-it/581569/24 "2011-05-12T20:10:30Z")

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My vote is for a stir fry, or a rice dish with Indian spices – doesn’t matter which blend, just that it tastes good to you. If you don’t like those collection of spices, maybe a lasagne or try to use the pork mixed with other things for a real sauce bolognese. (Reduce in milk, reduce in wine, etc.) Can’t go wrong. Or just make some real fine sandwiches.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-cooked-pork-what-shall-i-do-with-it/581569/25 "2011-05-12T23:14:38Z")

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Some discussion with Mr. Horseshoe ensued. Conclusion: stir-fry. I’ll make the sauce ahead of time - mmm, spicy stir-fry sauce - and go pick some snow peas before it gets dark. Thanks for the great ideas, everyone! We have pork chops pretty regularly but we both have smallish appetites, so leftovers are inevitable.

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