A True Experiment...Pork Soup?

It's 12:38 in the afternoon. I've just put my youngest down for a nap. Dinner is already stewing away in the crockpot.  Tonight's dinner is a true experiment.  As you know, if you've been reading my blog, I made pork chops this week.  The package opened had six pork chops and I only used four in the dish I made.  I had browned the extra pork chops that night and was sad when I didn't have a use for the drippings.  I should have saved them, but alas, I threw them out.

This morning I was thinking we'd have leftovers, but the meals this week were so good, there were no leftovers to be had, except two and half pork chops.  I knew nobody would want to eat these dried out chops that sat in the fridge for three days (especially me; I hate leftovers).  So I thought I'd try to make some kind of soup with them. Have you ever heard of pork soup?  No, me neither.

There is no recipe for this one, but here is what I did.  I took the already cooked pork from the refrigerator and thought, "hmm, it would be nice to have some pork drippings to saute vegetables in."  So I put some sesame oil in the pan and heated it. If you don't have sesame oil, use olive.  I thought I'd just warm the chops in the oil and maybe get some drippings off them.  While I was doing that, I thought I'd drop some sesame seeds in there.  I cooked them until they had a nice crust on them.  While they were cooking I chopped half an onion, two carrots, two pieces of celery, and opened a can of mushrooms.  Use fresh mushrooms if you have them. I never had enough fresh produce much to my husband's chagrin.  After removing the chops, I added the veg and sauteed until the onion and celery were tender. Then I added some ground ginger and flour( about a tablespoon) to make a paste.  Stir that together until it soaks up the oil and juices and becomes a paste.  I wanted to fix this meal and forget it since it's Friday and all so I got out the crockpot, dumped in a can of chicken broth and a can of beef broth.  Then added the veg.  I shredded the pork with my fingers and stuck that in the crockpot as well.  I thought I was done and then remembered I wanted to put noodles in it so I got out a few spaghetti noodles, wrapped them in a towel and broke them in half.  Then stuck them in the pot.  I also added some water and a chicken bouillon cube for good measure.

I'm slightly embarrassed by the way I threw this together. It was not thought out beforehand at all and I have no idea what it will taste like.  I'll let you know.  Happy Friday!!!