Sliced grilled pork, boneless pork chop, grilled chicken, shredded chicken or sardines can replace the ground pork and ham.

It consisted of chunks of boneless pork marinated with spicy Caribe chilies and baked.

Although bone-in pork does not dry out as much, the applesauce works so well that boneless pork, which is also easier to carve, becomes a good choice.

A typical 3 1/2-pound veal rib eye will serve 6; a typical 2 1/2-pound boneless pork loin will serve 4.

This is a no-nonsense meat lover's menu, with four beef entrées, grilled New Zealand lamb chops, pan-roasted boneless pork chop and the Tavern special veal scaloppine.

The pan-roasted boneless pork chop, while generous, was dry and overcooked, nothing like the menu boast of "a juicy and herb-marinated pork loin drizzled with applejack glaze."

Siegerländer Krüstchen (Breaded boneless pork chop on toast and egg sunny side up on top)

That ingredient, which will dominate the soup, can be almost anything you can cut into bite-size chunks, from carrots to boneless pork.

But skip the dry boneless pork chop.

Douglas Rodriguez took over the kitchen this summer and the menu now includes some of his signature dishes, like crispy boneless Cuban pork.