Burned dinner for 6 people and had to pivot fast

Last Saturday I had my in-laws over for a birthday dinner, 6 people total. I was making a slow cooked pork shoulder in my cheap enamel dutch oven, thought I had it under control. I stepped out to grab drinks for about 30 minutes and came back to smoke pouring out of the kitchen. The bottom had scorched black and the whole thing smelled like burnt plastic. I had maybe 45 minutes before everyone showed up so I ran to the store on the corner for pre made meatballs and jarred sauce. Threw it all together with some pasta and garlic bread I had frozen. It actually worked out fine, nobody complained, but I felt stupid for hours. Has anyone else salvaged a meal this bad without ordering pizza?

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karen_sanchez105d ago

Why feel stupid when jarred sauce and frozen bread saved the night perfectly fine?

johnson.adam5d ago

@karen_sanchez10 same here, store bought stuff saved my dinner too.