Apricot Mustard Recipes

APRICOT MOSTARDA

Steps:

• This recipe originated from Giada's Italy.
• Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and salt. Cook for 1 minute, or until the shallots are fragrant and soft. Stir in the mustard seeds and red pepper Ô¨Çakes, and cook an additional minute. Add the vinegar and sugar. Bring to a simmer, stirring often, until the sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk in the mustard and add 1 cup of the chopped apricots. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often, for about 10 minutes, or until the apricots are plump and the mixture has started to thicken to a jam-like consistency. Turn off the heat and stir in the remaining apricots. Cover the pan and cool to room temperature. Transfer the mostarda to one or more tightly covered containers and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks. Serve at room temperature

GLAZED HAM WITH APRICOT-MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with rack in lowest position. Line a large roasting pan with aluminum foil; place roasting rack in pan.
• With a sharp knife, trim fat, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick layer. Lightly score fat in a diamond pattern (do not cut into meat). Place ham, fat side up, on rack; roast 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine jam and mustard (they can be mixed and refrigerated up to 1 day ahead). Transfer 1/2 cup mixture to a small bowl to glaze ham. Set aside saucepan with remaining mixture.
• After 1 hour, brush ham with glaze. Repeat every 15 minutes until brown and shiny, and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part, avoiding bone, registers 130 degrees, about 1 hour more (if glaze starts to burn, tent ham with buttered foil). Discard unused glaze. Remove ham from oven; cover loosely with buttered foil to keep warm. Temperature will then rise another 5 to 10 degrees.
• Bring jam mixture in saucepan to a boil. Carve ham, reserving bone and 2 cups of meat for Split Pea Soup. Serve with sauce.

MUSTARD-APRICOT PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over low heat, cook and stir preserves and mustard until preserves are melted; set aside. , Place pork chops on a lightly greased broiler pan; broil 4-5 in. from the heat for 4 minutes. Brush with half of the glaze; turn chops. Broil 4-5 minutes longer; brush with the remaining glaze. or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Top with onions. Serve with rice.

APRICOT-MUSTARD BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Place the chicken on a rimmed cookie sheet or baking dish lined with foil or parchment paper, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and bake for 10 minutes.
• While the chicken is baking, whisk together the jam, mustard, water, thyme, and a little salt and pepper in a small saucepan over low heat for about 3 minutes. It should be slightly syrupy.
• Pull the chicken out of the oven and pour the sauce on top. Continue baking for another 15 minutes. For the last 3 minutes, place the chicken under the broiler on the top rack so it gets golden and crispy looking.

APRICOT-MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine the apricot jam, mustard, vinegar and lots of black pepper in the jam jar or a mason jar. Shake until well blended.
• Use the glaze like you would a BBQ sauce. Brush on or pour over pieces of grilled or pan-seared chicken, pork chop or salmon just before it's done cooking and let cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.

APRICOT MUSTARD

Steps:

• Mix apricots, mustard seeds, ground mustard, and 3/4 cup water in a bowl. Refrigerate, covered, overnight. Put mixture in a food processor. Add vinegar and salt; puree.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APRICOT MUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat broiler and line rack of a broiler pan with foil.
• Whisk together mustard and jam in a small bowl. Whisk together 1/3 cup mustard mixture with garlic in a large bowl.
• Pat pork dry, then sprinkle all over with teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Coat pork with 2 tablespoons mustard-garlic mixture, then arrange without crowding on broiler pan.
• Toss apricots and remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper with remaining mustard-garlic mixture. Arrange apricots in 1 layer around pork (including space between tenderloins) and broil 5 to 6 inches from heat, turning pork over once, until thermometer inserted diagonally into center of each tenderloin registers 145°F and apricots are softened, about 15 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board (leave apricots on pan) and let stand 5 minutes.
• Cut pork crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices and transfer to a platter. Spoon apricots over pork and serve remaining mustard-jam mixture on the side (sweeten with additional jam if desired).

APRICOT MUSTARD

Steps:

• Place apricot preserves and Dijon-style mustard in work bowl of Cuisinart Mini-Prep Chopper and process on Chop until smooth and homogeneous.

MUSTARD & APRICOT-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Combine brown sugar and mustard; rub over surface of ham. Insert a clove in the center of each diamond. , Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1 hour. Spoon preserves over ham. Bake 15-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through. , Freeze option: Freeze cooled sliced ham in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through.

APRICOT MUSTARD GLAZED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix apricot preserves, Dijon mustard, vinegar, garlic salt, and pepper.
• Cover roasting pan with foil (for easier cleanup).
• Place pork roast on rack in pan.
• Pour about 2/3 of apricot-mustard mixture over roast.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Pour remaining apricot-mustard mixture over pork roast.
• Bake another 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven, tent with foil, and allow roast to rest 15 minutes before carving.