Balsamic Pork With Baked Apple Recipes

BALSAMIC PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops evenly with salt and seasoned pepper; dredge in flour.
• Cook pork in hot oil in a large skillet over medium high heat 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.
• Remove from skillet; keep warm.
• Add apples to skillet, and saute for minutes; add vinegar and broth, and cook, stirring often, 5-7 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
• Spoon over pork, and serve.

APPLE GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish large enough to hold the tenderloin without folding it.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and brown the pork tenderloin on all sides. Remove the browned tenderloin to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle all sides of the meat with salt, pepper, and parsley.
• Cook and stir the onion and apple in the same skillet over medium heat until the onion becomes soft, about 5 minutes, and pour in the Riesling wine. Scrape all the browned flavor bits off the bottom of the skillet and stir to help dissolve them into the wine. Bring to a boil, and pour the onion, apple, and wine mixture over the tenderloin.
• Mix together the apple jelly and balsamic vinegar in a bowl until the mixture is smooth and without lumps. Spread the jelly mixture all over the pork.
• Bake loin in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 30 to 45 minutes. Allow the tenderloin to rest for 10 minutes before slicing, and serve each slice with a spoonful of the apple-onion mixture.

APPLE ROASTED PORK WITH CHERRY BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle roast with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. In an ovenproof Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat; brown roast on all sides. Add apples and apple juice to pan. Bake, uncovered, 50-60 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°, basting occasionally with pan juices., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add onions and the remaining salt and pepper; cook and stir 8-10 minutes or until softened. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 35-40 minutes or until deep golden brown, stirring occasionally. Keep warm., Remove roast and apples to a serving plate; tent with foil. Let roast stand 10 minutes before slicing., Skim fat from pork pan juices. Place over medium-high heat; add vinegar and cook 1 minute, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in cherries and cherry juice. Bring to a boil; cook 10-15 minutes or until mixture is reduced to about 1 cup. Serve pork, apples and onions with cherry glaze.

PORK WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR, CRUNCHY APPLES, AND APPLE PUREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• To prepare the crunchy apple, wash and peel 1/2 of the apples, and cut them into slices. Place them on a baking sheet, and bake them for 4 hours so they dry out very slowly.
• Peel the other 1/2 of the apples, and place them in a saucepot with the water. Add the sugar and cinnamon, and cook them slowly on low heat until they are soft, approximately 20 minutes. Once apples are cooked, place them in a blender, and blend until you have a puree. Set aside and keep warm.
• To prepare the pork medallions, dredge each piece lightly in the flour. Heat a shallow pan with the oil, and sear each medallion for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Once seared on both sides, add the white wine, and cook for 2 minutes to evaporate the alcohol. Add the vinegar to create a sauce.
• To serve, plate two medallions per person on each plate. Add the apple puree, and fan out the crunchy apple chips. This dish may also be accompanied with Sauteed vegetables.