Boneless Pork Glazed Wtomatillo Jelly Glaze Recipes

CHILE-GLAZED PORK CHOPS WITH FRESH TOMATILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Slather both sides of the pork chops with the chile paste and place in a large resealable plastic bag. Allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes (and up to a few hours).
• Leave a light coating of the chile paste on the pork chops and season with salt and pepper. Place a large, well-seasoned cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the pork chops in a single layer and sear for 2 minutes on each side, or until the meat turns golden brown.
• Pour in enough beer to barely cover the chops. Cover the pan (top with a piece of aluminum foil large enough to cover the pan if yours does not have a lid) and decrease the heat to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes. Turn the pork chops over and cook for another 15 minutes.
• Uncover the skillet and increase the heat to medium-high. Allow the liquid to reduce almost completely, flipping the pork chops over every few minutes to ensure that both sides become glazed with the reduced sauce. This should take about 10 minutes.
• Serve warm with tomatillo sauce.
• INGREDIENTS
• Pork Chops
• Because bone-in pork chops are more flavorful than boneless chops, I prefer them in this recipe. But feel free to use either one. I also like to use the thick cuts, but the thin ones also work well. Just make sure to decrease the braising time if you are using thin cuts because they will cook in less time.
• TECHNIQUES
• Braising the Pork Chop
• Braising is a technique used to tenderize tough cuts of meat. The meat is first seared to develop a nice golden crust, then simmered in a liquid to cook it through without drying it out. You will find variations of this technique throughout the meat recipes in this book, as Mexican cooking tends to use tougher (and tastier) cuts of meat.
• ADVANCE PREPARATION
• The red chile paste and tomatillo sauce can be made well in advance (up to 3 days before). Once the pork chops are braised, they can be held, covered, in a warm (250°F) oven for about 1 hour before serving.

CURRANT GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In small bowl combine jelly and vinegar, set aside.
• Rub tenderloin with olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
• Place on rack in shallow roasting pan, roast 20 minutes.
• Spoon some jelly-vinegar glaze over tenderloin.
• Roast until meat thermometer inserted in center of tenderloin registers 160 degrees.
• Remove from oven, spoon with remaining glaze and cover with foil.
• Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
• NOTE: I served this with a jar of drained red cabbage to which I added 1 tablespoon of the currant jelly, The red cabbage complemented the meal perfectly.

PEPPER JELLY PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Whisk chili powder, black pepper, ground cumin, and salt together in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture onto all sides of pork tenderloin. Place tenderloin in a shallow roasting pan.
• Roast tenderloin in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 150 degrees F (65 degrees C).
• Stir pepper jelly and balsamic vinegar together in a saucepan over low heat until jelly is completely melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Brush pepper jelly mixture over pork tenderloin and continue to bake tenderloin until jelly coating is hot, about 5 minutes more. Let pork rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

APPLE-GLAZED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Rub 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper over roast. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt jelly over low heat. Whisk in mustard and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Brush roast lightly with jelly mixture. , Bake 30-40 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°, basting once with jelly mixture. Let roast stand for 10 minutes before slicing., Stir drippings in pan to loosen browned bits. Pour into a measuring cup; skim fat. Stir the remaining jelly mixture, lemon juice, salt and pepper into drippings; heat through. Serve with the roast.

BONELESS PORK GLAZED W/TOMATILLO JELLY GLAZE

Steps:

• SALSA: Remove husks from tomatillos and wash them. Cut them in half and lay on a baking pan. Cut pablano and jalapeno in half, remove seeds and place on baking pan. Remove skin from onion, quarter and place on baking pan. Place two cloves of garlic, SKINS ON, also on baking pan.
• Drizzle with a little olive oil and place under low heat broiler for about 7-10 until they start charring. Once cooled, remove skin from garlic, place all veggies in food processor with pinch of salt and cilantro. Puree. Refrigerate. Make approx. 4 c. To thin out, add water to processor.
• GLAZE: Add 1/2 c. of salsa, 1/2 c. sugar free apricot jelly to small sauce pan, stir. Heat on very low heat until jelly is melted.
• PORK S: Add about 2 tbs. of olive oil to cast iron or oven proof skillet. Pat ribs dry with paper towel. Sprinkle liberally with Mrs. Dash and pat, do this to both sides. Place in skillet and brown on each side. Using half the glaze, drizzle and brush over ribs.
• Place in a 325° oven on middle rack for 35 min. Remove, flip ribs over and drizzle and brush on remaining glaze. Return to oven on lowest rack and cook another 10 min. or until internal temp reaches 145°