Bourbon Pork Loin Chili Recipes

PORK TENDERLOIN IN BOURBON

Steps:

• Mix together soy sauce, bourbon, brown sugar, and garlic. Pour over pork, cover, and refrigerate at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove pork from marinade, and place on rack of shallow roasting pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

SPICE RUBBED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BOURBON-CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the paprika, sugar, salt, cumin, mustard powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
• Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat, and lightly coat with canola oil. Dredge the pork tenderloin in the rub, tapping off any excess, before searing on all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Place the pan into the oven and cook to medium doneness, 8 to 10 minutes. Promptly remove from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes.
• Serve with the Bourbon-Chipotle Sauce.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the onions until soft, and then pour in 2 cups of the bourbon and cook until reduced to a few tablespoons. Stir in the chicken stock, apple juice, brown sugar, peppercorns and chipotle, and cook until reduced by half.
• Strain through a fine mesh strainer, and then return to the pan and cook until it becomes the consistency of a sauce. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons bourbon and cook 2 minutes. Season with salt.

BOURBON-MARINATED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Rinse tenderloins, and pat dry.
• Combine soy sauce and next 9 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag or shallow dish; seal or cover, and chill at least 12 hours. Remove pork from marinade, discarding marinade. Sprinkle evenly with salt.
• Grill, covered with grill lid, over high heat (400° to 500°) 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 155°, turning occasionally. Remove from heat; cover with aluminum foil, and let stand 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 160°. Garnish with fresh parsley sprigs, if desired.

SPICED PORK MEDALLIONS WITH BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the bourbon, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to about 1/2 cup, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, combine the chili powder, cinnamon, salt and allspice; rub over pork slices., In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork over medium heat for 2-4 minutes on each side or until tender. Serve with sauce.

PORK CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown pork in oil; drain. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker; add remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours. Reduce heat to low and cook 4 hours longer.

BOURBON PORK LOIN CHILI

Steps:

• Make one day before serving for optimal flavor.
• Heat 4 Tablespoons of vegetable oil over high heat in large heavy pot or dutch oven. Generously season pork with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add pork loin in batches to sear on all sides. Remove pork and set aside.
• Turn heat down to medium. Add remaining 4 Tablespoons of vegetable oil to pot. Add red bell pepper, jalepenos, onion cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Sweat vegetables until onions are soft.
• Add in the garlic and saute for 1 minute just until you smell the garlic cooking.
• Add the bourbon and let cook for 2 minutes.
• Add in the honey, kidney beans, black beans, and tomatoes. Turn up the heat until mixture is bubbling.
• Turn the heat down to lowest setting and simmer for at least 3 hours. Or until the pork is buttery and tender.
• Place cooked chili in refrigerator overnight to allow flavors to meld.
• Slowly reheat over medium low heat before serving.
• Top with cheddar cheese, sour cream, avoocados, and cilantro.

ALL DAY PORK LOIN CHILI

Steps:

• Pour 4 tablespoons of the oil into a large, heavy bottomed stockpot and place over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Season the pork with a dash of salt and pepper and brown it in batches, 3 to 5 minutes per batch. Set aside the browned pork.
• Pour the remaining oil into the pot and add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and jalapenos. Season the veggies with the brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper and cilantro. Sweat the vegetable mixture over medium heat for 10 minutes, until the onion is soft. Add the pork back to the pot along with the tomatoes, honey, coffee, bourbon. Add the beans, stir well, bring up to a simmer and then lower the heat to the lowest setting.
• Let simmer 2 to 3 hours, until the pork is juicy and buttery soft. Serve directly from the stovetop with side bowls of sour cream, sliced jalapenos, and shredded cheddar.

BOURBON BASTED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Rub the pork with with all the dry ingredients. Refrigerate for no longer than 24 hours in a covered dish, plastic bag or roasting pan.
• Combine all ingredients for the baste in a plastic bag, casserole dish or roasting pan.
• Remove loin and place in dish or what ever way your cook the loin. To make on a smoker, maintain a heat of 270-320°F for 5-6 hours. To grill, heat grill to medium low and cook for 1 1/2-2 hours. To bake, maintain a temperature of 350°F for 1-1 1/2 hours.
• Baste every 30 minutes all over the loin. Make sure either way you cook it, that the internal temperature is 160°F.

HOISIN AND BOURBON-GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Prepare grill- (great to use soaked hickory wood chips if you have them).
• Combine hoisin sauce and next 7 ingredients (hoisin through garlic) in a small bowl, stir with a whisk.
• Butterfly pork- slice pork lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side.
• Open halves, laying pork flat.
• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
• If using wood chips, place on coals just before cooking meat.
• Place pork on grill that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Turn and baste top of pork with hoisin mixture; cook 5 minutes.
• Turn and baste top of pork.
• Cook another five minutes.
• Check temperature with an instant read thermometer.
• If 155 degrees remove and let rest for five minutes.
• If it needs more cooking time, keep turning and basting every 2- 3 minutes until the right temperature.
• Do not overcook- it should be moist.

PORK LOIN CHILI

Steps:

• Pour 4 tablespoons of the oil into a large, heavy bottomed stockpot and place over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Season the pork with a dash of salt and pepper and brown it in batches, 3 to 5 minutes per batch. Set aside the browned pork.
• Pour the remaining oil into the pot and add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and jalapenos. Season the veggies with the brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper and cilantro. Sweat the vegetable mixture over medium heat for 10 minutes, until the onion is soft. Add the pork back to the pot along with the tomatoes, honey, coffee, bourbon. Add the beans, stir well, bring up to a simmer and then lower the heat to the lowest setting.
• Let simmer 2 to 3 hours, until the pork is juicy and buttery soft. Serve directly from the stovetop with side bowls of sour cream, sliced jalapenos, and shredded cheddar.

SWEET BBQ PORK CHILI

Steps:

• To make BBQ sauce: Stir together tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, onion, chili powder and garlic in small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; set aside.
• To make chili: Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook 5 minutes or until brown on all sides, stirring occasionally. Remove from saucepan; set aside.
• Add onion and salt to same saucepan. Cook 4 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in prepared BBQ, browned pork, undrained tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans and broth. Bring a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes or until pork is tender, stirring occasionally. Top each serving with sour cream, parsley and serve with warm cornbread, if desired.