Jamaican Jerk Pork Filet Mignon Recipes

JAMAICAN JERK PORK

Steps:

• Place the pork in a large bowl or in a zip-top bag set inside the bowl. In a large measuring cup, combine all the brine ingredients with 3-1/2 cups water. Stir until the salt and sugar dissolve. Pour the brine into the bag with the pork, squeeze out any air, and seal, or cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 and up to 6 hours.
• In a blender, purée the garlic, chiles, onion, orange juice, vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce, allspice, thyme, salt, lime juice, brown sugar, ginger, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir the rum and molasses into 1 cup of the mixture and reserve for basting. Remove the pork from the brine and pat dry. Discard the brine. Use a fork or the tip of a sharp knife to poke holes all over the pork. Return to the bag or bowl. Pour the remaining marinade over the pork, squeeze out any air, and seal, or cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 8 and up to 24 hours.
• Prepare a grill for indirect cooking over medium-low heat (300°F to 325°F) following the directions below. Remove the pork from the marinade and place on the cool side of the grill, fat side up. Cover the grill and cook for 2 hours. Using a silicone brush, baste the pork with the reserved basting liquid every 30 minutes until it's used up. Continue cooking until tender when pierced with a fork and an instant-read thermometer registers 190°F in the center, another 5 to 6 hours, checking the temperature on the grill. Transfer the pork to a cutting board. Let it rest until cool enough to handle. Remove teh pork from teh bone, cut into 2-inch chunks, and serve.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• To make Jerk Seasoning, mix all spices together and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Remove fat cap and silver skin ( I used a filet knife).
• Cut loin across grain into 3/4" to 1" filet mignons.
• Wrap a slice of bacon around circumference of filets, secure with toothpick(s).
• Sprinkle and rub Jerk Seasoning on both sides of filets. Left over seasoning can be stored in an air tight container.
• Coat iron skillet (or other oven ready pan) with olive oil (spray on pan coating can be used instead) to high heat on stove.
• Fry both sides of the filets until well browned (about 2 minutes per side).
• Put browned filets and skillet into preheated oven.
• Bake 20 minutes or until internal temp of filet is 160°F.
• Remove from pan and let stand 5 minutes.
• Garnish with 1 Tbsp of fruit compote per serving.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix jerk seasoning with the oil in a small bowl (this will thin it and cut the heat). Trim any excess fat from the pork loin, leaving a thin-layered wide strip down the center of the top. Evenly rub the entire pork loin with the jerk seasoning mixture. Place pork loin in a shallow greased roasting pan, and bake for 20 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F and continue baking for about 1 more hour, or until a meat thermometer stuck in the thickest part reads 145 degrees F. Remove from oven and let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Marinade:.
• Put all marinade ingredients into a food processor and process until thoroughly chopped but not to the point that it turns into a paste or too liquid.
• Put marinade into a large sealable plastic bag (like a Ziploc bag).
• Meat Preparation:.
• Lightly score the fat layer of the pork loin.
• Place meat in bag with marinade.
• Marinate up to 8 hours in the refrigerator, turning occasionally.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Remove pork from marinade.
• Wipe most of marinade off of pork leaving some on fat layer to brown.
• Roast uncovered, fat side up, for approximately 1 hour (until internal temperature reaches 137°F).
• If the top gets too browned, cover for a few minutes, but uncover at the end of cooking time.
• Allow to rest at least 15 minutes before slicing.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Soften 1 tablespoon butter; mix with peach preserves., Sprinkle chops with seasonings. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat; brown chops 2-3 minutes per side. Remove from pan., Cut peppers into thin strips. In same pan, saute peppers in remaining butter over medium-high heat until crisp-tender and lightly browned, 5-6 minutes. Add chops; top with preserves mixture. Cook, uncovered, until heated through, 30-60 seconds. If desired, serve with rice.

JAMAICAN JERKED PORK AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut away the rind and most of the fat from the pork. Remove all the meat from the bones and cut it into pieces about one-and-a-half-inches thick and three or four inches long.
• Put the pork pieces and the chicken in a large bowl, cover and refrigerate until needed.
• To prepare the seasoning, heat the allspice berries over medium heat in a small heavy saucepan for three or four minutes, stirring often until heated through.
• Two tablespoons at a time, crush the berries in a mortar and pestle until all are cracked.
• In a medium-size bowl, combine the crushed berries, nutmeg, cinnamon, scallions, garlic, pepper and one tablespoon of the vinegar. Crush into a pasty mixture.
• Add the rest of the vinegar, oil, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Mix well.
• Turn the mixture over the pork and chicken and rub the meat with the seasoning, coating it evenly. Cover and refrigerate for two hours or overnight.
• Cook the jerked pork and chicken on the grill over hot coals or on a gas-heated barbecue as far away from the heat source as possible, at least six inches. Cover with the lid. Turn the meat every 10 minutes for about one hour, until done. If desired, halfway through the cooking time, toss one teaspoon of whole allspice berries into the fire.
• Cut the cooked pork into one-third-inch slices and serve with the chicken. Accompany with Pickapeppa sauce.