Light Pork Paprikash With Peppers Recipes

PORTUGUESE PORK WITH RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• With a large mortar and pestle, mash the garlic, coarse salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and peppercorns into a fine paste. Transfer to a large bowl.
• With a mallet, flatten the pork medallions to 1/4 inch thick. Place in the bowl with the garlic mixture, tossing to coat. Cover, and marinate 2 to 4 hours in the refrigerator.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in the pork and remaining garlic mixture. Quickly brown pork about 1 minute on each side. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Place red peppers into the skillet, and saute 2 to 5 minutes, until tender but firm. Pour white wine into the skillet, and scrape up the browned bits. Reduce heat to low, return pork to skillet, and continue cooking 10 to 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).
• Slice 1 1/2 lemons into thin rounds. Transfer the pork and pepper mixture to a serving platter. Squeeze juice of remaining 1/2 lemon over the pork and peppers, and garnish with the lemon rounds.

PORK PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted waterto a boil. Cook noodles until tender; drain and return to pot. Stir in butter; cover and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combinepork with 1 tablespoon paprika; season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high; cook pork, tossing occasionally, until lightly browned on all sides, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate (reserve skillet).
• Return skillet to stove; reduce heat to medium. Add remaining tablespoon oil and onion; cook until onion is soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add pork, remaining tablespoon paprika, tomatoes with their juice, and 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cook, until sauce is slightly thickened, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat, and stirin sour cream; season with salt and pepper. Serve paprikash over noodles, garnished with parsley, if desired.

ROAST PORK PAPRIKASH

Steps:

• Cut six garlic cloves into slices. With a knife, cut slits in roast; insert garlic slices. Rub meat with 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown meat on all sides. Remove pork from pan. With a spatula, spread mustard over roast., In a roasting pan, place the tomatoes, onions, celery and green pepper. Add broth. Place roast on vegetables. Sprinkle roast and vegetables with 1/2 teaspoon paprika. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Remove meat to a serving platter and keep warm., For gravy, strain vegetables, reserving cooking liquid. Set vegetables aside. Skim fat from liquid. In a food processor, puree vegetables and 1/2 cup cooking liquid until smooth. Combine 1 cup pureed vegetables and remaining cooking liquid. Add enough water to measure 2-1/2 cups; set aside., In a large saucepan, cook mushrooms and remaining garlic in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes. Add lemon juice, thyme, remaining salt and paprika and reserved pureed vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast.,

CREAMY PAPRIKA PORK

Steps:

• Toss pork with flour and seasonings. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat; saute pork until lightly browned, 4-5 minutes., Add cream; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Cook, uncovered, until cream is slightly thickened, 5-7 minutes., Serve with noodles. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

PORK WITH PEPPERS AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Mix 1 teaspoon paprika with salt and pepper to taste and rub all over meat. Set aside. Place bacon in a 3- to 4-quart casserole over medium-high heat and sizzle until lightly browned. Remove. Place pork in casserole and briefly brown on all sides. Remove.
• Reduce heat to low. Add peppers, onion and garlic and sauté until soft. Return bacon to pan, add remaining 1/2 teaspoon paprika and cook, stirring, for a minute. Stir in marjoram, chickpeas and stock. Simmer, covered, about 30 minutes, until sauce has reduced and intensified. Stir in vinegar. Put pork in casserole, baste with sauce, cover and cook about 20 minutes, until done just shy of medium (an instant-read thermometer should register 130 degrees in the center of the meat; the temperature will increase as the meat rests).
• Remove pan from heat and season with salt and pepper. Leave casserole covered for 10 minutes. To serve, slice meat in medallions about ½-inch thick, arrange on a platter and spoon sauce around meat.

PORK AND PEPPER STEW

Steps:

• Heat bacon grease in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the pork, and cook until evenly browned. Remove pork and liquid from the pot, and set aside.
• In the large pot, melt the butter over medium heat, and saute the onions until tender and lightly browned. Mix in the flour and paprika, and, stirring constantly, cook until thickened.
• Mix pork, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and jalapeno peppers into the pot. Stir in the beef stock, tomato paste, garlic, salt, and bay leaf. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

LIGHT PORK PAPRIKASH WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Mix paprika, flour and cayenne.
• Toss pork in mixture to coat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium high heat in a non-stick or seasoned cast iron skillet.
• Brown pork and remove once it is just cooked.
• Keep warm.
• Add remaining oil, garlic, onion, mushrooms and salt to the pan, cook until mushrooms start to soften.
• Add peppers and cook until tender-crisp.
• Add pork, wine (or stock) and Worcestershire.
• Stir constantly until liquid has mostly thickened and evaporated.
• Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.
• Serve over rice or egg noodles.