Lime Pork With Peppers Recipes

LIME PORK WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Finely grate lime peel, reserving 2 tablespoons peel. Juice the limes. In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, garlic, oregano, thyme, cayenne, parsley, lime juice and reserved lime peel. Pour 1/2 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the pork and bay leaf. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade. , Drain and discard marinade. Discard bay leaf. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sugar; stir until bubbly. Add the meat; cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until browned. Reduce heat; add the onions, peppers and the reserved lime mixture. Cook, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender. Add the tomatoes; cook 1 minute longer.

GARLIC-LIME PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix salt, Italian seasoning, black pepper, chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, paprika, and onion powder together in a bowl. Sprinkle spice mixture generously on both sides of pork chops.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook pork until no longer pink in the center and golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Transfer pork chops to a serving plate, reserving juices in the skillet.
• Add lime juice and garlic powder to the same skillet and mix into leftover juices. Stir to combine and pour over the pork chops.

CONGA LIME PORK

Steps:

• Sprinkle 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper over roast. In a large skillet, brown pork in oil on all sides. Transfer meat to a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker., In the same skillet, saute onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add water, chipotle peppers and molasses, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Pour over pork. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until meat is tender. , Remove roast; cool slightly. Skim fat from cooking juices. Shred pork with 2 forks and return to slow cooker; heat through. In a large bowl, combine the coleslaw mix, mango, lime juice, lime zest and remaining salt and pepper. Serve pork with muffins and, if desired, lime wedges; top with slaw.

CHILI-LIME PORK TENDERLOIN OVER SOFT POLENTA WITH HUNGARIAN WAX PEPPERS AND CORN

Steps:

• Stir together the lime juice, chile powder, and Hungarian pepper. Place the pork tenderloin in a shallow baking dish or resealable plastic bag and pour the marinade over top. Coat the pork in the marinade. Marinate the pork for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• In a large saucepan, heat the chicken stock over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Slowly pour in the cornmeal, and whisk for 1 minute. Stir in the chopped pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture is thickened. Stir in the crema and the butter. Season with salt, and pepper, to taste. Set aside and keep warm.
• Preheat a grill or grill pan over high heat.
• Remove the pork from the marinade and let it come to room temperature.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and saute the onion and peppers until both are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the corn and saute for 3 minutes. Crumble the queso fresco over top and gently stir it in. Saute for 1 more minute. Season with salt and pepper.
• Season the pork with salt and pepper and grill over high heat for about 8 minutes on each side, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Allow to rest before slicing.
• To serve, in shallow bowls, divide the polenta among the bowls, top with a few slices of pork and top with the corn and pepper mixture.

LIME PORK WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Finely grate lime peel, reserving 2 tablespoons peel. Juice the limes. In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, garlic, oregano, thyme, cayenne, parsley, lime juice and reserved lime peel. Pour 1/2 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the pork and bay leaf. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade.
• Drain and discard marinade. Discard bay leaf. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sugar; stir until bubbly. Add the meat; cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until browned. Reduce heat; add the onions, peppers and the reserved lime mixture. Cook, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add the tomatoes; cook 1 minute longer.

PORK IN LIME CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large ovenproof skillet, heat oil and 1 Tbsp butter over high heat; add pork and brown on all sides, turning.
• Remove skillet from stovetop and place in preheated oven, and bake pork until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• While pork is baking, melt the remaining butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion, garlic, and green onion and saute for 3 minutes.
• Add wine and sherry and boil until liquid is reduced by half, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken and beef broths and boil, stirring frequently, until liquid is reduced to 6 Tbsp, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the half and half and simmer, stirring, until sauce is reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes.
• Whisk in the fresh lime juice.
• Season sauce to taste with salt and white pepper.
• Cut pork diagonally into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• Spoon sauce onto serving plate; fan pork on top of the sauce, garnish with basil or cilantro, and serve with any extra sauce on the side.
• Tweaked and adapted from a recipe posted to Gail's Recipe Swap by Debby Bradford, who got it from the November 1991 Bon Appetit.