Lower Fat Pork Chimichurri Recipes

ROASTED PORK AND CHIMICHURRI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• In a small bowl, stir together 2 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons pepper, smoked paprika, and lime zest. Rub salt mixture all over pork. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• In a medium Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. Remove pork from pan. To pan, add bourbon, scraping browned bits from bottom of pan. Remove from heat. Return pork to pan.
• In a large bowl, toss beets with 1 tablespoon oil, brown sugar, and ½ teaspoon salt. Place beet mixture around pork in pan. Cover with lid.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• In same bowl, toss together carrots, shallots, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and remaining ½ teaspoon pepper. Carefully arrange carrot mixture over beets in skillet.
• Continue baking, uncovered, until pork is fork-tender, 1 hour and 15 minutes more. Let rest for 15 minutes. Serve with Veggie Top Chimichurri.
• In the work bowl of a food processor, combine cilantro, beet greens, carrot tops, shallot, chile, garlic, and oregano. Pulse until mixture is finely chopped, scraping sides of bowl as needed. (Work in batches, if needed).
• Transfer veggie mixture to a large bowl. Using a fork, stir in vinegar, lime juice, and salt. Slowly stir in oil. Cover and let stand for 2 hours. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

PORK CHIMICHURRI SALAD

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine olive oil, vinegar, parsley, oregano leaves, and chipotle and puree. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Preheat a broiler and arrange a rack 6 inches from the heat. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking oil.
• Place pork on the baking sheet and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Broil until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Remove pork from broiler and let rest 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine greens, cherry tomatoes, cheese, and chimichurri dressing to taste. Arrange salad on plates or a platter.
• Cut chops into 1/4-inch slices. Arrange on top of salad, drizzle with additional dressing, and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH CHIMICHURRI

Steps:

• Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook chops in oil over medium heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°., Meanwhile, place the herbs, vinegar, garlic and seasonings in a small food processor; cover and pulse until chopped. Add water; cover and process until blended. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Serve with chops.

BBQ PORK LOIN WITH CHIMICHURRI SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix garlic with jalapeños, vinegar, herbs and lime juice.
• Whisk in the olive oil.
• Add the salt and pepper corns.
• Whisk and allow to stand for about 30 minutes.
• Reserve half of the marinade.
• Put the pork into a Ziploc bag and add the other half of the marinade to meat.
• Marinade for about 4 hours but no more than 8 hours.
• Remove the pork from the marinade and cook on a hot grill for about 1 hour or until internal temperature is about 160°F.
• Allow to rest for twenty minutes before serving then,slice and use the reserved marinade to drizzle over the meat.
• Enjoy.