Pork With Green Figs And Apples Recipes

PORK WITH GREEN FIGS AND APPLES

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Working in batches, brown pork, about 1 1/2 minutes a side. As each batch is done, set it aside in a bowl. When last batch has browned on one side, turn pork and stir in onions. Continue to cook, stirring, until onions are slightly softened and brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in mustard, and then scrape mixture into the bowl with the browned pork.
• Lower heat slightly, and place figs in bottom of saucepan. Toss apples in lemon juice, and then sprinkle apples over figs. Return pork and onions to pan.
• Add 1 cup water, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Cover. Bring to boil. Lower heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Pork will be cooked through, and figs and apples will be almost completely disintegrated. Stir in remaining salt.
• Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup water until smooth. Add a few ladles of hot fig sauce to cornstarch mixture, and then stir it into the pot. Bring to boil. Lower heat, and simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and pepper.

APPLE AND FIG PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• Tie pork loin with twine to keep it together.
• Heat up oil in an oven-safe skillet/dish on a fairly high setting. Sear the outside of the roast until it is nicely browned. Remove from dish and let rest on a plate.
• Add the wine to deglaze the dish, then add apple, onion, and seasonings. Saute until translucent.
• Add the roast back into the dish and add in the fig halves.
• Bake in the oven for about an hour covered, or until your meat reaches a temp of 165°F.
• Take out of the oven and let it rest for a few minutes, then serve!

PORK LOIN ROAST WITH FIG & APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. In a non-stick frying pan, heat 2 tsp of the oil and brown the pork fillet for 4-5 mins, turning once to cook evenly. Rub with another 1 tsp of oil and season. Transfer to a roasting tin and bake for 40 mins or until the juices run clear when you skewer the thickest part of the loin. (Timings will vary depending on thickness of the meat.)
• Using the same frying pan, heat 1 tbsp oil, add the onions and cook for about 10 mins until soft. Add the apples and figs and cook for another 5 mins. Tip into a bowl and add the breadcrumbs, sage, egg, lemon zest and 2 tbsp of the chicken stock. Add seasoning, then roll into 12 balls. Put the stuffing balls on a baking tray lined with baking parchment, then bake for 20-25 mins.
• When the pork is cooked, remove from the roasting tin and allow to rest for 10 mins. Deglaze the roasting tin with the remaining chicken stock, scraping any of the brown bits off the bottom, then add the vinegar, quince paste and resting juices. If your roasting tin isn't flameproof, transfer to a saucepan and bubble down until the sauce has thickened to the consistency of double cream. Season, slice the pork and serve with stuffing, sauce and vegetables.

GLAZED PORK WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 2 sprigs thyme on each pork chop, and add to the skillet. Saute until browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Turn chops over, and squeeze the juice from half an orange over the pork. Reduce the heat to medium, and squeeze the remaining orange half over the pork. Cover, and continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer reads 160 degrees, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove to a platter, and cover to keep warm.
• To prevent a flare up, remove skillet from heat, then heat cognac. Return the skillet to medium heat, and cook for about 1 minute. Add apples, and cook until caramelized and tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with sugar. Stir well to coat apples. Serve immediately with pork chops and Sauteed Cabbage.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Trim all silver skin from tenderloins; pat dry using paper towels. Rub 1 teaspoon vegetable oil over the surface of each tenderloin and rub with sea salt.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, about 1 minute. Place tenderloins into the skillet and cook, rotating to brown all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a large plate.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to any drippings in the skillet. Cook apples and onions in the hot oil, stirring occasionally, until onions begin to turn translucent, about 5 minutes, adding a bit more oil if skillet gets dry.
• Meanwhile, spread Dijon mustard evenly over browned tenderloins using a pastry brush. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons thyme leaves over pork. Sprinkle remaining thyme over apple mixture and add black pepper; stir gently to combine. Nestle tenderloins into the skillet with apple mixture.
• Roast, uncovered, in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the tenderloins reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 15 minutes.
• Remove skillet from the oven and place pork onto a plate. Cover with aluminum foil and let rest.
• Meanwhile, pour chicken stock into a saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until reduced by 1/2, 8 to 10 minutes. Add to the skillet containing apple mixture.
• Heat over medium-high heat until boiling, about 5 minutes; stir in butter until melted. Slice pork and serve over apple mixture.

ROAST PORK WITH GARLIC AND APPLES

Steps:

• For brine, Microwave 2 cups water in a microwaveproof bowl on HIGH 3 minutes, until steaming, Stir in apple, kosher salt, suger, garlic, peppercorns and sage until sugar has almost dissloved.
• Add 2 cups cold water.
• Cool to room temperture.
• Pour brine into large, heavey-duty, resealable storage bag, Add PORK.
• Push out excess air from bag and seal.
• Marinate pork in refrigerator 24 hours, turning the bag several times.
• Spread the two apples in a 11 x 7-inch baking dish; set aside.
• Combine garlic, sage, oil, vinegar, pepper, and salt in a cup; set aside.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Drain pork into calander; discard brine and solids.
• Rinse pork under cold running water.
• Pat dry.
• Rub pork with garlic mixture and place on top of apples in baking dish.
• Bake pork and apples intil an instant-read meat themometer inserted in center of pork registers 160 degrees, about 60 to 70 minutes.
• Transfer pork to a serving platter and cover loosely with foil.
• Remove apples from baking dish, coarsely chop and transfer to a bowl; skim fat from drippings in pan.
• Stir drippings into apples.
• Serve apples with sliced pork.