Santa Fe Pork Recipes

SANTA FE CURED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• In large saucepan, heat all ingredients EXCEPT pork loin to boiling, stirring to dissolve ground spices and mix cure ingredients thoroughly. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature,.
• Place pork loin in glass container large enough to immerse roast in cure solution, cover and refrigerate 2-4 days OR place roast in 2-gallon self-sealing plastic bag and pour cure solution over; seal bag and place in large bowl, refrigerate 2-4 days,.
• Remove pork roast from cure, discarding cure solution. Pat pork gently dry with paper towels. Prepare covered grill with banked coals heated to medium-hot,.
• Place roast over drip pan and cook over indirect heat for 45 minutes to an hour, until thermometer inserted reads 155-160 degrees F. Remove from grill and let rest for 15 minutes then slice to serve.

SANTA FE PORK

Steps:

• Place black beans and corn in 4 qt crock pot.
• Top with 1/2 cup salsa.
• Lay chops on top.
• Top with remaining salsa.
• cover and cook on low, 3 hours. Cut cream cheese in small pieces, add to crock pot. Cook for an additional hour. Stir well. Serve with rice and /or tortillas.

SANTA FE PORK TACOS WITH MONTEREY JACK & CILANTRO LIME SLAW

Steps:

• • Wash and dry all produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Finely chop cilantro. Quarter lime.
• • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and a pinch of salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened and lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. • Add pork* and Southwest Spice. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. TIP: If there's excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out.
• • While pork cooks, in a large bowl, combine coleslaw mix, mayonnaise, half the cilantro, juice from half the lime, 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• • Stir Tex-Mex paste into pan with pork mixture until fully coated. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Remove pan from heat. • Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds. • Divide tortillas between plates and fill with pork filling, Monterey Jack, slaw, sour cream, and remaining cilantro. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

SAN FRANCISCO PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Brown chops in hot oil, about 5 minutes per side; remove pork to a plate, reserving oil in skillet.
• Cook and stir garlic in reserved drippings until fragrant, about 1 minute. Whisk beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, and red pepper flakes in a bowl, dissolving brown sugar. Return pork chops to skillet and pour soy sauce mixture over the chops. Bring sauce to a boil, cover skillet, and reduce heat to low. Simmer chops until tender, 30 to 35 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking.
• Transfer chops to a serving platter. Whisk cornstarch and water in a small bowl until smooth; stir into pan juices and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour sauce over chops to serve.

SANTA FE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle half the chili powder evenly onto both sides of chops.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chops; cover. Cook 3 min. on each side or until done (145ºF). Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Add broth, corn and remaining chili powder to skillet; stir. Bring to boil. Stir in rice; top with chops. Pour salsa over chops; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min. or until rice is tender. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 5 min.

SANTA FE HATCH CHILE GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place chile peppers cut-side down on baking sheet.
• Broil in the preheated oven until skin is heavily blistered and turning black, about 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer chile peppers to a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow peppers to steam as they cool, about 15 minutes. Peel and chop the chile peppers.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in flour until mixture thickens. Stir in chopped chile peppers, beef broth, and salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.