Smokey Apple Onion Compote Recipes

SMOKEY APPLE ONION COMPOTE

Steps:

• Chop onions and dice apples (with the skin on). In a small bowl, dissolve corn starch in water. Set aside.
• In the meantime, combine apple cider, vinegar, chili powder, cumin, salt/pepper, and cinnamon in a large soup pot. Add corn starch mixture. Bring to a boil.
• Add the apples and onions to the pot and cook on high for about 5 minutes. Cover and simmer on low heat for at least 30 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.

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.

SMOKED PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• In skillet over high heat, heat chops, cider, syrup, and vinegar till boiling. Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook 15 minutes, turning chops once.
• Meanwhile, cut apples into wedges. Remove pork chops to platter. Add apple wedges to liquid in skillet. Heat to boiling and cook until apples are fork-tender and liquid is thick and syrupy, about 10 minutes.
• Return pork to skillet; heat through, turning chops once to coat with glaze.

APPLE ONION SAUCE FOR PORK

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet, medium high heat.
• Add apples and onions, cook until glossy 3-4 minutes.
• Add sugar& salt.
• Reduce heat to very low cover& cook until almost tender, 30 min, stir frequently.
• Stir in the Sherry.
• Continue cooking until the mixture is very soft.
• Transfer to food processor and mix doing on/off.
• Do not over process.
• Serve while hot.

ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APPLE AND BACON COMPOTE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Mince 8 sage leaves and reserve until needed 2. Bring tenderloins to room temperature; dry completely with paper towels 3. Place a roasting rack on baking sheet. Season pork with 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. In large sauté pan over med-high heat, heat 2 Tbsp. oil until sheen develops and oil begins to separate. Add pork; brown well and evenly on all sides, turning occasionally, 2 minutes/side 4. Remove pork from pan (reserve pan); place pork on roasting rack. Place pork on middle rack of oven; roast until center of the meat reaches internal temperature of 145°F for med-rare (pink in the middle), about 25 min or 150°F for med, 30 to 35 min 5. While pork roasts, add bacon to reserved pan and cook over med heat, stirring frequently, until crisp, 6-8 min. Stir in garlic; cook for 30 sec or until aromatic. Stir in onion, sage and thyme and sauté, stirring and scraping the bottom of pan for browned bits, until onion is tender, about 4 min. Add apples and sauté, stirring often, until lightly caramelized and tender, about 5 min 6. Turn heat to high; add the cider to deglaze pan. Scrape remaining browned bits from bottom of pan. Lower heat to med-high and reduce liquid to thick glaze, stirring occasionally, 4 to 5 min. Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Remove from heat and keep warm. 7. Remove pork from oven and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand for 10 min. Internal temperature will continue to rise by 5 to 10 degrees 8. While pork is resting, heat 1 cup canola oil in small saucepan over med-high heat. Once oil is warm enough that the sage leaves sizzle without smoking, fry remaining 15 sage leaves until crisp, about 10 to 20 sec. Remove sage leaves and place on plate lined with paper towels 9. Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick medallions. Arrange the medallions over a bed of pumpkin and sage polenta; border with about 1/2 cup apple and bacon compote per serving. Place 2 sage leaves on each plate and serve