Spice Crusted Pork Tenderloin With Andouille Sausage Gravy Recipes

SPICE-RUBBED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Put the pork on the prepared baking sheet, brush with the peanut oil and rub all over with the five-spice powder. Sprinkle the pork with salt and pepper. Broil, flipping once, until golden and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers about 145 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer the meat to a cutting board to rest for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the vinegar, ginger, mirin, soy sauce and lime juice in a small bowl. Whisk in the sesame oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Slice the pork, drizzle with the vinaigrette and serve with the rice and broccoli.

ANDOUILLE-STUFFED PORK LOIN WITH CREOLE MUSTARD

Steps:

• To prepare the brine, bring 6 cups water, the salt, sugar, peppercorns, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and onion to a simmer in a medium pot over medium heat. Stir until the sugar and salt have completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the ice cubes to cool.
• Place the pork loin in large freezer bag (or large plastic container with a lid). Pour the brine into the freezer bag, submerging the roast completely, seal, and set aside for 2 hours.
• Preheat the grill and set up two zones-one hot for searing and another medium for cooking through.
• Using the tip of a paring knife, pierce the casing of the sausage all over (this will ensure the flavor of the sausage goes into the pork as it cooks). Remove the pork from the brine and pat it dry with paper towels. Using a clean honing steel, poke a hole into the center of the loin lengthwise and work it all the way through so it creates a cavity. Insert the sausage into the cavity so that it sits neatly within the roast. Season the roast with salt, pepper, granulated garlic, paprika, and cumin.
• Wipe down the grates of the grill with oil-blotted towels. Place the roast on the hot part of the grill and sear fat side down, 3 to 4 minutes, and then on each of the three other sides. Transfer the roast to the cooler part of the grill (indirect heat) and cook until the internal temperature hits 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 45 to 55 minutes. Set the roast on a platter and tent with foil. Allow it to rest for 15 minutes before carving into thick slices. Served drizzled with juices from the platter and the Creole mustard.
• Traditional Oven Cooking Method:
• Pan-roast the pork by searing the roast on all four sides in a hot cast-iron pan over high heat, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer the pan to a preheated 350 degrees F oven and roast for 20 to 25 minutes, until cooked through to a temperature of 165 degrees F in the center. Rest the roast in the pan, then slice and serve with the pan juices and mustard.

ANDOUILLE-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH ROSEMARY BUTTER GLAZE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over high heat.
• Add half each of the onions, celery, and bell pepper, and saute until lightly browned.
• Add the remaining onions, celery, and bell pepper, along with the andouille, butter, and Tabasco.
• Saute about three minutes.
• Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook until most of the fat rises to the surface; skim this off, and cook until all the liquid has been absorbed, but the mixture is still moist.
• Stir in the bread crumbs to combine completely.
• Turn the mixture out onto a sheet pan to cool.
• With a knife-sharpening steel or the handle of a wooden spoon, push a hole into the large end of the pork tenderloin, going in as deep as you can.
• Pack this hole with the cooled stuffing.
• (You will be surprised how much the meat will stretch, and how much stuffing will fit, but it does take a little patience.) Heat up a grill or a large cast iron skillet, and sear the outside of the stuffed tenderloins.
• Do not cook through yet.
• You can prepare the dish up to this point and hold it in the refrigerator for later use the same day.
• (In fact, this helps the stuffing to set.) Let cool.
• To finish the stuffed pork, slice the tenderloin into discs about three-fourths inch thick.
• Coat lightly with flour, salt, and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet on top of the stove and put the pork discs in.
• Put the skillet into a preheated 400-degree oven, and cook until medium--about six minutes--turning once.
• Remove pork and keep warm Make the sauce in the skillet in which the pork was roasted.
• Melt 1 Tbs of the butter, and saute the garlic and rosemary for about two minutes.
• Add the veal stock or demi glace.
• Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
• Whisk in the remainder of the butter to create an emulsified sauce.
• Spoon the sauce onto the plate and place the pork discs on top.