Spicy Pork With Pecans Recipes

SPICY TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over moderate heat, then stir in Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, pepper, and salt. Remove pan from heat and add pecans, tossing to coat well. Spread in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan and bake until fragrant and a shade darker, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

HOT AND SPICY PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix butter, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper, salt, and garlic powder. Stir in the pecans, and gently toss with chili powder to coat.
• Spread coated pecans on a medium baking sheet, and cook 30 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring approximately every 10 minutes.

PECAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Broil pork chops 4-5 in. from the heat for 4 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sugar, cornstarch, salt and mustard. Stir in the butter and vinegar until smooth. , Turn chops over and broil for 2 minutes longer. Spoon about 2 teaspoons sugar mixture over top of each chop. Broil 2-3 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Top each chop with 1 teaspoon pecans. Broil until pecans are toasted, about 1 minute longer. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Spray a sheet pan with the cooking spray or brush it lightly with oil.
• Place the egg white in a large bowl and whisk vigorously for 15 seconds, until light and frothy. Whisk in the brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, chile powder, cloves, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add the pecans and mix well, until thoroughly coated. Pour the mixture, including any liquid, onto the prepared pan and spread in a single layer. Bake for 30 minutes, tossing twice with a metal spatula. Each time you toss the pecans, spread them out again in one layer. When they're done, sprinkle with fleur de sel and allow to cool completely; they will crisp as they cool. Serve at room temperature.

PECAN-COATED ROAST LOIN OF PORK

Steps:

• Rub the pork loin with olive oil, making sure that it is well covered. Combine the sage, thyme, garlic, salt, pepper and brown sugar in the bowl of a food processor or blender and pulse until you have a thick paste. You may have to add a drizzle of olive oil to get it started. Slather the paste all over the pork loin, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate it over night.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the pecans in the bowl of a food processor or blender and pulse until they are finely chopped. Roll the pork loin in the crushed pecans and place it in a roasting pan. Make a tent of aluminum foil and arrange it over the pork loin, covering the nuts completely so they won't char.
• Roast for 30 minutes; then lower the heat to 350 degrees and continue to roast. After 1 hour and 20 minutes, remove the aluminum foil and continue to roast until the pork is done, approximately 20 minutes more. Serve hot.

COLESLAW WITH PECANS & SPICY CHILE DRESSING

Steps:

• Toss cabbage, carrots, apples, red onion, and pecans in large bowl.
• In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, sugar, salt, cumin, cayenne and pepper.
• Add to the cabbage mixture and toss well to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

SPICY PORK

Steps:

• Grate ginger; mince garlic.
• Trim fat from pork and cut remainder into bite-size chunks.
• Heat oil until it is very hot in nonstick pot. Saute ginger and garlic for 30 seconds. Add the pork and brown on both sides.
• Stir in cumin, turmeric, hot pepper flakes and coriander and cook about 30 seconds.
• Stir in beef stock and cook over medium-high heat until stock is reduced a little. Season with pepper and lime juice. Serve.

SPICY PORK WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Cut loin crosswise into 4 equal slices.
• Pound between plastic wrap to 1/4 inch.
• Beat together egg, white, mustard, red pepper in shallow dish.
• Mix bread crumbs& pecans together in second dish.
• Coat each piece of pork in flour, then egg, then crumb mixture.
• In a skillet over medium high heat cook until tender, turning once.
• About 6-8 minutes.
• Serve topped with slices of your favorite chili pepper.