Agave Glazed Pork Belly With Grilled Pineapple Recipes

PINEAPPLE GLAZED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Place pork loin in baking pan (I use pyrex).
• Drain pineapple, reserving about 1/2 cup of the juice and remaining ingredients including cornstarch.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, remove from heat and set aside.
• Brush pork loin with part of the glaze.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes until meat is tender and inner temperature has reached 160 degrees.
• Brush with glaze several times during baking time.
• Turn pork loin 1 time during baking time and brush underside with glaze.
• Let stand 5 minutes.
• Heat pineapples with remaining juice and remaining glaze and serve with pork loin.
• **Whendraining pineapple squeeze as much juice out as possible!
• I always have a small can of pineapple juice on hand in case there isn't enough juice.

PINEAPPLE-GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper; place in a 3- to 4-qt. slow cooker. Whisk together the next 5 ingredients; pour over pork. Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer reads 145° and meat is tender, 2-3 hours., Remove from heat; let stand at least 5 minutes before slicing. Keep warm. Whisk together cornstarch and water; add to cooking juices. Cook until thickened, about 15 minutes. Serve with pork.

PINEAPPLE GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix together the drained pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, and garlic powder together in a large plastic zipper bag, and smush the bag a few times with your hands to mix the marinade and dissolve the sugar. Place the pork chops into the marinade, squeeze out any air in the bag, seal it, and refrigerate overnight. Reserve the pineapple rings.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove the chops from the marinade, shaking off excess, and grill until browned, the meat is no longer pink inside, and the meat shows good grill marks, 5 to 8 minutes per side. Brush several times with marinade and let the marinade cook onto the surface of the meat. Discard excess marinade. While the meat is grilling, place 4 pineapple rings onto the grill, and allow to cook until hot and the slices show grill marks; serve the chops topped with the grilled pineapple rings.