Irish Pork With Herbs Lemon Recipes

IRISH LOIN OF PORK WITH LEMON AND HERBS

Steps:

• Pat pork dry.
• Score well with sharp knife.
• Combine parsley, onion, peel, basil, and garlic in a small bowl.
• Whisk in 2/3 of oil.
• Rub into pork.
• Wrap in foil and refrigerate overnight.
• Let pork stand at room temperature 1 hour before roasting.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush pork with remaining olive oil.
• Set on rack in shallow pan.
• Roast until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of meat registers 170 degrees F, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Set meat aside.
• Degrease pan juices.
• Blend Sherry into pan juices.
• Cover and cook over low heat 2 minutes.
• Pour into sauceboat.
• Transfer pork to platter.
• Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon slices.
• Serve sauce separately.

CHEF JOHN'S IRISH PORK STEW

Steps:

• Season pork cubes with salt and black pepper.
• Heat vegetable oil in a pot over high heat. Working in batches, cook and stir pork in hot oil until browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork to a bowl and reduce heat to medium.
• Melt butter in the pot. Cook and stir onion with a pinch of salt in hot butter until onion is softened and translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir flour into onion mixture; cook and stir until flour is completely incorporated, about 2 minutes. Add bay leaf and caraway seed; cook for 2 minutes more. Pour beer into onion mixture. Cook and stir until thickened, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Stir pork, chicken broth, carrots, and celery into beer mixture; bring to simmer. Stir 1/4 cup parsley and balsamic vinegar into stew, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until pork is fork-tender, about 2 hours.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the Brussels sprouts and cook uncovered until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Stir Brussels sprouts into stew and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide mashed potatoes between 6 bowls. Ladle stew over potatoes and top each with a pinch of parsley.

IRISH LOIN OF PORK WITH LEMON AND HERBS

Steps:

• 1. Pat pork dry then score well with sharp knife.
• 2. Combine parsley, onion, peel, basil and garlic in a small bowl.
• 3. Whisk in 2/3 of oil; rub into pork.
• 4. Wrap in foil and refrigerate overnight; let pork stand at room temperature 1 hour before roasting.
• 5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 6. Brush pork with remaining olive oil and set on rack in shallow pan.
• 7. Roast until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of meat registers 170 degrees, about 2 1/2 hours; set meat aside.
• 8. Degrease pan juices.
• 9. Blend Sherry into pan juices; cover and cook over low heat 2 minutes.
• 10. Pour into sauceboat and transfer pork to platter.
• 11. Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon slices - Serve sauce separately.

IRISH ROAST PORK WITH CIDER CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix oil, garlic, sage, thyme, or 1/2 tsp crumbled dried sage and thyme) salt and pepper; rub all over roast. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.).
• Place roast on rack in roasting pan. Roast in 375°F (190°C) oven (or 350°F/180°C in convection oven) until meat thermometer inserted into centre registers 160°F (71°C), about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Transfer to cutting board; tent with foil and let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.
• Cider Cream: Meanwhile, skim fat from pan juices. Add butter and melt over medium heat; fry apples and onion, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add cider and bring to boil, scraping up any brown bits. Stir in stock, cream and mustard; boil until reduced by half, about 8 minutes.
• In small bowl, combine cornstarch with 1 tbsp (25 mL) cold water; whisk into sauce and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 1 minute. Serve with pork. Serves 8.
• Canadian Living Magazine: March 2007.