Islander Pork Recipes

ISLAND GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drizzle an oven-safe pan or skillet (such as a cast-iron skillet) with the olive oil and preheat on the stove over medium-high heat til the oil is hot. (See notes for alternative cooking option)
• Whisk together all rub ingredients. Sprinkle the rub mixture all over the tenderloin and use your fingers to massage into the meat.
• Place tenderloin in skillet and allow to brown for 3-4 minutes, turning the meat throughout to sear on all sides.
• Mix the glaze ingredients together and spread mixture over the tenderloin. Transfer to preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes until cooked through.
• Cut tenderloin into 1-inch thick slices. Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze from the pan all over the tenderloin just before serving.

ISLAND PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Cut roast in half. Place onion in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Add pork. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, teriyaki sauce, garlic, ginger, curry, salt, pepper, bay leaf and reserved juice. Pour over roast., Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Add pineapple during the last hour of cooking., Remove the meat, onion and pineapple to a serving platter; keep warm. Discard bay leaf. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer juice to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with pork.

ISLAND PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Stir together salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and cinnamon.
• Coat the pork with the spice rub.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a 12 inch skillet, over relatively high heat, and brown pork, turning every 30 seconds for 4 minutes.
• Stir together brown sugar , garlic, and tabasco and pat onto top of the tenderloin.
• Place pork in roasting pan and cook for 20 minutes.

ISLANDER GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• For the pork belly: Preheat a flattop to 350 degrees F.
• Pour the olive oil onto the flat top. Add the pork belly and sizzle on each side until the edges are crisp and golden but the middle is still soft, about 2 minutes. (You can prepare the pork belly while the sandwich is melting on the flattop.)
• For the islander grilled cheese: Place 2 ounces of Cheddar on each slice of bread, add the basil and close the sandwich. Ladle some clarified butter on the flattop and add the sandwich. Grill the sandwich until the bread is crisp and golden and the cheese is melted. Transfer the sandwich to a cutting board. Use a spatula to open the sandwich and add the pork belly. Add the Pineapple Sriracha Jam, then add the cucumber sticks. Close the sandwich and cut. Voila!
• Add the olive oil to a large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until golden. Add the ginger, sriracha, pineapples and lemongrass. Cook until the pineapple begins to break down and soften slightly, about 20 minutes. Remove the lemongrass. Use a stick blender to puree the mixture or puree the mixture in a blender in batches.
• Mix the sugar and gelatin in a bowl, then add it slowly to the sauce. Bring to a hard boil and boil, skimming the foam off the top, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce. Let cool, then stir in the cilantro.

ISLANDER PORK

Steps:

• Combine the molasses, soy sauce, chili sauce, coriander, cumin, ginger and garlic salt in a plastic zipper bag; add the pork, rubbing the spices and sauces into the meat, and marinate in the refrigerator overnight or up to 1-1/2 days.
• Heat oil and saute the pork slowly (this may take a couple of batches) until nicely browned.
• Remove pork and set aside, then saute onion in the pan drippings.
• Return pork to the pan, add the coconut milk and slowly simmer, covered, until pork is fully cooked and tender with no trace of pink; the longer the better for more flavor (around an hour).
• Season to taste (adding more chili sauce if you like a hotter dish). Serve with rice and garnish with shredded carrots, celery and onion if you like.