Sticky Pork With Cranberries Recipes

UNCLE BILL'S RACK OF PORK WITH APRICOT/CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a medium-size saucepan, add apricot jam, cranberries, orange juice, cinnamon and cloves and bring to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Cook until sauce lightly thickens and cranberries begin to break apart, abou 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
• Season rack of pork generously with salt and pepper.
• Place the rack of pork in a small roasting pan; standing with ribs up.
• Roast the pork uncovered in preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes.
• Brush pork ribs with 1/2 cup of sauce.
• Continue to roast, uncovered for another 20 minutes.
• Brush again with another 1/2 cup of sauce.
• Continue roasting, uncovered for 30 minutes longer or until meat thermometer inserted in the center of the pork registers 160 F.
• Brush rack of pork with a little more sauce, then let rest for 10 minutes to allow juices to set before cutting between ribs.
• Serve with remaining sauce alongside pork.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BALSAMIC-CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
• Sear pork on all sides, about 2 minutes.
• Place skillet with pork in oven.
• Roast pork until thermometer inserted into center registers 155°F, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and rosemary; sauté until onion softens, about 3 minutes.
• Add broth, cranberry sauce and vinegar and whisk until cranberry sauce melts, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer pork to work surface.
• Scrape any juices from large skillet into cranberry mixture.
• Boil until sauce has reduced enough to coat spoon thickly, about 6 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice pork and serve with sauce.