Whiskey Braised Pork Recipes

WHISKY SAUCE BRAISED PORK RECIPE

Steps:

• 1) Pour the olive oil in a large non-stick pan and add the unpeeled garlic cloves.
• 2) Put the pan over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Stir the garlic regularly until soft. The pork fillets should be ¼-inch max in thickness. You can make them thinner by wrapping them in cling film and flattening them using a meat mallet. Season on both sides with a little pinch of pepper and salt. Turn the heat under the pan with garlic cloves higher. Add the pork to the hot oil.
• 3) Quickly sear the pork on both sides for a minute.
• 4) Then add the whisky.
• 5) Put a lid on the pan and turn the heat low. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until the pork is cooked all the way through. Check if the seasoning of the whisky sauce is good and add extra pepper or salt to taste if necessary. Put the cooked pork fillets onto warm plates and drizzle with the sauce. Top with the garlic cloves. Add a last sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.

WHISKEY BARBECUE PORK

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the first 12 ingredients. Place pork roast and onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add sauce mixture. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until pork is tender. , Remove roast and onion. Cool pork slightly; discard onion. Meanwhile, skim fat from sauce. If desired, transfer sauce to a small saucepan; bring to a boil and cook to thicken slightly. , Shred pork with two forks. Return pork and sauce to slow cooker; heat through. Serve on buns.

WHISKEY-BRAISED PORK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Season the pork with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add meat; brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove meat to plate. Add onion and carrot to the Dutch oven. Cook until vegetables are lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add thyme, garlic, bay leaf and dry mustard; cook 1 minute. Add whiskey; cook, stirring up browned bits, until liquid reduces by half, about 5 minutes. Stir in broth, brown sugar, nutmeg and black pepper to taste. Add meat; cover. Roast until the meat is tender, about 3 hours. Remove pork from oven; cool 10 minutes. Transfer meat to cutting board. Strain liquid into a fat separator (or skim off fat); return liquid to pan. Cook over medium-high heat until reduced by three-quarters, about 15-20 minutes; set aside. Cut pork shoulder into thick slices; place slices on a heap of colcannon with reduced juices around the plate. Nutrition information: Per serving: 898 calories, 55% of calories from fat, 54 g fat, 24 g saturated fat, 228 mg cholesterol, 37 g carbohydrates, 62 g protein, 2,161 mg sodium, 5 g fiber