Whiskey Braised Pork Recipes

PORK TENDERLOIN IN BOURBON

Steps:

• Mix together soy sauce, bourbon, brown sugar, and garlic. Pour over pork, cover, and refrigerate at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove pork from marinade, and place on rack of shallow roasting pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

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.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH WHISKEY SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare the Whiskey Sauce: In an enameled saucepan, dry-roast the garlic over medium-high heat until the skin chars. Add the olive oil, butter, beef stock, lemon juice and bourbon. Reduce sauce over medium heat, about 10 minutes. Set aside. Cut the pork into 1- by 1- by 4-inch pieces. Pan-roast in a heavy pan until cooked through and lightly browned, about 7 to 10 minutes, turning frequently. Slice the pork on the bias into long strips. Fan out 3 or 4 slices for each serving and spoon the Whiskey Sauce, including the cloves of garlic, over the pork. This recipe yields 4 servings. Per serving: 400 calories, 4g carbohydrate, 46g protein, 20g fat, 140mg cholesterol.

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.