Brined And Roasted Pork Loin W Caramelized Onions Food

ROAST RACK OF PORK WITH CARAMELIZED MAPLE ONIONS

Steps:

• Season both sides of rack with salt and pepper 20 minutes before cooking. Sear in heavy saute pan with olive oil until rack is well caramelized. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In same pan, add sliced onions, ginger, cinnamon, star anise and butter. Slowly cook until onions are well caramelized. Add maple sugar and cook for 2 minutes.
• Deglaze with cider, adjust salt and pepper to taste and reduce until a glaze forms. Completely cover rack with half of onion compote. Transfer to roasting pan and place in oven. Cook at 20 minutes per pound or until internal temperature is 150 degrees F. Halfway through cooking time, pour over remaining half of onion compote. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Discard the cinnamon stick and star anise.

CARAMELIZED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon and diced apples and toss to coat. Saute 3 minutes, without stirring to let the apples caramelize on 1 side. Toss and saute another 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
• Butterfly the tenderloin by cutting the beef lengthwise down the center to within 1/2-inch of the other side. Flatten with a meat mallet.
• When the caramel apples have cooled spread the mixture down the center flap of pork. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon the apple mixture down the center of the pork roast. Bring the 2 sides of the tenderloin up around filling to meet. Use butcher string and tie around the roll at 1-inch intervals.
• Season the stuffed and tied pork loin with salt and pepper. Sear the pork loin in vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, turning to get all the sides. Pour the apple cider over the pork. Roast uncovered for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the roast registers155 degrees F.
• Remove from the oven and let rest, tented with foil, for 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with pan juices.
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PORK LOIN WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook onion and sugar in oil over medium-low heat until onion is tender and golden brown, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Place the pork in a 13 x 9 x 2 baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Top with onion mixture.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

BRINED PORK LOIN ROAST

Steps:

• Bring water, salt and sugar to boil.
• Add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns and garlic.
• Simmer 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool to room temp.
• Pour over pork roast and marinate a minimum of 8 hours or overnight.
• Drain.
• Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees.
• Season meat with salt and pepper.
• Place in a roasting pan with meat side down.
• Drape bacon slices over the roast so the top and sides are covered with the bacon.
• Bake in pre-heated oven until internal temperature of the meat is 140 degrees.
• (Approx. 2 hours+ depending on roast size.) Let roast rest about 20 minutes before slicing.
• I've found it easiest to cut with an electric knife with the meat down and ribs up- slicing between the rib bones.

BALSAMIC GLAZED PORK WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• *Note-You could use chopped fresh garlic in place of the dried powder, but I wouldn't add it until the the last ten minutes or so.
• I'm thinking the garlic may burn if you add it at the beginning and would ruin the dish.
• Combine all dry spice ingredients.
• Sprinkle on both sides of the ribs, rub into meat surface.
• Let stand at room temperature for 1/2 hour.
• In a large skillet, add the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat.
• When the butter has melted, add the ribs.
• Cook for approximately 5 minutes, and then turn over and sear the other side.
• You want to get a nice crust from the spices on each side.
• Add the chopped onion.
• Cook for approximately five more minutes, stirring the onions until they become tender and are starting to brown.
• Pour the balsamic vinegar over everything in the skillet.
• Turn the heat down to medium-low and cover the skillet.
• Cook for approximately 10-15 minutes more, depending on the thickness of the meat.
• Occasionally stir the onions and turn the meat.
• You want to really caramelize the onions, until they become slightly charred.
• They take on a lovely, sweet and smoky flavor.
• Test your meat to ensure that it's cooked through by inserting a meat thermometer in the center.
• Temperature should be 170 degrees.
• Remove the pork and onions to a platter.
• Turn the heat up to medium-high.
• Add the wine to the skillet.
• Stir up the browned bits in the skillet with a wooden spoon.
• Cook until the wine is reduced by about half, five minutes.
• Take the skillet off of the heat, and add 1 tablespoon butter.
• Stir the sauce until the butter has melted, and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the sauce over the pork ribs and onions.