Campfire Pork Loin Food

APPLESAUCE PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown roast on all sides in oil. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Combine the applesauce, mustard and honey; spread over roast. Top with rosemary. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

CAMPFIRE PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Move a rack about 10 inches about your flames.
• Cut potatos and onions into thick slices.
• Figure out how much foil you will need to totally surround the loin and the vegetables.
• Lay this amount flat and taking another piece the same size, triple fold it to make the bottom of your "pan". Lay this in the center of the first piece. Place the loin and vegetables on the foil, pull the sides of the long piece upwards. Sprinkle rosemary all over the meat and vegetables.
• Cut the butter into chunks and place on top of the loin.
• Finish pulling the foil around the ingredients, folding the ends inches.
• Seal the foil envelope as well as you can and place it on the rack above the flames.
• Keep an eye on it, moving it around from spot to spot to keep it out of extreme heat.
• This will take anywhere from 3 to 6 hours to cook, depending on the heat of your fire.

FAVORITE GRILLED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Add pork chops; turn to coat. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Drain and discard marinade. Grill pork chops, covered, over medium heat for 10-15 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 5 minutes before serving.

ROTISSERIE ROAST PORK

Steps:

• Prepare your pork roast by rinsing under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Use a sharp knife and make 4 deep slits into the meat, 2 slits evenly on each side and push a piece of fresh garlic down deep into the meat.
• Tie your roast firmly together with household string if necessary to make sure that it holds together as it cooks and rotates.
• Move your pork roast to a working surface and season the entire roast generously with season salt, garlic powder and thyme.
• Use your hands and rub the seasonings deep into the roast over and over until you can no longer feel the grittiness of the seasoning and the thyme leaves appear to be evenly spread throughout the roast.
• Fit the pork roast snuggly onto the rotisserie rod as dead center as possible.
• Calculate the weight of your roast by at least 20 minutes per pound or when the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Carefully remove your roast from the rotisserie, of the rod and onto a serving platter.
• Let the meat stand undisturbed for 5-10 minutes and then carve the meat as usual.

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Pour half of the marinade into a bowl or shallow dish; add tenderloins and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning pork occasionally. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain pork, discarding marinade. Grill, covered, over indirect medium-hot heat for 20-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°, turning occasionally and basting with reserved marinade. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Freeze uncooked pork in a freezer container with marinade. Transfer reserved marinade to a freezer container; freeze. To use, completely thaw tenderloins and marinade in refrigerator. Grill as directed.

ROASTED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Crush garlic with rosemary, salt and pepper, making a paste. Pierce meat with a sharp knife in several places and press the garlic paste into the openings. Rub the meat with the remaining garlic mixture and olive oil.
• Place pork loin into oven, turning and basting with pan liquids. Cook until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Remove roast to a platter. Heat the wine in the pan and stir to loosen browned bits of food on the bottom. Serve with pan juices.

ROASTED LOIN OF PORK WITH PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and stir in the black pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano, dry mustard powder, and garlic. Cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• With a sharp knife, make several small slits in the pork roast. Place the roast into a roasting pan, and spread the spice mixture all over the roast and in the incisions. Surround the roast with celery, carrots, and onion, and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Roast in the preheated oven until the pork roast is browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roast reads at least 150 degrees F (65 degrees C), about 2 hours. About 15 minutes before the end of cooking, turn the oven temperature up to 425 to help brown the roast.
• Remove pork roast from oven, and allow to stand for about 10 minutes before slicing. Check temperature again; roast temperature should be at least 160 degrees F (75 degrees C) before serving.
• While roast is resting, place the roasting pan containing vegetables and pan drippings over a stove burner set to medium heat. Whisk in the flour, and simmer the drippings and flour for about 3 minutes to remove raw taste from flour. Whisk in the pork stock, a little at a time, until the gravy is thickened. Strain the gravy, and serve with the roast.