Crispy Pork Loin With Fennel Tomato Chutney Food

IT'S JUST PORK...AND CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cinnamon, chili, cumin, fennel, paprika, pepper and salt.
• Rub each pork loin generously with the seasoning blend. Let the pork sit 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Preheat a large, oven-proof saute pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Place the pork tenderloins in the pan and sear the pork on all sides until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Place the seared pork into the oven and cook until an instant-read thermometer reads 155 to 160 degrees F, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the tenderloins from the oven, place them on a plate or cutting board, tent with foil and allow the meat to rest 10 minutes.
• Cut the pork into 1-inch thick slices and spoon liberal amounts of Cranberry Chutney over the pork and enjoy!
• In a medium saucepot, add the onions, garlic, 1/2 to 3/4 cup water, vinegar, sugar, ginger, allspice, fennel, chile and cloves. Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Add the cranberries to the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook the mixture until the cranberries have reconstituted and start softening and breaking down. If too much liquid evaporates, just add more water and keep cooking until you achieve the desired consistency. The chutney should be on the firmer/chunkier side of a jelly. Once the chutney is cooked, season with salt and pepper.

SWEET CHILI ASIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Soak the slice of bread in the milk in a small bowl.
• Mix the ground meats, soaked bread, and all remaining ingredients, up to the olive oil, until well combined.
• Roll the meat mixture into walnut-sized balls. In a large saute pan, over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil and sear the meatballs. If you can't fit them all in the pan at once, cook in batches. Sear into golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
• In a small saucepan, heat the chili sauce over low heat.
• Stick a toothpick or skewer into each meatball, then dip them into the sauce. Roll the tips in toasted panko and crystallized ginger and serve.
• Food Network Kitchens have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH FENNEL SEED AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In skillet, heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil over medium heat.
• Cook onions, stirring often, until tender and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to bowl.
• Meanwhile, cut pork into 1-inch (2.5 cm) thick medallions; season with 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper. Set aside.
• In same skillet, heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil over medium-high heat; fry fennel seeds for 10 seconds.
• Add pork; brown on both sides, about 4 minutes.
• Pour in wine and increase heat to high; cover and cook for 3 minutes.
• Turn over pork and cook, uncovered, until wine is reduced to about 2 tbsp (30 mL), 2 to 3 minutes.
• Transfer pork to warm serving plate. Set aside.
• Add onions and parsley to skillet and heat through, about 1 minute; serve over pork.
• Makes 4 servings.
• Serving suggestion - nice with garlic spaghetti, and a tomato and lettuce leaf salad dressed with olive oil and lemon juice and sprinkled with chopped fresh mint.

ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH FENNEL

Steps:

• Blend first 8 ingredients in processor until mixture is finely chopped.
• Using tip of small sharp knife, make about twenty 1 1/2-inch-deep incisions all over pork loin. Press 1 generous teaspoonful of pancetta paste into each incision. Rub remaining paste over outside of pork. Arrange bay leaves in bottom of roasting pan. Place pork loin atop bay leaves. Cover; let pork stand at room temperature 2 hours or refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle pork with salt. Roast 45 minutes. Pour 1 1/2 cups stock into pan. Continue to roast until thermometer inserted into center registers 155°F, adding more stock if it evaporates and basting pork with juices occasionally, about 45 minutes longer.
• Transfer pork to cutting board. Discard bay leaves. Transfer pan juices to small saucepan. Skim fat from top of juices; boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Transfer to platter. Pour juices over. Surround with fennel and lemon wedges (squeeze lemon over fennel at table).

CHUTNEY PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Wash roast and pat dry; trim excess fat.
• Put sliced onion in the bottom of a 5 to 7-quart slow cooker.
• Lightly salt and pepper the roast then rub with the garlic powder or fresh minced garlic.
• Place the roast in the slow cooker.
• Combine chutney, sugar, mustard, ginger, and curry powder; spoon over the roast.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour, then reduce to LOW and cook for 6 to 8 hours longer, or continue cooking on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours longer.
• The roast should register at least 160 degrees on an instant read thermometer or meat thermometer inserted in the center of the roast.
• Remove the roast from the crockpot and keep warm; pour juices into a medium saucepan. Simmer the juices for about 5 to 8 minutes to reduce by about one-third.
• Combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water, stirring until smooth.
• Stir the cornstarch mixture into the juices and continue cooking for about 1 minute, until thickened.