Fruited Pork Picante Food

PEACH PORK PICANTE

Steps:

• Season pork with taco seasoning. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add seasoned pork and saute until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add salsa and peach preserves and mix well. Cover skillet and reduce heat. Let simmer gently for about 10 minutes and serve.

PORK WITH PEACH PICANTE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss ribs with taco seasoning. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Place pork in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the salsa, preserves and barbecue sauce. Pour over ribs. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. , Add peaches; cover and cook 30 minutes longer or until peaches are tender.

LEMONY PORK PICCATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Pound pork chops between 2 sheets waxed paper or plastic wrap until very thin, about 1/8 inch.
• Mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl. Dredge both sides of each pork chop through flour mixture, shaking off any excess flour.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat until butter starts to sizzle. Add shallots and pork chops in 1 layer, working in batches if needed. Cook pork chops until golden brown and almost cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer pork chops to a baking dish and lightly tent with aluminum foil, reserving the shallots and browned bits of food in the skillet.
• Bake pork chops in the preheated oven until cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Pour wine and chicken stock into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom with a wooden spoon. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced by half, 2 to 5 minutes. Stir lemon juice into sauce.
• Drizzle sauce over pork chops and top with parsley, lemon zest, and capers.

PORK PICANTE

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first five ingredients. Add the pork, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat., In a large nonstick skillet or wok, brown pork in oil. Add salsa and peach preserves; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Serve over rice if desired.

PORK PICANTE

Steps:

• Cut pork into 1/2 inch cubes. Add oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Once oil is hot add half of pork and brown. Remove pork and repeat with other half of pork.
• Drain and return to skillet.
• Add vegetable juice with dissolved bouillon cube to skillet. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat add cover andsimmer 20 to 25 minutes until pork is no longer pink.
• In a small bowl stir together salsa, preserves, and corn starch.
• Stir mixture into skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir 2 minutes longer.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUCE PIQUANT

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine half the garlic, half the thyme, half the sage, salt and pepper to taste. Rub the mixture on to the chops and chill, covered, 30 minutes, or overnight.
• Dredge the chops in the flour, shaking off excess. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over moderately high heat. Add the chops and cook them from 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until brown. Drain fat and transfer the chops to a platter.
• Add the butter to the skillet and heat it until melted. Add the onion and remaining garlic and herbs and cook the mixture, stirring for 2 minutes or until softened. Add the wine and reduce it by half. Add the beef broth and tomato paste and stir the sauce until it is well combined. Return the chops to the skillet and simmer, covered for 10 minutes or until tender. Transfer the chops to a platter, add the olives, capers and mustard and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in parsley. Pour juices from pork platter back into the skillet, stir to combine and spoon sauce over the chops.

WILD WEST PICANTE BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix the beef and picante sauce thoroughly in a medium bowl. Shape the beef mixture firmly into 4 (1/2-inch thick) burgers.
• Lightly oil the grill rack and heat the grill to medium. Grill the burgers for 10 minutes or until desired doneness, turning them over once halfway through grilling and brushing often with additional picante sauce.
• Serve the burgers on the buns with additional picante sauce.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with coleslaw or fresh vegetables and ranch dressing for dipping and corn-on-the-cob. For dessert serve sliced watermelon or fresh fruit salad.

CREAMY PICANTE DIP

Steps:

• Mix together cream cheese and picante salsa together with a hand mixer until smooth.
• Chill for a few hours.
• Serve with fritos.