Jamaican Pork Food

JAMAICAN PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• trim fat from pork.
• Combine lime juice and next 5 ingredients in a large heavy duty, zip top plastic bag.
• Add pork; seal bag, and marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Remove pork from bag, reserving marinade.
• Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill over medium coals.
• Place pork on rack and grill covered, 30 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 160 degrees, turning and basting pork occasionally with reserved marinade.
• Cut into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Serve with chutney.

JAMAICAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• Brown onions and pork in oil.
• In a bowl or large measuring cup, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add vinegar, soya sauce, ketchup, water, and syrup/juice of drained pineapple.
• Add mixture to pork.
• Cook over low heat, stirring until thick and clear.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add pineapple tidbits and green pepper. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Serve over hot rice.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the first 7 ingredients.
• Mix thoroughly.
• In a food processor combine green onions and garlic, peppers, onion, lemon juice, oil, soy sauce, malt vinegar and ginger.
• Blend until very smooth.
• Place pork in a glass bowl or large freezer bag, combine all ingredients and coat pork well.
• Cover and stir or flip often.
• Marinate for at least 8 hours.
• Take out of the fridge 1 hour before grilling.
• Preheat grill to medium high, skewer pork, 4 cubes to a skewer.
• Cook for 6-8 minutes on one side, flip and 6-8 minutes on the other.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix jerk seasoning with the oil in a small bowl (this will thin it and cut the heat). Trim any excess fat from the pork loin, leaving a thin-layered wide strip down the center of the top. Evenly rub the entire pork loin with the jerk seasoning mixture. Place pork loin in a shallow greased roasting pan, and bake for 20 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F and continue baking for about 1 more hour, or until a meat thermometer stuck in the thickest part reads 145 degrees F. Remove from oven and let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

JAMAICAN BBQ PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Combine the ginger, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, cloves, brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt & the black pepper.
• Rub spice mixture over the pork.
• Let stand 15 minutes.
• Combine the honey, tomato paste, vinegar and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl. Stir to blend. Set aside.
• Broil pork @ medium-high heat, about 3 minutes each side.
• Reduce heat, continue cooking about 14-16 minutes.
• Baste with honey-tomato glaze.
• Cook until pork is slightly pink in the center.
• Cool on a cutting board for 5 minutes before slicing.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Marinade:.
• Put all marinade ingredients into a food processor and process until thoroughly chopped but not to the point that it turns into a paste or too liquid.
• Put marinade into a large sealable plastic bag (like a Ziploc bag).
• Meat Preparation:.
• Lightly score the fat layer of the pork loin.
• Place meat in bag with marinade.
• Marinate up to 8 hours in the refrigerator, turning occasionally.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Remove pork from marinade.
• Wipe most of marinade off of pork leaving some on fat layer to brown.
• Roast uncovered, fat side up, for approximately 1 hour (until internal temperature reaches 137°F).
• If the top gets too browned, cover for a few minutes, but uncover at the end of cooking time.
• Allow to rest at least 15 minutes before slicing.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK

Steps:

• Using the tip of a paring knife, make holes 1/4 inch deep all over each pork tenderloin. Place the tenderloins in a large nonreactive baking dish and set aside while you prepare the seasoning.
• Combine the Scotch bonnets, scallions, onion, ginger, and garlic in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add the thyme, allspice, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, brown sugar, and the 2 TBSP's of oil and process to a smooth puree. Or puree all of these ingredients in a blender.
• Using a rubber spatula, spread the seasoning mixture over the tenderloins, stuffing it into the holes . Let the tenderloins marinate in the refrigerator, covered for a least 4 hours, or as long as overnight, turning the meat several times. The best way to marinate this is to place half the rub and the tenderloin in a ziploc bag.
• Set up the grill for direct grilling. If using a gas grill, place the wood chips in a smoker box and preheat the grill to high; when the smoke appears, lower the heat to medium.
• If using a charcoal grill, preheat it to medium.
• When ready to cook, if using a charcoal grill, toss the wood chips on the coals. Brush and oil the grill grate. Arrange the pork tenderloins on the hot grate and grill, turning with tongs and brushing occasionally with oil, until nicely browned on both sides and cooked through, 8 - 10 minutes a side. When not turning the meat, keep the grill covered to hold in the smoke.
• Alternatively, you can also use a spit and cook the tenderloins on a rotisserie. I bought a whole tenderloin and cut it into 2 lbs pieces. I then basted the pork with the extra marinade throughout cooking. Cook to an internal temperature of 130F - 135F or until desired done-ness and remove from grill. It will continue to raise in temperature to 140-145F as it rests under tinfoil.
• Transfer the pork to a cutting board cover with tinfoil and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut it into thin diagonal slices and serve with your choice of sides. Makes FANTASTIC sandwiches the next day.

JAMAICAN JERK PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Soften 1 tablespoon butter; mix with peach preserves., Sprinkle chops with seasonings. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat; brown chops 2-3 minutes per side. Remove from pan., Cut peppers into thin strips. In same pan, saute peppers in remaining butter over medium-high heat until crisp-tender and lightly browned, 5-6 minutes. Add chops; top with preserves mixture. Cook, uncovered, until heated through, 30-60 seconds. If desired, serve with rice.