Marinated Plums Food

MARINATED PLUMS

Steps:

• Mix plums, sugar, lemon and vodka in a bowl, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
• Chill in the fridge for at least an hour to let the juice soak.
• Spoon over the sorbet to serve.

GRILLED TERIYAKI STEAK WITH PLUMS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium heat. Puree the 3 chopped plums in a food processor or blender. Stir the pureed plums with the teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, mustard and sriracha in a large bowl. Add the steak to the bowl, tossing to coat in the marinade. Marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
• Halve the remaining 6 plums and remove the pits. Thread 6 plum halves onto a skewer, skewering them from top to bottom. Repeat with another skewer.
• Remove the steak from the marinade and pat dry. Add the marinade to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce has reduced slightly, about 5 minutes. Season the steak with salt and pepper on both sides. Grill 2 to 3 minutes per side, then remove from the heat and let rest for 10 minutes.
• While the steak rests, put the plum skewers cut-side down on the grill and cook for 2 minutes. Flip and grill the other side for 2 minutes. Brush the plums with the marinade, then flip and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove the plums from the skewers and place on a platter. Slice the steak against the grain and brush with some of the remaining marinade; add to the platter. Serve with scallions on top.

MARINATED LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Cut off as much fat as possible from the leg. Put onion, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, sugar and salt into saucepan, pour vinegar and water over them and bring to the boil. Let simmer 1 minute and set aside to cool. Put lamb into saucepan or pot into which it fits snugly, and pour lukewarm marinade over it. When cool refrigerate and turn the leg several times during the next 24 hours. The next day, remove leg from marinade and insert slivered garlic into the meat. Rub with salt and pepper, place in roasting pan and roast at 400 degrees until lamb is just browned (about 10 to 15 minutes). Add marinade ingredients, baste with marinade and reduce heat to 350 degrees. Roast for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, continuing to baste, until leg is done. A half an hour before roasting is finished, add the pitted, marinated plums or mushrooms with a few tablespoons of their liquid and baste. Serve with the sauce from the pan and white rice.
• Wash and thoroughly dry plums. Prick all over with a sharp needles and place in a deep enamel or glass dish. Blend vinegar, sugar and spices in another enamel saucepan and bring to the boil. Then pour this mixture evenly over the plums. Let stand another day and the next day repeat this procedure. On the following day, pour plums and marinade into glass jars so that plums are completely covered by liquid.

ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH FRESH PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Generously season pork tenderloin with salt and black pepper.
• Heat oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Cook tenderloin until browned on all sides, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer tenderloin to a plate.
• Saute onion with a pinch of salt in the same skillet until just softening, 3 to 5 minutes. Add shallots, reduce heat to medium, and cook and stir until shallots and onion are golden brown and caramelized, about 10 minutes.
• Stir thyme into onion mixture; place tenderloin over onion mixture, and set plum quarters, skin-side down, around pork tenderloin. Transfer skillet to preheated oven.
• Cook until pork is slightly pink in the center, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Transfer pork and plums to a plate.
• Place skillet over medium-high heat and pour water and balsamic vinegar into onion mixture. Bring mixture to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook and stir until liquid is reduced by half, 5 to 10 minutes; remove from heat. Whisk butter into mixture until melted and sauce is shiny. Pour sauce over pork and plums.

SORBET WITH VODKA-MARINATED PLUMS

Steps:

• Combine first four ingredients in bowl. Stir until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate plum mixture at least 20 minutes.
• Spoon sorbet into balloon glasses. Top with plums and marinating liquid.