Pepper Crusted Pork Loin Food

PEPPER-CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Mix first five ingredients. To make a double roast, arrange tenderloins side by side, thick end to thin end; tie together with kitchen string at 1-1/2-in. intervals. Place on a rack in a 15x10x1-in. pan. Spread with mustard mixture; cover with bread crumbs, pressing to adhere. , Bake until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°, 30-40 minutes. (Tent loosely with foil if needed to prevent overbrowning.) Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into slices; remove string before serving.

PEPPERED PORK AND PARMESAN FLATBREAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• For the flatbread: Combine the yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup lukewarm water in a small bowl and let the yeast puff up and proof.
• Pour the yeast mixture into a large bowl and add 1 cup lukewarm water, the oil and salt. Add 1 cup of the flour and whisk until smoothly combined. Switching to a wooden spoon, add the rest of the flour and stir until you have a soft dough. Rub the dough with a bit more oil, press a square of plastic wrap to its surface and let it rise at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Punch down the dough, transfer it to an oiled plastic bag and let it proof in the refrigerator at least 4 hours or as long as 3 days.
• For the peppered pork loin: To give the roast a quick cure for added flavor, stir together the sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt, rub the mixture all over the roast and refrigerate for 1 hour or as long as overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Blot the roast dry. Crush the peppercorns with a mortar and pestle (or in a spice-devoted coffee grinder) to a medium-coarse texture. (Some will be finely ground, but you want the larger pieces to resemble cracked pepper.) Rub the pepper into the meat, saving what doesn't stick for the marinade.
• Heat a small saucepan over medium-low heat, and add the butter and garlic. Cook until the butter bubbles; add the vinegar, thyme and remaining black pepper, and remove from the heat.
• Sprinkle the pork with 1 teaspoon salt. Heat an ovenproof skillet large enough to fit the pork roast over high heat and add the oil. Brown the meat quickly on all sides.
• Brush the meat generously with some of the pepper mixture, put the skillet in the oven and roast for 10 minutes. Remove the skillet, roll the roast to another side and baste it with more of the pepper mixture. Continue to roast the meat, removing it from the oven every 10 minutes or so to flip and mop, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the roast reads 145 degrees F, about 50 minutes total.
• Transfer the meat to a platter and let it rest for at least 10 minutes, rolling the pork around to sop up its exuded juices. Refrigerate the pork until using. (The pork could also be sliced and served hot at this point.)
• For the doctored aioli: Stir together the mayonnaise, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and lemon zest and juice in a medium bowl. Refrigerate until using.
• Heat a grill over high heat. Generously oil a baking sheet. Divide the flatbread into eight portions on the baking sheet. Press the dough into thin rounds, about 8 inches in diameter.
• Grill the breads over medium-high heat, closing the lid right after putting them on and flipping and turning to avoid any flare-ups. Each flatbread will take about 2 minutes to cook.
• Slice the pork very thinly. Spread some aioli across the flatbreads and pile some pork on one side of each. Top with shaved Parmesan and a handful of arugula. Fold the sandwiches in half and pile them on a platter for serving.

BLACK PEPPER-CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Place tenderlounds side by side and tie together with kitchen string. In a small bowl, combine the mustard, buttermilk, thyme, pepper, and salt; spread over surface of meat. press crumbs onto meat.
• Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Cover and bake at 425°F for 15 minutes. Uncover; bake 35-40 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 160°F let stand for 10 minutes. Remove string before slicing.

PEPPERCORN CRUSTED PORK LOIN WITH PEPPER GRAVY

Steps:

• Sprinkle the peppercorns on a piece of foil.
• Spray the entire pork loin with cooking spray.
• Roll the tenderloin in the peppercorns until fully crusted and pat them into the meat.
• In a saute pan, quickly brown the pork on all sides.
• Place on a rack, uncovered in a 325 oven and roast for about 2 hours until meat thermometer reaches 170.
• For the Gravy:.
• With whisk mix flour and milk in large pan, add butter, peppercorns and salt.
• Cook until thickened, lower heat, simmer for 15 minutes.
• Slice meat into 1/2" slices.
• Serve with gravy.

PARMESAN CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning in a small bowl and set aside.
• Place pork tenderloin on greased baking pan. Cover with mayonnaise. Cover with bread crumb mixture.
• Roast 20 - 27 minutes until internal temperature is 145 degrees. Pull, tent with foil and let rest 3 minutes.
• Note: I typically serve with fingerling potatoes, split in half and tossed in olive oil, salt and rosemary. Roast in dish with pork tenderloin. Buttered green beans completes the meal.

PEPPER AND GARLIC-CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH PORT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place peppercorns in a small zip-top plastic bag; seal. Crush peppercorns using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Combine peppercorns, salt, and garlic in a bowl; rub evenly over steaks.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add steaks to pan. Reduce heat; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove steaks from pan. Cover and keep warm.
• Add port and broth to pan, stirring to loosen browned bits. Cook until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 3 minutes). Place 1 steak on each of 4 plates; drizzle each serving with 1 tablespoon sauce. Sprinkle each serving with 3/4 teaspoon thyme.

PEPPERED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Mix garlic pepper and rosemary. Rub over entire surface of roast.
• Place roast, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Roast uncovered 40 to 50 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 155 degrees.
• Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.

PEPPER CRUSTED PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
• Mix flour and pepper. Stir into softened butter, then stir in mustard, making a paste. Spread paste on top and sides of roast.
• Bake at 475 degrees for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 and cover roast loosely with foil.
• Continue cooking about 1 hour and 10 minutes, until meat thermometer registers 160 degrees.

SALT AND PEPPER-CRUSTED PORK

Steps:

• Combine pepper, salt, rosemary and garlic in small bowl. Rub over pork. Let pork stand at least 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in heavy medium ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add pork and brown on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer skillet with pork to oven and roast until pork is cooked through, turning occasionally, about 20 minutes. Slice and serve.