Praline Pork Tenders Food

PRALINE PORK TENDERS

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large heavy skillet.
• Brown tenderloins on all sides.
• Remove to shallow baking pan.
• Melt remaining butter in small saucepan.
• Add remaining ingredients and blend well.
• Pour sauce over tenderloins.
• Roast at 350ºF for 30 minutes, basting often, until internal temperature reaches 160ºF.
• Slice into 1-inch slices and drizzle with remaining glaze to serve.

BOURBON-MARINATED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Rinse tenderloins, and pat dry.
• Combine soy sauce and next 9 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag or shallow dish; seal or cover, and chill at least 12 hours. Remove pork from marinade, discarding marinade. Sprinkle evenly with salt.
• Grill, covered with grill lid, over high heat (400° to 500°) 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 155°, turning occasionally. Remove from heat; cover with aluminum foil, and let stand 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 160°. Garnish with fresh parsley sprigs, if desired.

PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• In large saucepan over medium heat, combine pecans, sugar, butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Let cool completely.

OLD-FASHIONED PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and bring to soft ball stage (230 to 240 degrees), stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir until mixture thickens, becomes creamy and cloudy, and pecans stay suspended in mixture.
• Spoon out on aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Makes approximately fifteen to twenty pralines, depending on size.
• Note: To roast pecans, bake them on a sheet pan at 275 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until slightly brown.

PORK CHOPS WITH PRALINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the pork chops until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a saucepan; stir the brown sugar into the melted butter until smooth. Add the evaporated milk and stir; bring the mixture to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Stir the corn syrup into the milk mixture; fold the pecans into the sauce. Spoon the sauce over the pork chops to serve.

CRISPY PORK TENDERS

Steps:

• In food processor, add the melba toasts and reduce in a breadcrumbs.
• Add butter by pulsing on and off -- until moist.
• Put the breadcrumbs in a ziplock sealable bag. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoon mayonnaise, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Add pork tenders and mix to coat well.
• Put 1/4 of pork tenders in the bag of breadcrumbs, close it and shake to coat well. Put tenders side by side on a greased baking sheet.
• Proceed the same with the remaining pork tenders.
• Bake in a preheated oven of 425 F 20 to 22 minutes or until not pink inside. (flip the tenders at mid-cooking).
• In another small bowl, mix salsa and remaining of mayonnaise. Serve with pork tenders.

PRALINE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a casserole dish.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl and press chicken strips into the flour; tap to remove excess flour.
• Dip floured chicken in the egg and again coat with flour.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry chicken strips until golden brown and the meat is no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes per side; drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and stir in brown sugar, maple syrup, pecans, and Creole seasoning. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute.
• Place chicken strips into the prepared casserole dish; pour praline sauce over chicken and toss chicken to coat with sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes.

PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; stir in brown sugar, pecans, and nutmeg. Stir constantly and bring topping to a boil; allow to simmer until topping thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• To use as pie topping, spoon topping onto pie and broil until topping bubbles; watch carefully to avoid burning. Let pie cool before serving.
• To use as ice cream topping, just spoon warm or cooled topping over ice cream and serve.

PRALINES II

Steps:

• Lightly grease the inside of a 4-quart saucepan. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Stir the brown sugar, white sugar, baking soda, sour cream, and corn syrup together in the oiled pan; place over low heat. Cook and stir continually until the sugars are dissolved. Wipe any sugar crystals above the liquid line with a pastry brush moistened with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Do not stir once the sugar syrup begins to boil. Heat to 240 degrees F (115 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Remove from heat; stir in the butter, vanilla, and chopped pecans.
• Drop spoonfuls of the mixture 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Press a pecan half into the top of each praline. Allow to cool completely. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.