Nifs Broiled Guinness Pork Tenderloin Recipes

NIF'S BROILED GUINNESS PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a resealable bag and seal. Massage meat to ensure even distribution of marinade. Remove all air from the bag so all the meat is covered and you won't have to rotate the meat. An easy way to do this is to fill your sink with water, submerge the open bag in as far as you can without water getting into it. That will push all of the air out. Seal.
• Marinate in fridge for 2-6 hours.
• Place the oven rack in the middle of the oven and turn on broiler. Remove pork from the bag and let drip dry. Discard marinade. Set tenderloins on a baking sheet (I put them on nonstick tin foil) and put in oven. Cook for 6 minutes on each side. Turn oven off and let pork continue cooking until it registers 150°F Meat should be slightly pink in the middle. It should reach 160F by the end of rest time.
• Remove from oven, cover with tin foil and let rest for 10 minutes. Slice tenderloin into 1/2" to 1" medallions.

GUINNESS & HONEY GLAZED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• To make the glaze, put the Guinness, honey and sugar into a pan. Reduce by almost half to form a sweet syrupy glaze, then allow to cool.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Season the pork with pepper and salt, if you want, place on a baking tray and roast for 20 mins. Then turn the heat down to 160C/fan 140C/gas3. Remove the pork from the oven and brush all over with most of the glaze (reserving a few tbsp) cook for a further 40-50 mins, brushing and basting the pork as it cooks until it's beautifully caramelised and glazed.
• Remove the pork from the roasting tray and leave to rest. Pour the remaining glaze into the roasting tray, then add the wine, Champagne or water. Place the pan on the heat and bring everything to the boil, simmer for a few mins until you have thick gravy. Carve pork into thin slices and place on top of the colcannon (see separate recipe). Glaze with the Guinness syrup, drizzle a little on the plates and finish with a sprig of parsley.

GUINNESS & HONEY GLAZED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• THE GLAZE: Put the Guinness, honey and sugar into a pan, and reduce by almost half to form a sweet, syrupy glaze, then allow to cool.
• Heat the oven to 200ºC/fan 180ºC/gas 6.
• Season the pork with pepper and salt, if you want, place on a baking tray, and roast for 20 minutes. Then turn the heat down to 160ºC/fan 140ºC/gas 3. Remove the pork from the oven and brush all over with most of the glaze (reserving a few tablespoons), cook for a further 40-50 minutes, brushing and basting the pork as it cooks until it's beautifully caramelised and glazed.
• Remove the pork from the roasting tray and leave to rest.
• Pour the remaining glaze into the roasting tray, then add the wine, Champagne or water. Place the pan on the heat and bring everything to the boil. Simmer for a few minutes until you have a thick gravy.
• Carve the pork into thin slices and place on top of the colconnan (see Colconnan recipe #123663). Glaze with the Guinness syrup, drizzle a little on the plates and finish with a sprig of parsley.
• My Notes: I really don't think you could get any clearer instructions than Kevin Dundon's. Yet the recipe is far from prescriptive. And I just love his catering for varied tastes in his "Season the pork with pepper and salt, if you want" instruction! And the option of using "wine, Champagne or water". I'll be looking closely at any more of his recipes I come across.