Rons Island Pork Recipes

ISLAND PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Cut roast in half. Place onion in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Add pork. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, teriyaki sauce, garlic, ginger, curry, salt, pepper, bay leaf and reserved juice. Pour over roast., Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Add pineapple during the last hour of cooking., Remove the meat, onion and pineapple to a serving platter; keep warm. Discard bay leaf. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer juice to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with pork.

RON'S RIB RUB

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar, paprika, kosher salt, white sugar, chili powder, beef bouillon, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and tarragon leaves together in an airtight container. Store in a cool, dark place.

ISLAND PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Stir together salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and cinnamon.
• Coat the pork with the spice rub.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a 12 inch skillet, over relatively high heat, and brown pork, turning every 30 seconds for 4 minutes.
• Stir together brown sugar , garlic, and tabasco and pat onto top of the tenderloin.
• Place pork in roasting pan and cook for 20 minutes.

ROAST LOIN OF PORK WITH FENNEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• With a mortar and pestle, or in a food processor fitted with a steel blade, grind together the garlic, 1 tablespoon salt, and thyme leaves. Add the mustard. Spread the mixture over the loin of pork and allow it to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut the fennel bulbs in thick wedges, cutting through the core. Toss the fennel, carrots, potatoes, and onions in a bowl with the olive oil, melted butter, salt, and pepper to taste. Place the vegetables in a large roasting pan and cook for 30 minutes. Add the pork loin to the pan and continue to cook for another 30 to 50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the middle of the pork reads exactly 138 degrees. Remove the meat from the pan and return the vegetables to the oven to keep cooking. Cover the meat with aluminum foil and allow it to rest for 15 minutes. Remove the strings from the meat and slice it thickly. Arrange the meat and vegetables on a platter. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Serve warm.

ISLAND PORK TENDERLOIN (OPTIONAL SALAD)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Stir together salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon, then coat pork with spice rub.
• Heat oil in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then brown pork, turning, about 4 minutes total. Leave pork in skillet.
• Make glaze and roast pork:.
• Stir together brown sugar, garlic, and Tabasco and pat onto top of each tenderloin. Roast in middle of oven until thermometer inserted diagonally in center of each tenderloin registers 140°F, about 20 minutes. Let pork stand in skillet at room temperature 10 minutes. (Temperature will rise to about 155°F while standing.).
• Make vinaigrette while pork roasts:.
• Whisk together juices, mustard, curry powder, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Prepare salad ingredients while pork stands:.
• Cut peel, including white pith, from oranges with a sharp knife, then cut oranges crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Toss spinach, cabbage, bell pepper, and raisins in a large bowl with about 1/4 cup vinaigrette. Halve, pit, and peel avocados, then cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Assemble salad:.
• Cut pork at a 45-degree angle into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Line a large platter with dressed salad and arrange sliced pork, oranges, and avocados in rows on top. Drizzle some vinaigrette over avocados and oranges. Pour any juices from skillet over pork.

RON'S ISLAND PORK

Steps:

• Trim pork of all fat and sear in iron skillet, coated with olive oil. Add diced garlic and 1/2 cup chicken broth and simmer for 10 minutes. In slow cooker, add remaining broth, honey, catsup, nutmeg, paprika, orange juice, lemon juice, Pickapeppa sauce, and soy sauce. Stir mixture and add contents of skillet to cooker. Reheat skillet with a coating of olive oil and add onions and cook on high heat for 3 minutes to brown. Add onions to cooker and set on high for 2 - 3 hours until fork tender. Remove liquid to sauce pan and turn on high to reduce. Add red and green peppers to cooker. Cover the peppers with the cooked pork and let the heat of the pork cook the peppers . After a few minutes of reduction, add 1/2 tsp corn starch disolved in 1/2 cup of water. Stir and remove from heat. Serve chunks of pork and pepper mixture over cooked rice adding sauce reducton over top. Sprinkle with sliced green onions.