Asian Style Pork Loin Roasts (2) Collection



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Asian Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Onions
Oriental Pork Roast with Sweet Potatoes and Apples


A couple of ways to do pork loin with an Asian twist.

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Asian Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Onions

Recipe By :Michele Wilson
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:25
Categories : Meat:pork

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, R-T-C
1 small sweet onion -- sliced thin
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 clove garlic -- minced
1 teaspoon ginger root -- minced
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons no salt added tomato paste
2 tablespoons sherry
1 teaspoon five-spice powder
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Melt butter with olive oil in a pan. Add onions and cook until
caramelized.
Add ginger and garlic along with sherry to pan and cook for a couple of
minutes while deglazing the pan.
Add hoisin, soy sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar and five spice powder.
Cook until sugar melts and sauce has heated through.
Trim excess fat from meat. Place in a large Ziploc bag. Pour onion
sauce over the meat. Turn to coat completely. Let marinate for at least
one hour but not more than 24.
Heat oven to 450 F.
Put tenderloin together tucking in the short ends to make an even size
roast. Tie together with butcher's string. Put roast on a rack in a
roasting pan. Cover with onion glaze mixture. Insert meat thermometer.
Cook 40 to 45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 F.
Don't overcook or meat will be dry. Let meat rest 10 to 15 minutes.
Slice thin.

Description: "The sweet taste or caramelized onions accents the Asian
glaze of
this tender meat."
Source: "Healthy Food That Tastes So Good!"
Copyright: "Michele Wilson © 2004"
Start to Finish Time: "2:00"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 237 Calories; 9g Fat (34.4%
calories from fat); 26g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber;
65mg Cholesterol; 457mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2
Vegetable; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Oriental Pork Roast with Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Recipe By :Michele Wilson
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : Meat:pork

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 pounds pork roast
2 large sweet potatoes
3 large apples
1 large shallot -- minced fine
2 cloves garlic -- minced fine
1 teaspoon ginger root -- minced fine
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons sherry
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon allspice
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon five-spice powder
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Heat oven to 325 F.
Trim excess fat from the roast. Mix salt, pepper and allspice together
and rub over the meat. Let the meat set while making the sauce.
Melt butter in a saucepan. Add shallots, garlic and ginger root. Cook
until softened.
Add dijon mustard, sherry, honey, hoisin sauce and soy sauce to the
shallot mixture. Heat until boiling.
Add water and cornstarch and stir until smooth. Add half to the sauce.
Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.
Spread sauce over the pork roast coating all sides. Place meat in a
rack in roasting pan. Put a meat thermometer into meat.
Peel sweet potatoes and cut into wedges. Core the apples and cut into
wedges. Place in a large bowl.

Mix orange juice, brown sugar and five spice together in a small
saucepan. Heat until boiling. Add rest of cornstarch mixture and cook,
stirring constantly, until sauce thickens. Pour over apple and sweet
potato mixture and toss to coat evenly.

Place sweet potatoes and apples around the roast.

Bake in a 325 F oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the thermometer
reaches 170 F.

Description: "A moist and juicy pork roast with a taste of the Orient is
surrounded by flavorful sweet potatoes and apples."
Source: "Healthy Food That Tastes So Good!"
Copyright: "Michele Wilson © 2004"
Start to Finish Time: "2:00"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 330 Calories; 13g Fat (34.5%
calories from fat); 18g Protein; 36g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber;
60mg Cholesterol; 311mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2
Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.


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