Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Pork Roast: Strawberry-Cranberry Version

I know, I know, how many pork roasts can I make before I start turning into Wilbur...

I find myself cooking with pork a lot because it's a tad meatier than chicken and a whole lot easier to cook correctly than beef. It is as versatile as fish and a whole lot cheaper. It also keeps in the fridge much better than seafood - all the reasons for a busy girl like me to keep cooking with it for dinner...

Today's dinner was, yes, yet ANOTHER pork dish. But this one was equally good as the ones before, and I have to say, I was quite proud of my accomplishments when the Papa Bear proudly proclaimed that he thought the meat courses at The Dining Room with Ron (which I promise to post very soon) was not that impressive because what we had at home was just as good. Now, that is some serious flattery! Well done, Papa, well done!

Anyway, here is what we had tonight:

1. Mix 1 tsp of salt, 2 tbs of strawberry jam, 1 tbs of dried rosemary and 0.5 tbs of dried thyme.
2. Wash and dry pork tenderloin strips (1 lbs, maybe?).
3. Slather strawberry jam mixture on to one side of the pork tenderloin strips.
4. Cook in a skillet at high heat, non-jam-side first. Sear on high heat, 3 min or so, until browned. Reduce heat to medium, close lid, cook ~3 min.
5. Flip over and cook ~3 min or so with the lid closed. Turn heat up to high and cook 2 min or so.
6. Add 1/8 cup of water, add 1 tbs dried cranberries, and close lid. Cook until the pork reaches about 160F.
7. Take pork out and add 1.5 tbs ketchup. Mix with pan drippings/scraping.
8. Serve sauce over pork.

I made some blanched asparagus and sauteed spinach to go with the pork. Total cooking time? 15, 20 min for a satisfyingly yummy dinner!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

The dish was truly good, Baby. It really eclipsed the last couple of dishes we had at the Dining Room. In fact, I wouldn't mind having it again tonight ... please? :)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for all the info. More people need to be made aware of this GOOD information.The information is very meaningful to
whom needed. Interesting!! tHANKS !!

Make Money
Fertigasi

Anonymous said...

Thanks for all the info. More people need to be made aware of this lovely information.The information is very
meaningful to whom needed. Interesting!!

Anonymous said...

This isn't related to the Pork Roast (which sounds very good), but I think Alice would enjoy hearing this. I went to an All Japanese Mall in Toronto, Canada. I was at their grocery store/cafe and bought cod roe spaghetti mix! I'm so excited to try it. It came in two varieties, spicy and non spicy. It comes with sauce that you add to cooked spaghetti and strips of seaweed.

cikgu sham said...

interesting post... thanks
magnetic
Therapy bracelet

Anonymous said...

Copy the word of papa bear...
The dish was truly good, Baby. It really eclipsed the last couple of dishes we had at the Dining Room. In fact, I wouldn't mind having it again tonight ... please? :)

Anonymous said...

Hi,

I’m from Ate Media, a media company specializing in F&B, travel and lifestyle. I have some exciting information that might interest you.

I couldn’t find any email address on your site. Perhaps you could reply me at cheryl@atemedia.com and I can follow up with you via email?

Thanks and have a great day!

Warmest regards,
Cheryl
Editorial Consultant
Ate Media Pte Ltd.

Unknown said...

com (Alice)
0

Anonymous said...

You have one of the best blogs I’ve seen in a long time. Keep up the good job:)

Anonymous said...

Because of the foodblogs, I was more inspired to try new and different foods, I am learning a lot and also thanks for sharing your ideas because at the same time I am also trying my best to learn how to prepare (decent meals :-) Busby SEO challenge

KabonFootPrint