New ideas for pork loin?

Cutting a boneless chop into 1/4" strips makes great stir fry. Also because pork loin is so lean and mild tasting, it can be used in most recipes that call for chicken breast.

I was gonna say cut some up into stir fry strips too! Just use different marinades with your steaks and then you will get some variety when you grill them.

Or chop into cubes even and make like a stew kinda thing with vegetables.

I've made this in an air fryer, but imagine it would work on a cast iron grill pan if the weather is too warm to turn on the broiler as specified by the recipe.

https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/vietnamese-pork-tenderloin

I always brine them before cooking. 1/4 cup brown sugar with 1/4 cup kosher salt dissolved in enough water to cover chops. Brine for at least 1 hour, rinse and pat dry before cooking.

I like to grill the chops strait up or with barbecue sauce. Breading and baking is also delicious. Serve with a mash and gravy. Could grind some up and mix with a 70/30 ground beef to make meat balls.

I'm sure I've seen some recipes in the many Apple Cider Vinegar threads

madwells1 wrote: »

These are great ideas you guys, thanks!

I was worried that it would be too dry for stir fry, but I will play around with different marinades.

I stir fry lean cuts like pork tenderloin. Dry brining helps tenderize. That just means salting the normal amount you would use but doing that several hours in advance after slicing up into stir size pieces. My mother's technique of dredging the lean meat pieeces in cornstarch before frying keeps meat really tender. However, you need to use a really good non stick pan. I've done this easily in a stone coated pan and a season carboned steel wok. I've done this with considerable more difficulty in a stainless steel sautee pan where you either need to use quite a lot of oil or find yourself scraping off cornstarch baked on to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula.

This is by far my favorite pork loin recipe! You can substitute soy sauce for the coconut aminos. I see no reason why you can't make it using the chops instead of the whole loin. https://lowcarbyum.com/crock-pot-balsamic-pork-tenderloin/#wprm-recipe-container-21644

A favorite fall meal of mine is to put pork loin or chops seasoned with salt and pepper in the crock pot with sliced apples and sliced onion and a sprig of thyme. Especially delicious with mashed potatoes and greens.

I'm voting for Pork Loin Cloth. Most fashionable answer, obviously.

Crock pot pork carnitas: https://damndelicious.net/2014/10/10/slow-cooker-pork-carnitas/ I've used leaner cuts and it still comes out good!

I've also used Alton Brown's "Who loves ya Baby Back?" recipe for pork other than ribs: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/who-loves-ya-baby-back-recipe-1937448

Slow cooked with honey and Dijon mustard. Serve with rice.

I used to buy that. Would cut 2 roasts and a bunch of chops. Doing these from memory because I tend to cook by eye with them. All recipes imply salt and pepper to taste and

Sweet and sour pork.
1-2 lbs pork
Can pineapple chunks with juice
Bell pepper chopped
Onion chopped
~1/4 cup Vinegar
Brown sugar
Tbsp of soy

Brown pork
Add in onion and pepper and cook down some
Mix pineapple juice and vinegar to make about a cup of liquid. Memory is you get about 3/4 juice in a big can of pineapple chunks. Add soy. Add Brown sugar (this is dependent on how sweet you want it, start with 1tbsp maybe)
Pour liquid into pan, cover, simmer 30 minutes

Slow cooker - this works best if you have a larger roast
2-3 lbs pork
1/2 cup dried cranberries
Couple Granny Smith apples, sliced
Onion
1/4 cup sherry or dry white wine
1/4 cider vinegar
1 cup chicken or veg broth
2 tbsp brown sugar

Sear pork put in cooker, add cranberries
Cook onions until just soft
Add sherry, vinegar and sugar and cook until starts to get a little syrupy
Add broth and stir to mix then pour into cooker
Cook 4-6 hours on low, or however long you want really

We used to serve it over mashed potatoes, but rice, root mash, cauli rice or cauli mash, whatever should work.

You can turn pork loin into carnitas, but it’s will need some help staying moist.

If you have an instant pot or similar, there are some good pork recipes at:

https://pressurecookrecipes.com/

I like the HK Mushroom gravy one.