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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Grilled Jerk Pork with Curried Peach Relish

I made this recipe for dinner tonight (from epicurious.com with a few variations) and it was a symphony of flavor! Please note that the relish and pork must be prepared eight hour ahead, so start early!

Relish:

1 1/2 lb firm-ripe peaches
1/2 lb tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped red onion (1 medium)
1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Pork:
3 scallions (white and pale green parts only), trimmed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon molasses (not robust or blackstrap)
1 teaspoon Scotch bonnet or habanero hot sauce
2 pork tenderloins (1 3/4 to 2 lb total)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil for basting


Make Relish:
Steam peaches and tomatoes over boiling water until skins split. Transfer peaches and tomatoes with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water and let stand until cool enough to handle. Peel peaches and tomatoes, then halve peaches lengthwise and pit. Cut peaches into 1-inch pieces. Coarsely chop tomatoes.

Cook onion, ginger, and salt in oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add curry powder and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add peaches and tomatoes with any juices, sugar, and lime juice and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thick and peaches are tender but still hold their shape, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cool, uncovered, then chill, covered, at least 8 hours.

Marinate pork:

Combine scallions, thyme, salt, allspice, pepper, lime juice, molasses, and hot sauce in a blender and blend until smooth. Put pork in a nonreactive dish and rub all over with marinade. Marinate, covered and chilled, turning occasionally, 8 hours. Bring to room temperature before grilling.

Grill pork:

Preheat grill.

Discard any marinade remaining in dish, then brush pork lightly with oil and grill on a lightly oiled grill rack, turning occasionally and basting frequently with oil until cooked through.

Transfer pork to a cutting board and let stand 15 minutes. Serve pork with relish.

2 comments:

  1. This recipe sounds awesome, as well as the others you have here in the blog. Thanks for posting these, Tiff! I'll try them out!

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  2. Photos! Post photos of the dishes when you have made them!!

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