What's Cooking Wednesday - Carmelized Pork Slices

I stumbled across this recipe in a cook book my Mom had given me ages ago. I wasn't too sure about it, but I thought I'd throw caution to the wind and give it a whirl. Now it's fair to say when it comes to rating my recipes Michael is very much like a disgruntled Russian Olympic Skating Judge. Those high scores don't come easy. I nearly fell off my chair when he declared this dish to be "a little slice of heaven".



Carmelized Pork Slices

1 lb pork tenderloin
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tbsp packed brown sugar
1 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp molasses or maple syrup
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Cut pork into 1/2 inch slices. Spray non-stick skillet with cooking spray, heat over medium high heat.

Cook pork and garlic in skillet 6 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally, until pork is slightly pink in the center, Drain if necessary.

Stir in remaining ingredients. Cook 2 - 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and coats pork.

Recipe Notes: Yep that right there is a little slice of heaven on a plate. I used maple syrup because I'm not a real huge fan of molasses. It reminded me a lot of the sliced pork you can get at Chinese Buffet restaurants. You know the one? In the sticky red sauce. The sauce had the same consistency. This time I made no changes, it was great as is. 5/5

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So Darlene, are you next?

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Just for Lynn: Today Lynn and I talked about having perogies for dinner. She couldn't believe that we would just eat perogies and nothing else. I tried to point out that I was Polish, but she countered with the fact that although she's Irish she doesn't often eat just potatoes for dinner. Yes folks, she is that funny. At home I repeated the story to Michael who stared at me for a moment before declaring that she was 100% correct. So Lynn you'll be happy to know the perogies came with a side of salad.