Fire Cracker Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the zest and the juice of the orange with all the ingredients except the seeds in a bowl and mix well.
• Toss the sesame, cumin and fennel seeds together in a saucepan with no oil and cook on high heat for a few minutes (the seeds will pop and brown).
• Toss the toasted seeds into the sauce.
• Let the firecracker sauce stand for at least two hours before serving.

Steps:

• Mix together sugar and salt. Score skin on the pork shanks and dust generously with salt and sugar. Place in the refrigerator and let cure for 24 hours.
• Slowly melt the lard in a large saucepan to 225 degrees F. Add the pork shanks and cook for 2 1/2 hours, or until done. Carefully remove from the heat and cool.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the pork in a baking pan and bake for 10 minutes.
• Heat the lard to 350 degrees F. Add the pork to the oil and fry until crispy.
• While pork is frying, add sauerkraut to a saucepan and heat. Add 1 cup of the pineapple mustard glaze, poppy seeds, salt, pepper, and chives and remove from the heat. In a separate pan, reheat the remaining pineapple mustard sauce.
• On 4 large plates, arrange sauerkraut and top with crispy pork. Drizzle pineapple glaze on side, and don't forget the Firecracker Applesauce
• Put all ingredients except for garnishes in a saucepan. Cover and simmer until apples are tender. Remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Puree ingredients in blender or with a hand mixer.
• Strain through a fine sieve while sauce is still hot. Add diced apples. Cool applesauce. Garnish with serrano peppers and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Sweat onions in mustard oil. Do not color. When translucent, add pineapple juice.
• Make a sachet with the bay leaf, peppercorn and add to the pan. Add the mustard.
• Mix arrowroot with 2 tablespoons of water and stir to dissolve. Add arrowroot mixture to the pot and bring to a simmer. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and strain.