Pork And Mango Salad Recipes

Steps:

• For sweet pork:
• Heat 1/2 cup vegetable oil in small saucepan over high heat. Add shallots and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer fried shallots to paper towels to drain.
• Grind peppercorns and star anise to powder in spice grinder. Transfer ground spices to mini processor. Add cilantro stems, garlic, and ginger; grind to paste. Set spice paste aside.
• Place pork in medium bowl. Place bowl on steamer rack in pot. Cover pot and steam pork over high heat until tender, about 20 minutes. Cool; cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add steamed pork and sauté until crisp, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to clean bowl.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet and add spice paste. Cook over medium-high heat until beginning to brown and crisp, about 2 minutes. Mix in palm sugar, then 1/3 cup water and fish sauce. Stir until palm sugar melts and caramelizes, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1/3 cup water and boil until sauce thickens and coats spoon, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Mix in pork. do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate pork. Cover shallots and store at room temperature. Add shallots to pork and warm over medium heat before using.
• For salad and dressing:
• Blend lime juice, cilantro stems, fish sauce, palm sugar, bird chiles, and garlic in blender until smooth. Season dressing to taste with salt. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
• Combine mango, herbs, jalapeño chile, lime leaves, and ginger in medium bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat.
• For trout:
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in each of 2 large skillets over high heat. Open trout like book. Sprinkle each with salt and pepper. Add 1 to each skillet, skin side up. Cook until browned and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer trout to platter, skin side down. Spoon warm pork and shallot mixture over each;top each with half of salad.
• More info:
• This recipe calls for green mango, which is an under-ripe mango, rather than a specific variety. When shopping for green mangoes, choose fruit that is firm to the touch.
• What to drink:
• With this menu, try a bottle of Riesling. We particularly like the Smith-Madrone 2007 Riesling from Napa Valley ($25). The mango, pineapple, and citrus flavors of the wine are the perfect complement to this meal. While you're at the market, look for a Thai beer like Singha, which is produced by Thailand's first and largest brewery.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place pork in roasting pan, brush pork with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil. Combine 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, garlic and pepper in a small cup and press evenly over the sides of the pork, coating evenly. Roast uncovered fro 20-30 minutes or until meat temperature registers 155 degrees. Cover and allow to stand for 5-10 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 160 degrees. Thinly slice pork.
• In a small saucepan over medium high heat cook pineapple juice uncovered for 10 minutes or until reduced to about 1/3 cup. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Stir lime juice, remaining olive oil (2 tsp), cayenne and salt into the pineapple juice.
• Arrange salad greens in a serving platter and top with the radish, red pepper, red onion and mango. Arrange pork slices down center of salad. Sprinkle with cilantro and drizzle with dressing. Toast remaining sesame seeds in an ungreased small skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle over salad.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the sweet potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and add the eggs. Cook until the potatoes are tender and the eggs are hard-boiled, 10 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce: Puree the mango, jalapeno, half of the scallions, 2 tablespoons each water and vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar and 1 teaspoon brown sugar in a food processor; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Slice the pork lengthwise down the center, stopping 3/4 inch before cutting all the way through; open like a book. Top with plastic wrap; pound with a rolling pin until 1 inch thick. Season with salt and pepper; rub with the remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar and the allspice.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in an ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the pork; cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the pork is just cooked through, 5 minutes. Remove to a board; let rest.
• Peel and chop the eggs. Whisk the dijonnaise with the remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar; toss with the sweet potatoes, eggs, the remaining scallions, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Serve the pork with the potato salad and mango sauce.

Steps:

• Cut tenderloin lengthwise in half; cut each half crosswise into thin slices. Toss pork with 1 tablespoon oil, salt and, if desired, pepper flakes. Cook pasta according to package directions., Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half the pork; stir-fry 2-3 minutes or just until browned. Remove from pan; repeat with remaining pork., Stir-fry snap peas and red pepper in remaining oil 2-3 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Stir in marmalade, teriyaki sauce, brown sugar and garlic; cook 1-2 minutes longer. Return pork to pan. Add mango and cashews; heat through, stirring to combine. Serve with pasta.

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, oil, sugar, mustard, and pepper in a bowl. Refrigerate dressing until ready to serve.
• Place avocados, mangoes, and lemon juice in a bowl. Mix gently until just combined.
• Place lettuce in a large bowl or platter. Add avocado-mango mixture, walnuts, bacon, and the dressing. Toss and serve.