Pork Bites Recipes

Steps:

• Beat egg and then add next five ingredients. (Add additional spices and hot sauce if desired if these are not for the kids). Mix well.
• Add ground pork and mix well. Divide into 4 equal portions and shape into 10 1/2 inch long roll. Place on wax paper lined baking sheet. Freeze until firm-approx. 2 hours.
• Roll out 1/2 of the puff pastry on a floured surface to a 10 inch square. Keep remaining pastry chilled. Cut square into 2 equal rectangles. Place 1 pork roll at the edge of the long side of 1 rectangle. Brush seem with beaten egg and roll up. Brush top with beaten egg then cut into 1 inch slices and arrange slices on baking sheet.
• Repeat with remaining pastry and filling.
• Bake at 400°F for 20-25 minutes or until golden.
• Freezes great!

Steps:

• Preheat a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, with enough canola oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the chives, jalapenos, shallots, garlic, white wine vinegar, and mustard. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
• Season the pork with salt and pepper, to taste. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the buttermilk and egg together. In a large bowl, combine the flour, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper, to taste. Coat the pork on all sides in the buttermilk. Drain the pork from the buttermilk and add the chunks to the flour. Toss the pork in the flour insuring all of the pork is coated evenly. Shake off excess flour. Working in batches, deep-fry the nuggets until cooked through and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pork from the fryer to a paper towel lined platter to drain. Transfer the pork to a serving platter and serve with jalapeno mustard.

Steps:

• PORK BITES: In a bowl combine ground pork bread crumbs hoisin sauce garlic green onion and egg: mix well.
• Shape into 1 inch balls.
• Place meatballs on prepared baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until browned.
• Transfer to slow cooker.
• PEKING SAUCE: In a 4 cup measure or bowl combine hoisin sauce red currant jelly lemon juice garlic and ginger; mix well and pour over meatballs.
• Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Season pork belly all over with smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Wrap pork in parchment paper; wrap a second time in aluminum foil, and a third time in another sheet of aluminum foil. Place pork packet in a baking dish.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tender for 6 hours. Let cool in wrappings to room temperature; place cooled packet in refrigerator and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
• Unwrap chilled meat. Save any rendered fat that falls away when unwrapping pork.
• Cut meat into 6 equal-size portions. Cut 1/8-inch by 1/8-inch slashes in the fat-side of the pork. Season with salt.
• Heat 2 tablespoons reserved pork fat in a skillet over medium heat. Place pork belly, fat side down, in hot fat; cook until well-browned on all sides and heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork belly to a plate, drizzle with olive oil and season with pepper.