Brandy and Tart Cherry Pork Tenderloin
Here are two ways to prepare pork tenderloin. Lets be honest, once you try these recipes you will need to prepare two tenderloins to satisfy the eating frenzy. One is spicy and the other has a sweet glaze. The juice from the pan is to die for! Be prepared to soak it up with a hearty piece of bread.
Meat Prep:
- 1/2 cup Skylake Ranch Pomegranate Marinade
- 2 Tablespoons kosher salt
- Small tinfoil pan (about 8 by 10 inches)
Cherry Glaze:
- 1 cup Skylake Ranch Pomegranate Tart Cherry Jelly
- 3 Tablespoons Brandy
Pepper Glaze:
- 1 cup Skylake Ranch Pomegranate Pepper Jelly
Meat Prep:
Place both pork tenderloins in a resealable bag and cover with the Pomegranate Marinade. Place in refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight. Heat a grill to 350 degrees. Remove pork from marinade and cover each tenderloin with 1 tablespoon of kosher salt. Sear on grill for 3 minutes on each side. Place in the tinfoil pan and turn down burners by half (or place on cool side of the grill) and cover tightly with foil. Meanwhile place the Pomegranate Tart Cherry Jelly in a sauce pan and heat on medium high until bubbly. Add the brandy and cook for 2 minutes then remove from heat. After the pork has cooked for 5 minutes spoon 1/3 rd of the Pomegranate Cherry and Brandy mixture over one tenderloin then spoon 1/3 rd of the Pomegranate Pepper Jelly over the other, cover and repeat this till pork is 145 degrees in the center (about 15 minutes). Remove from grill and let it rest with foil on for about 10 more minutes. Slice and put any remaining jelly sauce on pork then put the drippings from the pan in a gravy boat to drizzle on to your liking.</div>
Jam Sandwiches
Enjoy these cookies, they are a healthy spin on a classic. Jam sandwich cookies have been around for years. The cookies iscrunchy and lightly sweet while the jam is tart and fruity. Eating these reminds me of my own days dancing in the kitchen while baking with my mom. As always I’ve linked in the ingredients where to find any specialty items.
Jam Sandwich Cookies
Yield: 24 jam sandwich cookies
Ingredients:
• 1 cup tart pomegranate cherry jelly
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• 1 cup cassava flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 1 cup powered sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 T cream cheese
- Preheat the oven to 375°. Spray a cookie sheet with coconut spray.
- In a large glass bowl, combine all ingredients except for the jam.
- Mix until a stiff dough is formed.
- Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
- Prepare a clean surface with brown rice flour sprinkled on. Tapioca flour is great for this too is you prefer.
- Using half the dough, roll it out on the floured surface.
- Get the dough about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut them into rounds. I used 4inch cutters.
- Place 5 on the cookies sheet. Next cut a set of five circles in the middle using the small circle. Mine is an inch in diameter.
- You should now have 5 circles and 5 "doughnuts". Put the holy circles on the cookies sheet and bake for 9-10 minutes.
- Wait for the cookies to cool completely, then dollop a little amount of jam on the cookie and place the top on it so the jam shows through.
- Optional: Sprinkle powdered sugar over them for a classic holiday look.
Tart Cherry Ice Cream Swirl
•soften vanilla ice cream in individual containers
•spoon in tart cherry spread, spoon in vanilla ice cream
•continue to alternate, creating layers
•refreeze
