Peanut Smoked Pork Loin with Peanut Butter BBQ Sauce and Carrot and Pickled Onion Salad

Name: Peanut Smoked Pork Loin with Peanut Butter BBQ Sauce and Carrot and Pickled Onion Salad
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps ancho chili powder; 177 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 473 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 4 Tbsps prepared barbecue sauce; 8 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 85 grams bourbon; 3 carrots, peeled and julienned; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley leaves; 473 milliliters ketchup; 3 Tbsps kosher salt, plus more for seasoning; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 orange, zested and juiced; 473 milliliters peanut shells, from roasted peanuts; 177 milliliters peanut butter; 2 Tbsps peanut oil; 2 pork loins, trimmed, about 1/2 pounds each; 1 small red onion, sliced thin; 3 Tbsps chopped roasted peanuts; 8 servings Steak seasoning (recommended: Montreal) or other quality steak seasoning; 3 Tbsps sugar; 59 milliliters tomato paste

Need If you have bourbon, peanut butter, steak seasoning, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

Special equipment: grill-top smoker.

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Grill

Preheat the grill. Soak the peanut shells in water for 45 minutes.

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Peanuts

Pasta Shells

Water

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Grill

Season the pork well with salt, pepper, and steak seasoning. Smoke the pork on the grill for 45 minutes.

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Steak Seasoning

Pepper

Pork

Salt

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Grill

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Transfer the pork to a roasting pan, drain the peanuts and add them to the pan. Roast the pork in the oven until it reaches 135 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 20 to 30 minutes.

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Peanuts

Pork

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Remove from the oven to a cutting board.

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Cutting Board

Oven

Combine all the sauce ingredients in a large saucepot and bring it to a simmer over low heat.

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Sauce

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Pot

Let simmer for at least 1 hour. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed.

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Salt And Pepper

Slice the pork and arrange it on a serving platter. Spoon the warm BBQ sauce over the top and serve with the Carrot and Pickled Onion Salad.

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Pickled Onion

Barbecue Sauce

Carrot

Pork

Put the red onions in a shallow baking pan. In a saucepan, add the vinegar, sugar, and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat.

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Red Onion

Vinegar

Sugar

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Pour the hot liquid over the onions and cover immediately.

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Onion

Let sit covered for at least 1 hour. Strain the onions and reserve.

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Onion

To assemble the salad: In a medium-sized serving bowl, combine the carrots, parsley, peanuts, orange zest and juice, peanut oil and pickled onions and toss to combine well. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Pickled Onion

Orange Zest