Aromatic Pork Loin with Caper Sauce

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Course : Pork
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 50
 

Ingredients:

12 1/2 pounds pork loin -- trimmed of fat
---MARINADE*
1/3 cup lemon juice -- fresh
2 cups vegetable stock
2 medium oranges -- zested and juiced
1/4 cup fresh ginger -- chopped
2 tablespoons cracked white peppercorns
2 tablespoons curry powder
12 sprigs thyme -- fresh
12 sprigs rosemary -- fresh
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons coriander seeds -- toasted and crushed
1 1/3 tablespoons lemon zest
---CAPER SAUCE*
1/2 cup brown stock or au jus -- high quality
1/2 cup red onion -- finely diced
1/4 cup garlic -- minced
2 cups capers -- small
3/4 cup red wine
2 quarts brown stock or au jus -- high quality
2 ounces parsley -- fresh chopped
4 ounces canned tomatoes -- diced and drained
1 teaspoon black pepper -- ground, to taste
3 tablespoons arrowroot or cornstarch -- as needed
1 cup water -- as needed
 

Preparation:

Cut loins into 100 (2 ounces each) scaloppine. Combine all ingredients for marinade; mix thoroughly. Add the pork to the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Remove pork from marinade; discard marinade. Brown pork on flat grill. Place pork scaloppine on roasting rack over sheet pan and finish cooking (if needed) in 350 degree F for 3 to 5 minutes. Pork should be slightly pink in the center. In a heave bottom saucepan, place 1/2 cup brown stock or au jus; heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and sweat mixture gently until translucent. Add capers. Deglaze with red wine and reduce until almost dry. ADd stock or au jus, parsley, and tomatoes; heat 1 to 2 minutes. Adjust seasoning with pepper as needed. Serve 2 scaloppine with 1 1/2 ounces caper sauce. Chef Note: Adjust consistency of sauce with arrowroot or cornstarch slurry prior to service, if needed. Serving suggestion: herbed wheat pilaf and mixted vegetables

 

Nutritional Information:

119 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (34% calories from fat); 15g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 36mg Cholesterol; 279mg Sodium