Recipes of meat with pomegranate sauce look somewhat unusual. The output is delicate aromatic dishes that everyone will like. Such a fruit as pomegranate, not only adds taste and aroma to the meat, but also makes it softer due to the high content of natural acids.
Pork option
This is an original meat recipe in pomegranate sauce for the oven. It is supposed to use pork tenderloin on the bone. The finished dish is sprinkled with pomegranate seeds and chopped parsley. It only takes you 30 minutes to do this. Pork pieces are juicy and satisfying, and can be consumed cold.
Thick pieces of pork on the bone have a pleasant taste and do not dry out during cooking. After they are cooked, transfer them to a plate and keep them warm, freely covering with a layer of foil. This is necessary so that the meat does not cool while you prepare the sauce. For this meat recipe with pomegranate sauce, you will need the following:
- 4 pieces of pork tenderloin on the bone, about 2.5 cm thick;
- sea salt and pepper to your taste;
- 2 l Art. olive oil;
- 3 l Art. finely chopped shallots;
- one and a half glasses of pomegranate juice;
- 1 liter Art. honey;
- 1 liter Art. balsamic vinegar;
- 2 sprigs of thyme;
- 1 liter Art. cold unsalted butter;
- 2 l Art. chopped parsley (for garnish);
- seeds from 1 pomegranate (for garnish).
How to cook pork?
Sprinkle plenty of pork on both sides with sea salt and pepper. Sauté them: Heat the oil in a large skillet over low heat. Add the meat and cook it for 3-5 minutes, until the pieces become golden brown on both sides, and the thermometer inserted in the center of each of them shows 62 ° C.
Put it on a plate and cover with foil so that the pork is warm while you prepare the sauce.
How to make a sauce?
How to cook pomegranate sauce for meat? The recipe and photos are presented below. Leave a thin layer of oil in the pan where you cooked the meat and return it to the fire. Add shallots and fry, stirring, for 45 seconds. Peel any brown pieces that stick to the bottom of the pan. Add pomegranate juice, honey, vinegar and thyme. Cook for 5-7 minutes, or until it thickens slightly. Remove the pan from the heat. Remove the thyme sprigs.
To get the velvety smoothness of the sauce, use a French culinary trick: remove the pan from the heat and beat its contents with a little cold oil to make a smooth emulsion.
As for pomegranate seeds, to decorate a dish, buy them already prepared or separate them yourself. To do this, cut the fruit in half in the middle. Hold one half with the seed side above the bowl. Then break it down firmly with a hard wooden spoon so that the grains spill out into a bowl.
Pomegranate steak
The better the quality of your steak, the more amazing this dish! And if you cook this meat according to the recipe with pomegranate sauce, you get a great dinner. All you need is the following:
- 4 l Art. olive oil;
- boneless ribeye steak, weighing 1 kg, about 5 cm thick;
- 2 l including pink Himalayan salt;
- 4 cloves of garlic, chopped or minced;
- a quarter cup of fresh mint leaves, without stems, finely chopped;
- a glass of basil leaves, finely chopped;
- two lime juice;
- seeds from one pomegranate.
How to cook steaks with sauce?
This is a very simple recipe for cooking meat with pomegranate sauce. In a medium-sized bowl, add a teaspoon of salt, a tablespoon of olive oil, garlic, mint, basil, pomegranate seeds and lime juice. Mix well and set aside.
Preheat the oven with the grill on the middle rack to 180 degrees. Dry the steaks with a paper towel and sprinkle evenly with a teaspoon of salt and the same amount of pepper on both sides. Spread a tablespoon of olive oil over their surface and place on the wire rack in the oven.
Bake on each side for 6-7 minutes for a good fry. Allow the meat to “rest” for five minutes before thinly slicing. Pour over mint-pomegranate sauce and sprinkle with additional pomegranate seeds on top. As you can see, cooking meat with pomegranate sauce according to this recipe is very simple.
Serve such steaks with boiled rice and avocado slices. This dish will also go well with mashed potatoes or boiled sweet potatoes.