Receta Orange- Ginger Pork Cutlets w/ Mango- Tomato Salsa
Here’s a new dinner idea for you > Orange- Ginger Pork Cutlets with Mango- Tomato Salsa
Here’s the deal : my family gets soooo tired of chicken. So we’ve been eating a lot of steak lately. For some reason, I’ve been craving it all summer (especially skirt steak), and I keep buying it and grilling it and serving it for dinner! Every time I go back to chicken, my family grunts and groans about how often we have chicken. Good grief, family! There are only so many things to serve for dinner. Pork is a great alternative. No one ever seems to complain when I serve pork! This recipe features pork tenderloin sliced into medallions and pounded into cutlets, rubbed with orange zest and ginger, sauteed and topped with a wonderful fresh mango-tomato salsa! No complaints! … except for one > my tomato-shy son moved all of the tomatoes aside and enjoyed only mangoes. My son goes absolutely bonkers over mangoes- loves them to pieces, but he is absolutely disgusted by tomatoes. That’s okay… more tomatoes for the adults!
I enjoy making pork cutlets because they cook up quickly (so your hot stove only has to be on for a few minutes in the heat of summer!)… and if you just fry them briefly, they really do turn out tender and delicious. All they need is a little flavor added to them, which we do in this recipe with the orange and ginger. The salsa is a nice addition to make this a perfectly summery sort of dinner. We loved it. So set aside the boring ‘ol chicken and make this for dinner instead!
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Orange- Ginger Pork Cutlets with Mango- Tomato Salsa
Yield: About 4 servings
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 8 min
- Ingredients:
- PORK:
- 1 pound of pork tenderloins, trimmed
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- salt and pepper
- 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
- SALSA:
- 1 cup chopped fresh mango
- 2/3 cup halved small pear or cherry tomatoes
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 green onions, chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Cut the tenderloins into 4 to 6 even pieces. Place plastic wrap over pork; pound to an even thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Rub each piece of pork with orange zest. Then sprinkle both sides with ginger, salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. Combine the salsa ingredients in a bowl. Toss, add salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the pork; cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side (or until done). Remove the pork from the pan; repeat with the rest of the pork. Serve topped with the mango salsa!