Best 8 Polynesian Pork Loin Recipes

POLYNESIAN PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Rub 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper over roast. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the water, pineapple, tomato paste, brown sugar, onion, green pepper, vinegar, ginger and remaining salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Reserve 1-1/4 cups sauce; set aside., Pour remaining sauce over roast. Bake 1-1/2 to 2 hours longer or until a thermometer reads 160°, basting occasionally. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing. Serve with remaining sauce.

POLYNESIAN PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Cut 1 1/2 pound pork loin into slices of desired thickness.
• Place other ingredients in 1-gallon freezer bag and add pork.
• Turn several times to cover meat with marinade. Label and freeze.
• To serve, thaw meat. Layer in prepared baking pan and pour extra marinade over meat.
• Cover and cook in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes.
• Turn meat and bake for 20 more minutes.
• Suggested sides: Baked sweet potatoes.

POLYNESIAN PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Brown pork well in heated oil at medium-high heat in large skillet. Remove pork; set aside. Reduce heat to medium. Add pepper strips,onion and garlic. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Stir in soup,pineapple with juice,soy sauce and honey. Return pork to skillet. Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat until pork is cooked through - about 5 minutes - stirring occasionally.
• Stir in rice and black pepper. Turn off heat and cover skillet. Let stand 10 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir gently before serving.

POLYNESIAN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season the pork with the garlic powder.
• Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook until well browned on both sides.
• Add the onion, soup, water, pineapple with juice, soy sauce and honey to the skillet and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes or until the pork is cooked through. Serve the pork and sauce with the rice and sprinkle with the green onion.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with steamed sugar snap peas. For dessert serve fresh strawberries.
• Cost per recipe: $8.41

HAWAIIAN PORK ROAST WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Mix first six ingredients. Cut roast in half; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; brown roast on all sides., Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Pour pineapple mixture over top. Cook, covered, until a thermometer inserted in roast reads at least 145°, 3-4 hours., Remove roast from slow cooker; keep warm. Transfer cooking juices to a saucepan; bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Return to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve with roast.

HAWAIIAN PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place pork tenderloin in a shallow 9x13-inch; sprinkle with brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, and black pepper. Spread pineapple preserves over tenderloin. Arrange onion, orange bell pepper, and red bell pepper on and around tenderloin. Mix reserved juice from mandarin oranges and crushed pineapple in a small bowl; pour in at least 1/2 cup reserved juice.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tenderloin is no longer pink in the center, 45 to 60 minutes. Spoon mandarin oranges and pineapple over tenderloin in the last 20 minutes of cooking. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of pork should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

PRIZE-WINNING POLYNESIAN PORK OVER RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown pork on all sides in bacon drippings.
• Add soy sauce, ginger, garlic salt, vinegar, and brown sugar.
• Cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes longer or until pork is fully cooked.
• Stir in pineapple with canning juices and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and taste for seasonings, adjusting as needed.
• Serve ladled over mounds of hot cooked rice.

SLOW-COOKER POLYNESIAN PORK RIBS

Steps:

• Place Reynolds™ Slow Cooker Liners inside a 5- to 6 1/2 -qt slow cooker bowl. Make sure that liner fits snugly against the bottom and sides of bowl and pull the top of the liner over rim of bowl.
• Place pork ribs, garlic and onion in slow cooker. Spoon about half of the pineapple with some of the juice over ribs. Reserve remaining pineapple and juice.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• About 35 minutes before serving, drain and discard cooking juices from slow cooker; wipe edge of slow cooker clean. In small bowl, mix ketchup, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, gingerroot and remaining pineapple with juice. Spoon or pour evenly over ribs. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 25 to 30 minutes longer or until ribs are glazed. Serve with rice.