Prunes are not just dried fruits. This is a real storehouse of trace elements and vitamins that help our body improve immunity and metabolism. Thanks to its light smoked aroma and sweet and sour taste, it is ideal for preparing various dishes. So, pork with prunes is very soft, with a slight acidity and a piquant aroma.

Oven baked pork with prunes

Today, pork dishes are often prepared for a casual or festive menu. Such meat can be made with different vegetables, seasonings, served with any side dishes. Many housewives choose baking from all processing options - the pork is tasty and not as harmful as when frying. You can bake meat with a variety of ingredients, but the most interesting of them is prunes. Dried plum gives the dish a refined and delicate taste.

Ingredients:

  • pork - 1.3 kg;
  • dried plum - 180 g;
  • soy sauce - two tablespoons;
  • mustard seeds - two spoons;
  • mayonnaise - four spoons;
  • pepper, salt.

 

Cooking method:

  1. We take a whole piece of meat tenderloin and make cuts in it, forming something from the pulp, like an accordion. Season with spices, put dried fruits in “pockets”.
  2. We make marinade from mayonnaise, soy sauce and mustard. Pour the meat with the mixture and leave for a couple of hours.
  3. We put meat with dried fruits in a culinary sleeve and simmer in the oven for 40 - 45 minutes, temperature - 180ºС

How to deliciously put out pork in a slow cooker

Asian cuisine has given us many recipes for making meat with sweet and sour fruits.And today it no longer seems strange to us to use incompatible ingredients in cooking, because as a result, meat is a real delicacy. We offer you a quick recipe for pork with dried plums in a slow cooker.

Ingredients:

  • pork - 1.2 kg;
  • dried prunes - 280 g;
  • carrot;
  • onion head;
  • lemon juice - a spoon;
  • clove of garlic;
  • Dijon mustard - a spoon;
  • olive oil - two tablespoons;
  • cognac - 70 ml;
  • salt pepper.

 

Cooking method:

  1. We cut pork with cubes and season them with spices.
  2. Pour oil, cognac and lemon juice into a separate bowl, put mustard, chopped cloves of garlic and seasoning. We mix everything and pour the pork obtained with the marinade. Leave to soak.
  3. In the bowl of the multicooker we put pork sticks with the marinade. Pour onion and finely chopped carrots into the rings, put dried fruits and turn on the “Stewing” mode for 1 hour. Pork with prunes, stewed in a slow cooker, turns out to be very soft, and almost melts in the mouth.

A simple recipe in a pan

All lovers of meat dishes, we recommend a variety of recipes for cooking pork with prunes. And even if you do not really like dried fruits, it’s still worthwhile to arrange such a culinary experiment. Dried prunes have no pungent odor, and it is very tasty, and meat with such an ingredient is tender and juicy.

Ingredients:

  • 500 g of pork;
  • 150 g of prunes;
  • bulb;
  • carrot;
  • 5 g of fresh ginger;
  • a spoonful of soy sauce;
  • a spoonful of lemon juice (apple cider vinegar);
  • a glass of broth (water);
  • spices, oil.

 

Cooking method:

  1. Cut the pork across the fibers into pieces one centimeter thick. We beat the meat, salt, pepper, roll in flour and fry over high heat for five minutes.
  2. We chop the carrots and onions in half rings and separately passé on low heat for 5 - 7 minutes.
  3. We will cook the meat with prunes in the marinade. To do this, combine soy seasoning, citrus juice and chopped ginger.
  4. Mix vegetables with pork, fill with dressing, add broth (water), cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  5. Drain prunes with boiling water and cut into two parts, put it in pork with vegetables and leave it on fire for another 10 minutes.

Pork rolls with prunes

For those who have discovered a unique combination of pork with dried fruit or are trying to learn something new, we offer to cook meat rolls with dried plums. This dish is ideal for a family or a solemn feast.

Ingredients:

  • pork - 700 g;
  • dried prunes - 70 g;
  • cheese - 70 g;
  • natural fat yogurt - half a cup;
  • seasonings.

 

Cooking method:

  1. Grind prunes into small pieces. If it is too dense, then pre-soak it in boiling water. Cheese is passed through a fine grater.
  2. Mix yogurt with cheese and prunes, add seasonings. This will be the filling.
  3. We cut the meat into pieces (like chops), season with spices, distribute the filling over them and turn it into rolls.
  4. We take a baking dish, put pork rolls in it, soak each with yogurt and sprinkle with cheese. We cook the dish for 35 minutes, temperature - 180ºС

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Bake in pots

Today, once bored pottery dishes have gained a second life. The meat, stewed in a beautiful dish, is not only tasty, but also retains most of its useful properties. Cooking a dish does not take much effort and time, and as a result, you will have a hearty and mouth-watering dish with an original serving on your table.

Ingredients:

  • ½ kg of pork;
  • a handful of dried plums;
  • a glass of sour cream;
  • bulb;
  • three branches of dill;
  • seasoning for meat;
  • paprika, salt, red hot pepper to taste.

 

Cooking method:

  1. Dice pork, season with spices and leave for 20 - 25 minutes.
  2. At the bottom of the pot, put the onions in cubes, then a little prune and pour 50 ml of water. We lay the pieces of pork, on top - chopped dill and the remaining dried fruits.
  3. The finishing touch is sour cream and a little dill.We cover the pots with lids and send to the oven for 40 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.

With walnuts

Pork with prunes and walnuts is an opportunity to nourish your guests heartily. From simple and affordable products you can prepare a truly festive treat. For cooking, take better fresh or fresh meat, so that the dish turns out soft and juicy.

Ingredients:

  • a kilo of pork;
  • six walnuts;
  • 130 g dried plum;
  • salt, pepper, coriander.

 

Cooking method:

  1. Grind dried plums and nuts. On pork we make not too deep cuts along and open it like a book.
  2. Sprinkle the meat with salt, pepper and season with coriander. In the cuts we lay the filling of prunes and nuts. We collect the meat, tightly bind it with a thread and put it in a mold. Sent in the oven for 40 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees.
  3. Oven-baked pork with prunes in the oven goes well with various sauces. For example, take the juice that remains after baking, pour it into a pan, add 180 ml of dry white wine and boil for five minutes. After, pour 300 ml of chicken stock and put two tablespoons of mustard. Boil it on low heat for ten minutes, then remove from the stove, add a little butter and mix.
  4. Cut the finished meat in portions, spread on lettuce leaves and pour over the cooked sauce.

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Pork goulash with prunes

Many housewives cook goulash according to a traditional recipe, where the meat is fried along with vegetables and stewed with tomato paste and water. And if you are bored with this cooking option, then especially for you we have a recipe for pork goulash with prunes and tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 500 g pork tenderloin;
  • leek;
  • two medium carrots;
  • a handful of dried plums;
  • up to half a liter of meat broth;
  • two tablespoons of tomato paste;
  • a spoon of flour;
  • two sprigs of parsley;
  • salt pepper.

Cooking method:

  1. We cut the pork into cubes, breading in flour and frying in a well-heated oil until golden brown.
  2. Separately, pass the chopped onion.
  3. In a container with thick walls, spread the meat with onions and put the tomato paste. Lightly fry the ingredients, put the prunes, pour the broth and simmer the pork for 40 minutes, until it becomes soft.
  4. After, put chopped carrots and spices, stew the products for another 10 minutes, sprinkle with chopped herbs and turn off after a minute. We leave the finished dish under the lid so that the goulash is well infused.

Cooking with cheese in the oven

Today we will cook pork chops, but not with mushrooms and sprinkled with cheese, as we used to, but with dried fruits and Mozzarella. The meat under such a filling is very juicy and tasty.

Ingredients:

  • 700 g of pork;
  • 350 g of prunes;
  • three onions;
  • 120 g Mozzarella cheese;
  • salt, pepper mixture, olive oil.

Cooking method:

  1. Pour prunes with hot water, then cut it into two parts.
  2. We cut the onions in half rings and lightly fry them in olive oil.
  3. Cut the pork into pieces, beat and season with spices.
  4. We grease the baking sheet with oil, put meat on it, on top of which we distribute the onions and then the prunes. Cover everything with foil and put in the oven for 20 minutes.
  5. Then we take out the dish, remove the foil, sprinkle the pork with grated Mozzarella and bake for another 15 minutes, the temperature - 180ºС

Pork and prunes are in perfect harmony with each other. Dried plum gives the meat a smoked flavor and a spicy aroma. And besides, along with prunes you can use other dried fruits, for example, dried apricots.

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