Margarita Pork Tenderloin Recipes

Steps:

• Warm water in a large pot over high heat. Add salt and stir to dissolve. Stir in brown sugar, orange, lemon, lime, cilantro, garlic, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, peppercorns, fennel, coriander, and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover. Let brine simmer for 20 minutes.
• Fill a sink with ice water. Remove brine from heat and place pot into the sink. Cool, stirring, until brine reaches room temperature. Pour into a large plastic or glass vessel such as a 12-quart Cambro®. Add pork tenderloin pieces. Cover and let soak 6 hours to overnight.
• Remove loins from brine and rinse. Let rest at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes while you prep the grill. Preheat the grill for indirect heat at 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Place loins on cooler side of the grill and cook, rotating every 20 to 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the centers read 130 to 135 degrees F (54 to 57 degrees C), 35 to 40 minutes.
• Paint loins with vegetable oil and move over the direct heat side of the grill. Sear until golden brown all over and internal temperature just reaches 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove loins from heat, place on a serving dish, and tent with foil. Let rest for about 5 minutes. Slice into 1/2- to 1-inch-thick medallions.

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a glass with a lime wedge. Sprinkle salt onto a plate. Lightly dip the moistened rim into the salt. Place a large ice cube in the glass and freeze the prepared glass until ready to serve.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with fresh ice. Add tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously until outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

Steps:

• Combine the first 10 ingredients in a shallow dish or large zip-lock freezer bag.
• Slice pork diagonally into 1-inch thick slices; add to tequila mixture.
• Cover or seal and chill for 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Remove pork from marinade and throw away marinade.
• Grill, covered with grill lide, over high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until done.

Steps:

• Trim any visible fat from the pork shoulder.
• Rub the seasoning into the meat and let rest for 20 minutes.
• Marinate the pork overnight in the apple cider.
• In the morning, put the pork shoulder in a crock pot and pour in the remaining ingredients. Use enough aple cider to cover the meat, if necessary, otherwise discard the cider.
• Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours.
• Remove the shoulder from the crock pot and allow to cool for 20 minutes.
• Reserve some of the cooking liquid, but avoid the fat on top.
• Pull the pork apart using forks.
• Rehydrate with some of the liquid if needed and serve.

Steps:

• Use a food processor to grind store-bought unflavored pork cracklings and dried chiles de arbol to taste until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• In a shaker filled with ice, shake the tequila, lime juice, Cointreau and tangerine juice. Rub the edge of a chilled cocktail glass with a lime, then dip the glass into the pork cracklings. Strain the liquids into the glass and garnish with the chili pepper if desired.