Dill-Cured Pork Crostini with Sweet Mustard Sauce
- 1/4 cup coarse kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 2 18-ounce pork tenderloins
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 sourdough baguette, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds (at least 50)
- Mix salt, 3 tablespoons sugar, and pepper in small bowl to blend.
- Place each pork tenderloin atop sheet of plastic wrap.
- Rub garlic all over pork tenderloins.
- Pat all of salt mixture over pork, coating generously.
- Sprinkle with 3/4 cup dill, patting to adhere.
- Wrap pork with plastic.
- Place in baking dish.
- Chill 6 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Scrape off some of dill coating from tenderloins.
- Pat pork dry with paper towels.
- Place pork on heavy large baking sheet.
- Roast until meat thermometer registers 150F when inserted into center of pork, turning after 15 minutes, about 25 minutes total.
- Cool pork completely.
- Cover and chill until cold, at least 6 hours.
- Stir remaining 1/2 cup sugar and vinegar in small bowl until sugar dissolves.
- Whisk in mustard.
- Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons dill.
- Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cover and refrigerate until cold.
- (Pork and sauce can be made 1 day ahead.
- Keep refrigerated.)
- Cut pork crosswise into very thin slices.
- Arrange pork atop baguette slices.
- Spoon some dill sauce atop each.
- Arrange on platter and serve.
coarse kosher salt, sugar, ground black pepper, pork, garlic, fresh dill, white vinegar, dijon mustard, baguette
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/dill-cured-pork-crostini-with-sweet-mustard-sauce-108220 (may not work)