Pork With Orange Sauce
- 2 pounds country-style pork ribs, or boneless steaks cut from shoulder, about 3/4 to 1 inch thick
- Salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 shallot, minced
- Vinegar or fresh lemon or lime juice, if necessary
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Heat oven to 450 degrees or heat broiler, adjusting rack so that it is about 4 inches from heat source.
- Put an ovenproof skillet large enough to hold pork in one layer on stove top and turn heat to high.
- Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper.
- Brown meat quickly on both sides, then transfer skillet to oven or broiler.
- Meanwhile, combine orange juice, cayenne, cumin and shallots in a small saucepan and turn heat to medium.
- Cook, stirring, until it reduces to about 1/3 cup; taste and add salt as necessary, a touch more cayenne and cumin if you like, and some vinegar or lemon juice if sauce lacks acidity.
- If broiling, turn meat once; if roasting, don't bother.
- When meat is firm but not tough and a little pink in center (about 10 minutes if broiling, 15 if roasting), remove it to a platter.
- Combine orange rind with parsley.
- Spoon sauce over meat, then top with orange rind-parsley mixture.
- Serve.
countrystyle pork, salt, freshly squeezed orange juice, cayenne, ground cumin, shallot, vinegar, orange rind, parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7272 (may not work)