Stuffed smoked pork tenderloin. First, I "unrolled" the tenderloin into a flat, thin rectangle.
Then I spread a layer of homemade corn bread stuffing onto the loin...
Roll it up and tie it (with SWMBO's help)...
Smoke for about 3 hours until internal temp hits 165F...
Slice and serve with homemade apple sauce!
A big hit for the family!
That looks absolutely delicious!
When I was early in the Navy, Just made Supervisor, they gave me a technican, he was Puerto Rican and this is a slight variation of his Mother's recipe for Pork Loin stuffed with Mashed Green Plantains(Mofongo)
Roast Pork Stuffed with Green Mashed Plantains
*Special Note: If you have a nice piece of skin save it and season it to wrap the roast in.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Part 1 – The Roast
14-16 cloves of garlic
6tbsp of white vinegar
¼C of olive oil
3tbsp of oregano
2tbsp of fresh ground black pepper
½tsp of salt for every pound of meat or to taste
My Addition: half of a medium white or yellow onion
Take the above ingredients and blend to a paste. If it is too dry, add a little more oil and vinegar.
After you have rinsed and pat-dried your pork, “butterfly it” and season well with the paste inside and out. *Save some seasoning for the skin!
Part 2 – Mofongo
3 green plantains – cut in 1” rounds – fry until golden and drain
3 garlic cloves
½C of chicken broth
Salt/Pepper to taste
My Addition: Small bunch of Cilantro
Large splash of olive oil
My Addition - couple splashes of Lime Juice and a splash of Rum
Small bag of pork crackling or ½lb of fresh pork skin (chicharron) (if you don’t have any skin, My Addition: use crispy bacon)
Put all ingredients into your blender and pulse until it all comes together, you're making a paste. Place mofongo stuffing in center of butterflied roast roll it up and tie it.
*Take seasoned skin and place on top of roast.
Cover roast with aluminum foil and cook for 3 hours, then uncover and baste. Cook for the remainder of time until when you puncture it and the juices run clear.
Rule: 35 minutes at 350 F per pound of pork.
Let rest 15 minutes and slice and serve with Caribbean black beans and rice.