Pork is easily digestible, beneficial for digestion, and helps prevent gastritis or intestinal disorders. It's rich in B vitamins, and its fat is actually healthier than beef fat. But constantly eating boiled or fried meat can get boring, so we've compiled 20 quick and delicious recipes for what to cook with pork!
1. Pork Tartlets
Tender tartlets – a quick and versatile Mexican-style appetizer recipe.
You will need: 300 g pork, 1.5 cups flour, 3 eggs, 150 g butter, 150 g cheddar, 1 cup heavy cream, 0.5 tsp chili pepper.
Preparation: Mix flour, butter, and 1 egg with a mixer, add salt, roll into a thin sheet, cut out small circles, and bake the tartlet shells in a muffin tin. Mince or finely chop the pork, fry until half-cooked, season with salt, and add chili. Fill the tartlet shells with the pork, grated cheddar, and chopped onion, season, and pour in the eggs whisked with cream. Bake for 25 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius, and let cool before serving.
2. Glazed Pork
This aromatic pork recipe is especially loved in Germany!
You will need: 1 kg pork, 300 g sugar, 2 onions, 5 tbsp soy sauce, 1 head garlic, 3 tbsp lemon juice, a pinch of dried ginger.
Preparation: Melt half of the sugar in a hot pan, add the pork, and then the remaining sugar. Add the rest of the ingredients and fry for 5 minutes, turning the meat. Cover the pork and simmer for another 20 minutes over medium heat.
3. Pork with Potatoes in a Pot
A classic homemade pork recipe, just like grandma used to make!
You will need: 300 g pork, 4 potatoes, 1 onion, 1 carrot, cheese, spices, herbs.
Preparation: Layer vegetables and meat in a pot, season, sprinkle with herbs, fill to the top with boiling water, and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for an hour in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius.
4. Pilaf with Pork
A traditional recipe for everyone's favorite fluffy and aromatic pilaf with pork!
You will need: 600 g pork, 1 cup rice, 70 ml vegetable oil, 2 onions, 2 carrots, 1 head garlic, 1 tbsp dried barberry, 1 tbsp salt, 0.5 tsp cumin, spices.
Preparation: Rinse and soak the rice while you prepare the other ingredients. Heat oil in a pan and fry the meat over high heat until browned. Add the onion rings, and after 5 minutes, the julienned carrots – continue frying.
Add spices, a whole head of garlic, stir, reduce heat, and simmer for 7 minutes. Spread the rice evenly and pour water about a finger's width above it. The pilaf will be ready in about 20-30 minutes over low heat.
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5. Baozi with Pork
Here's a recipe for light Chinese steamed buns with a pork filling!
You will need: 250 g pork, 1.5 cups flour, 1 tsp active dry yeast, a pinch of baking powder, 1 cup water, 1 onion, 2 tsp sugar, 1.5 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1.5 tbsp cornstarch, salt.
Preparation: Dissolve yeast in a cup of warm water, and after 15 minutes, knead the dough with flour, baking powder, salt, half of the sugar, and 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Knead it, form into a ball, grease with more vegetable oil, and refrigerate.
Fry chopped onion with finely diced pork and soy sauce. Add cornstarch dissolved in water to the pan, simmer, and let cool. Roll out the dough several times to release excess air, divide into portions, roll out, and place the filling. Pinch the edges, and after 10 minutes, steam the baozi for 15 minutes.
6. Pork in Milk and Wine
Pork prepared with this recipe turns out very tender and aromatic.
You will need: 2 kg pork, 80 ml olive oil, fresh rosemary, sage, garlic, bay leaf, sea salt, black pepper, 750 ml milk, 160 ml white wine.
Preparation: Cut the pork into several large pieces and rub each with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven, heat olive oil, add herbs and minced garlic. Sear the pork on both sides, pour in the wine, reduce it by half, and then add the milk. When it boils, remove from heat and transfer to the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 2-2.5 hours.
7. Spring Rolls with Pork and Shrimp
Another original recipe for what you can cook with pork quickly and deliciously!
You will need: 200 g pork, 150 g shrimp, 100 g mushrooms, 100 ml soy sauce, 10 sheets rice paper, ginger root, 1 carrot, 1 clove garlic, Napa cabbage.
Preparation: Mix soy sauce with grated ginger and refrigerate until serving. Boil and peel shrimp, fry pork in small cubes, julienne vegetables. Add vegetables to the pan, fry for another 3 minutes, mix with shrimp, and remove from heat. Form spring rolls and fry them in oil until golden, then remove excess oil with paper towels.
8. Chebureki with Pork
You'll be surprised, but juicy chebureki with pork are very easy to make at home!
You will need: 500 g pork, 800 g flour, 250 ml water, 1 egg, 2 onions, herbs, oil, spices.
Preparation: Knead dough from flour, salt, egg, and cold water, similar to dumpling dough. Prepare minced pork with onion and herbs, season, add a little water, and let sit for 15 minutes. Roll out the dough and cut thin circles, form chebureki, and fry in plenty of oil.
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9. Pork with Prunes
Aromatic prunes add a piquant touch even to plain stewed pork!
You will need: 400 g pork, prunes, 1 onion, spices.
Preparation: Fry finely chopped pork, season, and place in a saucepan over a layer of prunes. In the pan used for the meat, boil water and pour it into the saucepan. Fry the onion, place it on top, and simmer the meat for 40 minutes over low heat.
10. Pork Tonkatsu
Here's a recipe for tender Japanese pork cutlets made quickly!
You will need: 4 pork cutlets, 0.5 cup flour, 0.5 cup panko breadcrumbs, 2 eggs, oil, spices.
Preparation: Whisk the egg and separately mix flour with spices. Dredge the cutlet in flour, then in egg, then in breadcrumbs, and fry over high heat in plenty of oil.
11. Pork in Garlic Sauce
This recipe doesn't require any complex ingredients – just pork and what you have on hand!
You will need: 1 kg pork, 500 g sour cream, 4 cloves garlic, 0.5 tsp khmeli suneli, pepper.
Preparation: Cut the meat into medium pieces, place in a baking dish, and pour over a mixture of sour cream, spices, and grated garlic. Bake the meat at 220 degrees Celsius for about half an hour.
12. Pork with Spicy Mustard
This recipe will give you a long-awaited variety of flavors when cooking pork!
You will need: 6 pork chops, 5 tbsp mustard, star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, oil.
Preparation: Pound the pork fillet, and mix mustard with 2 tbsp vegetable oil and ground spices. Spread the sauce over the meat pieces, place in a baking dish, and cover with parchment paper. Bake for half an hour at 200 degrees Celsius, but remove the paper after 20 minutes.
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13. Pork under a Fur Coat
Under a "fur coat" of peppers and tomatoes, pork turns out especially juicy.
You will need: 500 g pork, 7 potatoes, 1 bell pepper, 1 tomato, 1 onion, cheese, 100 g mayonnaise or sour cream, 1 tbsp oil.
Preparation: Slice potatoes into rounds, and other vegetables into rings. Grease a baking sheet with oil, layer potatoes, onions, and pork. Season each layer and spread with mayonnaise or sour cream. On top – tomatoes, bell pepper, remaining mayonnaise, and grated cheese. Add a little water and bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
14. Pork with Pumpkin
Chicory is a true highlight of this pork recipe, and it can also be used as a spice.
You will need: 600 g pork, 600 g pumpkin, 1 bell pepper, 50 ml wine vinegar, a pinch of chicory, 1 tbsp sugar, salt, oil, pepper, 100 g cheese, 2.5 cups water.
Preparation: Thinly slice and peel the pumpkin, then simmer for half an hour in water, vinegar, and sugar. During this time, marinate the pork pieces in oil with chicory and spices. Place the pork in a baking dish, add pumpkin and bell pepper, and bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Towards the end of baking, sprinkle the dish with grated cheese.
15. Pork in Orange Glaze
The recipe only seems exotic, but in fact, even beginners can easily handle this pork dish!
You will need: 1 kg pork, 1 orange, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp grated ginger.
Preparation: Rub the meat with vegetable oil and spices, place on a baking sheet, and bake for an hour at 180 degrees Celsius. Grate orange zest, squeeze juice, mix them with honey, soy sauce, and grated ginger. Simmer the syrup over high heat until it thickens, brush it over the meat, and bake for another 10 minutes.
16. Pork in Tomato Paste under Cheese
Many are familiar with this simple and quick pork recipe from early childhood!
You will need: 750 g pork, 250 g tomato paste, 5 tbsp soy sauce, 10 cloves garlic, 150 g cheese, spices and herbs.
Preparation: Cut the meat into goulash pieces, season all sides, coat with soy sauce and tomato paste, and place in a baking dish. After 15 minutes, bake it in the oven for half an hour, then top with garlic slices and grated cheese, and bake for another 10 minutes.
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17. Pork in Soy-Sour Cream Sauce
A little soy sauce will make ordinary pork in sour cream much more original!
You will need: 1 kg pork, 400 g heavy sour cream, 150 ml soy sauce, 2 cups water, vegetable oil, 1 head garlic, spices.
Preparation: Cut the pork tenderloin into uniform pieces, fry for 15 minutes in hot oil, and season. Pour water over the meat, simmer for 10 minutes, and add the sauce made from sour cream, soy sauce, and garlic. Simmer for another 20 minutes over low heat.
18. Pork with Vegetables in Cream
Use this recipe as a standalone main course or with grains and pasta!
You will need: 400 g pork, 300 g mushrooms, 1 tomato, 1 carrot, 1 bell pepper, 150 ml cream, olive oil, spices.
Preparation: Dice the pork into small cubes and fry for 15 minutes in olive oil. Drain excess fat from the pan, coarsely chop all vegetables, and add to the meat. Season and fry everything together for about 5 minutes, stirring. Add cream and water so that the liquid covers 2/3 of the contents, and simmer for 20 minutes.
19. Pork Shashlik in the Oven
If you crave shashlik but never have time to go out of town – here's a quick and delicious oven-baked pork recipe!
You will need: 1 kg pork, 3 onions, half a lemon, 100 ml vegetable oil, 2 tbsp adjika, smoked paprika, pepper, salt.
Preparation: Mix spices with adjika and oil, and marinate the diced meat in it. Slice onions into rings, crush them with your hands, add to the pork, and pour lemon juice over it. Let the shashlik marinate in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight, and bake on skewers at 240 degrees Celsius for about half an hour, turning every 10 minutes.
20. Pork in Sweet and Sour Sauce
A simple Asian pork recipe that will delight your family!
You will need: 400 g pork, 3 bell peppers, 1 onion, 50 g canned pineapple, 100 g shiitake mushrooms, 50 g cornstarch, 100 g sugar, 160 g tomato paste, 50 ml soy sauce, 60 ml apple cider vinegar, 60 ml vegetable oil.
Preparation: Mix sugar, tomato paste, soy sauce, vinegar, and spices to taste. Cut vegetables and pork into uniform small cubes, coat the meat in cornstarch, and fry for 7 minutes until cooked. Add vegetables to the pork, fry for 3 minutes over high heat, reduce temperature, and pour in the sauce. Simmer for another 5 minutes and serve separately, with noodles or rice.