Thursday, June 16, 2011

Polonesian Paleo Delight

Seeing as summer finally decided to roll into New England yesterday (funny, it is June and the Bruins just won the Stanley Cup...Hockey in June just seems wrong) I fired up the grill for some good old grillin'. 

I'm down to 164lbs and feel absolutely great.  No cravings, sleeping well, and exercising without fatigue.  A lot of people balk at the idea of giving up breads and pasta...I have to say, besides chocolate cake and brownies, I'm not hungry for that sort of food after starting this.  My next post will talk about how to plan/prepare for the eating this way while working a regular job...

For this recipe, I marinated two pork tenderloins overnight.  Suffice to say the end result was absolutely delicious.  We ate the meal family style with another couple off of a platter, and there was plenty of food to go around. 

Recipe:
Marinade pork tenderloins overnight in refrigerator in a mixture of:
1 cup whole/fresh Pineapple Juice (if from can ensure 100% juice, without sugar added)
1 cup Fresh Squeezed Tangerine or Orange juice. 
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup white rice vinegar
1/2 fresh red onion, diced
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp green asian pepper
3/4 tsp ginger
3/4 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Note:  I use zip-lock freezer bags and remove all the air and then turn at least twice for the marinade.

Oil the grill using coconut oil.  Pre-heat your grill to medium.
After the pork has marinated, pull from zip-lock bag and let stand while preparing:
1 fresh pineapple sliced and cored
3 plantains peeled and cut lengthwise

Using coconut oil, lightly coat one side of the sliced pineapple and the flat end of the plantains.

Using cloves put fresh bing cherry halves into the pork using cloves for taste.

Cook the pork until complete, approximately 15-20 minutes, turning at least twice. 

Pull the pork from the grill, place pineapples and plantains on grill for approximately 5-8 minutes, cook until warmed through and grilled on one side.

Slice pork diagonally, and serve on platter with cooked pineapple and plantains, and Enjoy Paleo!

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