Pork braised in milk and cream is a classic French dish that is both elegant and comforting. The pork is first browned in butter, then braised in a mixture of milk, cream, and aromatics until it is fall-off-the-bone tender. The resulting dish is a rich and flavorful stew that is perfect for a special occasion or a cozy weeknight meal.
This article provides two recipes for pork braised in milk and cream. The first recipe is a traditional French recipe that uses pork shoulder. The second recipe is a more modern take on the dish that uses pork tenderloin. Both recipes are easy to follow and produce delicious results.
In addition to the two main recipes, the article also includes a recipe for a simple green salad that is the perfect accompaniment to pork braised in milk and cream. The salad is made with fresh mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, and a vinaigrette dressing.
Whether you are looking for a classic French dish or a more modern take on a classic, this article has a recipe for you. So gather your ingredients and get ready to make a delicious and memorable meal.
ITALIAN PORK LOIN BRAISED IN MILK
Provided by Roz
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large, deep, heavy pan, melt the olive oil and butter on low (do not burn).
- Add the garlic,onion, and pancetta and saute' for a minute or two (still on a low temperature setting).
- Do not trim the fat off of the pork loin.
- Generously (very generously) sprinkle sea salt all over the pork loin.
- Sprinkle black pepper all over the pork loin.
- Place the pork loin in the pan, fat side down and brown it thoroughly on all four sides on a low-temperature setting.
- Do not burn the olive oil and garlic!
- When browned nicely, add the hot milk, hot cream, capers, sage and lemon zest.
- Taste the sauce . . . add more salt to taste preferences.
- Partially cover the pan.
- Simmer on the a low-medium setting on the stove for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, turning the pork loin over occasionally.
- The milk sauce will bubble up, so stir it occasionally.
- Continually pour some of the sauce (baste) over the pork as it simmers.
- The color of the sauce should turn to a golden brown color; if not turn up the heat a little for a few minutes at the end.
- Taste the sauce and add more salt if necessary.
- After cooking time is finished, remove the pork.
- Thickly slice the pork and place it on individual plates.
- Pour the creamy, curdled sauce over the pork.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
MILK-BRAISED PORK LOIN
When a pork loin is braised in milk Bolognese-style, the meat becomes tender and very finely textured. The milk (here, aided by cream) morphs into a luxurious sauce.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Season pork with 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pot (it should be just large enough to fit pork) over medium-high heat. Add pork, fat side down, and sear, turning as it browns, until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Drain fat from pot and wipe out any blackened bits.
- Tie together sage, rosemary, and bay leaves into a bouquet with kitchen twine. Melt butter in pot over medium heat. Add herbs, garlic, and lemon zest and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Return pork, fat side up, to pot, along with any accumulated juices. Pour milk and cream over pork, raise heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Partially cover pot, reduce heat, and simmer, undisturbed, until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of pork registers 140 degrees, about 1 hour.
- Transfer pork to a carving board and let rest at least 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes. Increase heat to medium and simmer braising liquid until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, 12 to 15 minutes. Discard herbs and lemon zest. Cut pork crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices and serve with milk gravy.
PORK LOIN BRAISED IN MILK
Steps:
- Combine the rosemary, sage, garlic, and salt and pepper in a small bowl and rub it all over the pork. Place the pork on a large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for a few hours.
- Place a medium heavy pan that will hold the roast somewhat snugly over medium heat and add the butter and oil. When the butter begins to foam, add the pork and cook, turning occasionally, until lightly golden on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. (Keep your eyes on the butter so it doesn't burn and reduce the heat a bit if needed.)
- Add 1 cup of the milk and stir to loosen the browned bits attached to the bottom of the pan. As soon as the milk comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low, partially cover the pan, and simmer until almost all the milk has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Add 1 more cup milk and continue cooking, basting and turning the meat a few times, until most of the milk has evaporated. Cook the pork in this manner, adding the milk 1/2 to 1 cup at a time, until it reads 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 2 hours. (The pork can be cooked up to this point 1 hour or so ahead. In that case, cook only until it reaches 155 degrees F, because it will keep on cooking as it sits in the hot pan juices.)
- Remove the lid and raise the heat to high. If no more milk is left in the pan, add 1/2 cup or so more. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan to release the browned bits and turning the pork once or twice, until most of the milk has evaporated and the meat has a rich, golden brown color. Transfer the pork to a cutting board and let it rest for about 10 minutes while you finish the sauce.
- Spoon off some of the fat from the pan. Add 1/3 cup water and stir quickly, over medium heat, scraping the bottom of the pan until only the brown glazed clusters of milk particles remain.
- Cut the meat into 1/2-inch thick slices and serve topped with a bit of the pan juices.
PORK BRAISED IN MILK AND CREAM
Provided by Gabrielle Hamilton
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place pork in a container, and rub all over with chopped sage and chopped garlic. Cover, and refrigerate overnight. The next morning, bring to room temperature. Scrape off and discard sage and garlic; season generously with salt and pepper.
- In a deep, heavy casserole or Dutch oven fitted with a lid, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add pork loin, and brown very well on all sides, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine milk, half-and-half and cream. Bring to a boil, then shut off heat. Using a vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemons in long strips. Set peel aside, and reserve fruit for another use.
- When pork is browned, transfer it to a plate and discard fat that's in casserole. Reduce heat to medium, and add butter to pan. When it is foamy, add garlic cloves. Stir until lightly browned on edges. Add sage leaves, and stir to coat. Put pork back in casserole, and pour in enough of the warm milk mixture to come 1/2 to 2/3 up the sides of pork. Bring to a simmer, add lemon zest and season to taste with salt.
- Partly cover, and simmer until an instant-read thermometer registers 140 degrees (about 15 to 30 minutes; cooking time will vary according to shape of roast and degree of browning). Liquid will form a skin and custard around pork. Shut off heat, and allow to cool. Cover, and refrigerate until shortly before serving.
- To serve, remove pork from milk mixture and carve into 1/8-inch slices. Meanwhile, place casserole over medium heat and reduce liquid to a soupy custard. While the liquid is still a little loose, return sliced pork to casserole and spoon sauce on top. Allow pork to heat through. Serve, spooning some custard, lemon zest and sage on top and sprinkling with coarse salt.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1263, UnsaturatedFat 42 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 104 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 57 grams, SaturatedFat 55 grams, Sodium 1564 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams
PORK ROAST BRAISED WITH MILK AND FRESH HERBS (MAIALE AL LATTE )
Provided by Ursula Ferrigno
Categories Milk/Cream Pork Braise Dinner Spring Family Reunion Potluck Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
- Heat oil in a wide 5- to 6-quart ovenproof heavy pot over medium heat until it shimmers, then lightly brown roast on all sides with juniper berries and herbs, 8 to 10 minutes total. Add garlic and sprinkle roast with sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, then cook until garlic is golden, about 1 minute. Pour wine over roast and briskly simmer until reduced by half. Pour milk over roast and bring to a bare simmer.
- Cover pot and braise in oven, turning roast occasionally, until tender (milk will form curds), 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
- Transfer roast to a carving board and loosely cover. Strain juices through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl (discard solids), reserving pot, and skim off fat. Return juices to pot and boil until flavorful and reduced to about 2 cups. Season with sea salt and pepper. Slice roast and serve moistened with juices.
MILK-BRAISED PORK WITH LEMON AND SAGE
Braising pork shoulder produces a fall-apart tender roast. And when milk is the braising liquid, what results is a sauce that is reminiscent of flavorfully infused ricotta.
Provided by Molly Baz
Categories Pork Braise Sage Milk/Cream Chard Lemon Dinner Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 6-8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high until shimmering. Season pork all over with salt and pepper and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 12-15 minutes. Pour off excess fat from pot. Add sage, lemon peel, and milk. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover pot and transfer to oven. Roast pork until very tender, 3 1/2-4 hours.
- Transfer meat to a serving platter. Discard lemon peel, then gently toss Swiss chard in remaining sauce in pot until wilted. Using tongs, transfer Swiss chard to platter alongside pork. Top both with remaining sauce and serve.
ROAST PORK WITH MILK
A bistro basic that the critic Bryan Miller brought to The Times in 1988 with the help of Pierre Franey, this luscious roast of pork comes from the kitchen of Adrienne Biasin, who for years ran a homespun and legendary restaurant in Paris, Chez la Vieille. The meat is first browned over the stovetop to sear in the moisture, then braised slowly in onions and milk. The pan juices are set aside to form the base of a gravy, and the roast is finished in the oven. It takes some time, but is beyond easy to make, and pairs well with a glass of Beaujolais and dreams of travel. (Sam Sifton)
Provided by Bryan Miller And Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, project, roasts, times classics, main course
Time 3h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Rub the pork with salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a Dutch oven. Brown the pork well in the oil on all sides over medium heat for about five minutes. Add the onions, then stir and brown for five minutes more.
- Drain off all the fat. Add the milk and cover. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for one-and-a-half hours. Remove the lid and cook another one-and-a-half hours until the milk is almost evaporated.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Strain the milk gravy into a saucepan, add the cream and bring to a simmer. Save the onions and the milk residue. Place the roast in the oven and cook 10 minutes or until brown.
- Slice the meat and serve it with the gravy spooned over and the onion mixture on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 740, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Fat 41 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 70 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 1604 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams
MILK-BRAISED PORK
Categories Milk/Cream Pork Braise Dinner Winter Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Pat pork dry and season with salt and pepper. In a 4-quart heavy kettle heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown pork on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Carefully add milk and cook pork, covered, at a bare simmer 2 hours. Continue to cook pork, partially covered, at a bare simmer until very tender, about 1 hour. Transfer pork to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes. Season cooking liquid generously with salt and pepper and boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Thinly slice pork and transfer to a platter. Skim fat from cooking liquid and spoon liquid over pork.
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of pork: Pork shoulder or butt is a good choice for braising, as it has a lot of connective tissue that will break down and become tender during the cooking process.
- Brown the pork before braising: This will help to develop flavor and color.
- Use a good quality milk and cream: This will make a big difference in the flavor of the dish.
- Add aromatics to the braising liquid: Onions, garlic, carrots, and celery are all good choices.
- Season the braising liquid well: Salt, pepper, and herbs are all good choices.
- Cook the pork until it is fall-apart tender: This can take several hours, so be patient.
- Serve the pork with mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles: These will help to soak up the delicious braising liquid.
Conclusion:
Pork braised in milk and cream is a delicious and comforting dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. The pork is fall-apart tender and the sauce is rich and creamy. This dish is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give pork braised in milk and cream a try.
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