Jalapeño Grilled Pork

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
40%
Jalapeño Grilled Pork
45 min.
8
283kcal

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Ingredients

  • pound pork loin roast boneless
  • 0.3 cup butter 
  • tablespoons cilantro leaves fresh chopped
  •  garlic cloves minced
  •  to 6 jalapeño peppers divided
  • 0.3 cup juice of lime 
  •  plum tomatoes diced peeled seeded
  • 1.3 teaspoons salt divided

Equipment

  • plastic wrap
  • baking pan
  • grill
  • kitchen thermometer
  • rolling pin
  • meat tenderizer

Directions

  1. Seed and chop 3 peppers. Stir together chopped pepper, next 4 ingredients, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  2. Butterfly roast by making a lengthwise cut down center of 1 flat side, cutting to within 1/2 inch of bottom. From bottom of cut, slice horizontally to 1/2 inch from left side; repeat procedure to right side. Open roast, and place between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
  3. Spread pepper mixture over roast.
  4. Roll up, and tie at 1-inch intervals with string.
  5. Place, seam side down, in a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish; cover and chill 8 hours.
  6. Seed and chop remaining 2 to 3 jalapeo peppers. Stir together peppers, butter, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
  7. Grill pork, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350 to 40
  8. minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 160, turning and basting often with butter mixture. Slice and serve with gourmet greens.

Nutrition Facts

Calories283kcal
Protein55.85%
Fat41.5%
Carbs2.65%

Properties

Glycemic Index
16.5
Glycemic Load
0.25
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
18.660000028818%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.17mg
Hesperetin
0.68mg
Naringenin
0.08mg
Luteolin
0.12mg
Kaempferol
0.01mg
Myricetin
0.02mg
Quercetin
0.59mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:282.5kcal
14.12%
Fat:12.67g
19.5%
Saturated Fat:3.32g
20.74%
Carbohydrates:1.82g
0.61%
Net Carbohydrates:1.44g
0.52%
Sugar:0.7g
0.78%
Cholesterol:107.16mg
35.72%
Sodium:514.57mg
22.37%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:38.38g
76.76%
Selenium:47.27µg
67.53%
Vitamin B6:1.34mg
67%
Vitamin B1:0.76mg
50.94%
Vitamin B3:9.95mg
49.74%
Phosphorus:390.74mg
39.07%
Zinc:3.1mg
20.69%
Potassium:691.66mg
19.76%
Vitamin B2:0.33mg
19.44%
Vitamin C:13.98mg
16.95%
Vitamin B12:0.87µg
14.58%
Vitamin B5:1.32mg
13.22%
Magnesium:47.43mg
11.86%
Vitamin A:423.22IU
8.46%
Copper:0.11mg
5.6%
Iron:0.99mg
5.48%
Vitamin E:0.82mg
5.44%
Vitamin D:0.68µg
4.54%
Vitamin K:2.6µg
2.48%
Manganese:0.04mg
2.22%
Fiber:0.39g
1.55%
Calcium:15.17mg
1.52%
Folate:4.44µg
1.11%
Source:My Recipes