Fuzzy Navel Pork
By
Pearl Florick
@pearliedee
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My mom was a great cook, southern Italian so we had a lot of pork dishes. My dad was a bar tender. As mom aged and became ill, I use to make this for her (and she was a non-drinker) and she always enjoyed it. Since I have used fuzzy navels to pour over pork chops in a skillet or even in the oven as well as on the tenderloing. I do apologize for not having exact amounts but I tend to toss dinner together.
Ingredients
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1pork tenderloin ( pounds will depend upon how many people you are serving)
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1 boxcornbread stuffing mix
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1 can(s)mandarin oranges
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·sage (start with a teaspoon, you can always add more if you like)
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1/2 ceach raisins and chopped almonds
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1 or 2"fuzzy navels" (1 part amaretto and 2 parts orange juice)
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1/2chopped onion
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2 stalkscelery, chopped
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·handful of chopped fresh parsley
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2 Tbspbutter or olive oil (i have even used both at times)
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1/2 to 1 cbroth or heated milk just to misten your stuffing
How to Make Fuzzy Navel Pork
- At the market ask your butcher to butterfly cut your pork or if you are inclined, you can do it at home yourself.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Season your pork however you like. - Saute in a skillet your onion and celery in the butter. You want them nice and soft.
In a large mixing bowl pour in your stuffing mix and add the cooked vegetables. Add in your raisins, oranges, nuts and sage. Moisten it with the broth or warm milk. (My grandmother always poured milk in the skillet she did the onions in along with a full stick of butter to melt, then she poured that over her stuffing. Feel free to do this if you wish, and let me say it is very good!!!) - Open up the butterfly portion of the pork and spoon in the stuffing. Tie it with butchers twine (and the butcher will be nice enough to give this to you if you ask) I usually tie it in 4 spots, ends and two in the middle to keep the meat bound and your stuffing in there.
- Place your pork in a baking dish and mix the fuzzy navel. Pour it over the meat and bake until done (depends again on the sixe of your meat) I keep an second fuzzy navel to periodically baste the meat (or just to drink if the meat is not in need of basting)
- This is just a side note, I have also used ( in place of the cornbread stuffing mix left over cornbread and or corn muffins and made myown cornbread crumbs which works well too. Also, you can use any bread for stuffing you like)
About Fuzzy Navel Pork
Course/Dish: Pork
