Big Poppa's Pork Nuggets with Orange Sauce
Pork Nuggets With Orange Sauce
Big Poppa
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Category
Main dish
Cuisine
American
Servings
4
Prep Time
45-50 minutes
Cook Time
30-40 minutes
A refreshing, Asian-inspired pork recipe the whole family can enjoy
Big Poppa’s Pork Nuggets with Orange Sauce is a refreshing twist on the popular orange chicken. The buttermilk pork nuggets are so good, you can eat them by themselves (we recommend eating them with Big Poppa’s Orange Sauce. You won’t regret it!)
Big Poppa’s homemade orange sauce is rich in flavor and much tastier than an ordinary bottled orange sauce (with less sugar too!) Big Poppa’s Pork Nuggets with Orange Sauce is a dish the whole family will enjoy, even the pickiest eaters will be begging for seconds.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Boneless Center Cut Pork Loin
- 4 whole eggs
- 2 tablespoons Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 cups flour
-
4 tablespoons Big Poppa Smokers Little Louie’s Garlic Salt w/ Black Pepper
- INGREDIENTS FOR ORANGE SAUCE
- 1 cup white processed sugar
- 2/3 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Big Poppa Smokers Cuckoo Racha Chili Dust (discontinued, sorry! feel free to sub in another spicy seasoning/spice)
-
2 teaspoons Big Poppa Smokers Double Secret Steak Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2-3 tablespoons peanut oil (depending on size of skillet)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic (minced)
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 slice of an orange
- 1/4 slice of a lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
Directions
- Cut and trim pork loin into bite-size nuggets (make sure to trim the fat off)
- Place the nuggets in a plastic bag and tenderize
- Prepare the buttermilk sauce: mix 4 eggs, Tabasco Chipotle Sauce and buttermilk into a bowl
- Prepare the flour: mix flour and Big Poppa Smokers Little Louie’s Garlic Seasoning w/Black Pepper into a bowl
- Take the nuggets, dip them in the buttermilk sauce, coat them in the flour mix, then shake off excess flour
- Preheat skillet
- Make the orange sauce: mix white processed sugar, rice wine vinegar, Big Poppa Smokers Cuckoo Racha Chili Dust (or sub), Big Poppa Smokers Double Secret Steak Rub and soy sauce (mix until sugar is dissolved) in a bowl and set aside
- Add the following to the skillet: peanut oil (to taste), garlic and ginger
- Allow ingredients to brown, then add the orange sauce mix, sesame oil, a squeeze of orange juice, lemon and cornstarch to the skillet
- Let it simmer for about 2 minutes, allow it to cool down , then pour sauce into a bowl
- Preheat skillet
- Fry the pork nuggets in peanut oil
- Remove the nuggets when internal temperature reaches 150F
- Add orange sauce to the nuggets
- Plate nuggets and add remaining orange sauce (to taste)
- Sprinkle some green onion over the top and serve
