TGRWT #11: Banana and Cloves

khymos.org is doing another installment in the "they go really well together" series. Bananas and cloves. I've been following the series with great interest for a long time but I've never participated. This time I decided to join the fun so this is my entry...


pork - banana - clove
Pork tenderloin brined in water, salt, sucanat, cloves and peppercorns then pan fried. Banana slices pickled in vinegar, sucanat, cloves and salt then breaded and deep fried. The pork and banana are skewered on a vanilla bean and plated with a clove gastrique.
I liked the banana and clove as a flavor pairing and thought it worked really well with the pork. The dish needs a little refining but I was happy with the result. Thanks for the inspiration Martin!