Veal Loin with Orange and Thyme

Ingredients:

8 veal loins
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup red wine
4 tbsp oil
2 tbsp mustard
2 tbsp orange zest
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp thyme
1 garlic clove, crushed
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Season the veal loins with mustard, garlic, soy sauce, 1/2 tsp thyme, salt and pepper.
Seal loins in a pan with oil on both sides, remove from pan and reserve.

Add the red wine to the skillet, 1 tbsp thyme, orange zest and let it reduce for a few minutes.
Add the cornstarch dissolved in orange juice and cook for 5 more minutes.
Serve veal with orange sauce and thyme.

Chicken with Rice

Ingredients:

2 cooked chicken breasts and crushed
2 cups rice
1 cup red wine
4 strips of bacon, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1/2 butter stick
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Fry bacon and chicken in butter, remove and reserve.
Cook in the same pan, the vegetables with red wine.
Add rice and 1 cup of water when the wine has evaporated.
Add 1 more cup water and when consumed add another cup and cook over low heat until the rice is well cooked.

Add the chicken, bacon and tomato sauce and cook for 5 more  minutes.

New Years Pork in Chocolate and Tamarindo Sauce

Ingredients:

6 pork loins
125 g tamarind
1 cup seedless prunes
1 cup red wine
3 garlic cloves
4 tbsp cocoa
3 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp orange marmalade
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cloves
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Marinate pork loins with garlic, mustard and oil.

Boil for 5 minutes the tamarind with prunes and wine.
Remove from the heat, remove the seeds of tamarind, liquefy and sift.
Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Cover with plastic the pork loins with the sauce and let stand for 2 hours.

Place pork loins in a pyrex without grease, cover with aluminum and bake at 175°C (350°F) for 30 minutes.