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PORK TENDERLOIN
WITH FALL FRUITS IN A REDUCED PORT SAUCE
For cooking convenience, purchase a
tenderloin equipped with Volk's Pop-Up® Timer
Serving
Size: 4
Ingredients
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1
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tbsp.
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unsalted butter
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8
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oz.
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mixed dried fruit
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1/2
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cup
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fresh orange juice
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1/4
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cup
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port wine
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1 1/2
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lb.
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pork tenderloin
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1
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tbsp.
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olive oil
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1
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tbsp.
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unsalted butter
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1/4
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tsp.
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salt; to taste
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1/4
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tsp.
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ground black pepper; to taste
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1/2
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cup
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port wine
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2
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cup
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stock; beef or chicken
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Steps for Preparation
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Heat the butter in a small, heavy saucepan.
Add dried fruit, orange juice, and port. Cook over medium-low heat
for 5 to 10 minutes, until fruit is soft and liquid has thickened.
Set aside.
- Heat the oil and butter in a sauté pan
or heavy casserole large enough to hold the pork tenderloin. Pat
pork dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Brown pork
well on all sides over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add the macerated fruit with the liquid to
the pan. Add the beef or chicken broth.
- Cover and cook over medium heat, (making sure
the Pop-Up® Timer is visible on top) until the button-head
of the Pop-Up® Timer pops up, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove pork and fruit from the oven and let
rest about 10 minutes before carving.
- To make the sauce: Add the port to the
pan and scrape up all the brown bits from the sides and bottom of
the pan. Bring to a simmer and reduce the sauce, simmering uncovered
until thickened. If more sauce is desired, add another cup or so
of stock and simmer and reduce again.
- Slice pork into thick slices and place on a
serving platter. Arrange fruit around pork and drizzle with sauce.
Serve immediately.
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