Herbed Pork Paillards with Sundried Tomato Butter and Asparagus
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Herbed Pork Paillards with Sundried Tomato Butter and Asparagus a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 719 calories, 56g of protein, and 47g of fat each. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have parsley, thyme, cajun spice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes.
Instructions
For the compound butter: In a bowl, combine the softened butter with the sundried tomatoes, sage, parsley, Cajun spice, and salt.
Whisk together until well blended.
Transfer the mixture to a piece of parchment paper and roll into a cigar shape about 1 1/2 inches thick. Refrigerate until ready to use.
For the pork: Slice the loin into 3/4-inch thick slices, and then one by one, cover with plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet until each slice is flat and even (about a 1/4-inch thick).
Season the flour with salt and pepper, and then dredge the pork in the seasoned flour.
Heat the oil in a heavy bottom saucepan over medium-high heat. Season the pork with salt and pepper. Once the oil has heated, add the floured pork to the pan and allow to cook until browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce the heat, flip, add some thyme and parsley, and repeat the process on the second side until finished cooking, 2 to 3 minutes. Once cooked, remove from the pan and keep warm. Repeat the process until all the pork is cooked.
For the asparagus: Bring a pot of water to a boil and add salt. Trim the woody bottoms of the asparagus and peel the stalks. Blanch in the boiling water until bright green, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from the water and season with salt and pepper.
Place asparagus in the center of a serving plate, arrange the pieces of cooked pork on top, and top with a 1/4-inch disk of sundried tomato butter.
Garnish with parsley. Store the remaining butter wrapped in plastic in the refrigerator.