Herbed Pork Tenderloin With Apples and Cider Sauce
Herbed Pork Tenderloin With Apples and Cider Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 304 calories, 25g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have leek, olive oil, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, thyme, and garlic in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture over pork.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add pork; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides.
Place pork on a sheet pan.
Bake 14 minutes or until pork registers 16
Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes.
Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in pan over medium-high heat.
Add leek, apples, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook 6 minutes or until soft and lightly browned, stirring frequently.
Combine water and flour in a small bowl; set aside.
Remove apple mixture from pan; keep warm.
Add 3/4 cup cider to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes or until reduced to 1/2 cup.
Add flour mixture to reduced cider, stirring with a whisk. Simmer 1 minute.
Remove from heat. Stir in whipping cream.
Slice pork thinly. Divide apple mixture evenly among 4 plates; serve pork alongside. Spoon sauce over pork and apples.
Andrea's wine pick: Barrel-fermented California Chardonnay has plenty of apple notes to echo the sauce and enough body to stand up to the pork. Try St. Francis, Sonoma 2002, $