Roast Pork Tenderloin with Thyme-Scented Plums
Roast Pork Tenderloin with Thyme-Scented Plums is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. One portion of this dish contains approximately 24g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 300 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 26 minutes. If you have pork tenderloin, olive oil, garlic clove, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.
Instructions
Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
Add 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil to pan; swirl to coat.
Sprinkle pork with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
Add pork to pan; cook 4 minutes, turning to brown on all sides.
Place pan in oven. Cook at 500 for 15 minutes or until a thermometer registers 14
Let stand 10 minutes; slice crosswise into 12 slices.
Without cleaning pan, arrange plums, cut sides up, in pan.
Combine remaining 1 tablespoon oil, honey, and garlic, stirring well; brush plums evenly with honey mixture.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Broil plums 6 minutes or until lightly charred; sprinkle with chopped thyme.
Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.
Wine Match: The 2009 Red Diamond Merlot (Washington, $
is smooth and fruity, echoing the sweet plums that highlight the roasted pork. Using peaches instead?
Pour the 2010 Fish Eye Riesling (Australia, $7), an off-dry white with stone fruit aromas. --Gretchen Roberts
Recommended wine: Malbec, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese
Pork Tenderloin on the menu? Try pairing with Malbec, Pinot Noir, and Sangiovese. Pinot noir's light body is great for lean cuts, medium bodied sangiovese complement meaty sauces, stews, and other multi-ingredient dishes, and full-bodied tannic malbec pairs with fatty cuts and barbecue. The Vinan Alicia Las Compuertas Malbec with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 27 dollars per bottle.
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Vina Alicia Las Compuertas Malbec
Intense red with purple highlights. An amazing combination between intensity and precision. Reveals a ripe fruit and sweet character of blackberry, plum and red fruit marmalade. It rounds off with elegant notes of pepper, bay and cinnamon. Intense black fruit, great amplitude and marked sucrosity. Stands out for its fine ripe and silky tannins and delivers an elegant and complex mouthfeel. Ageing will enhance the wine ´s complexity.Ideal to pair with fatty meat, game meat, spicy, slow cooked or grilled dishes.