Spiced Pork with Celery Root Purée and Lentils

Name: Spiced Pork with Celery Root Purée and Lentils
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon slices, chopped; 1 Tbsp cold butter; 59 milliliters 1/8-inch cubes peeled carrots; 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 907 grams celery root (celeriac), peeled, cut into 2-inch cubes; 1 Tbsp curry powder; 355 milliliters dried lentils; 0 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary; 6 servings Ground white pepper; 118 milliliters honey; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 177 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 kilograms pork tenderloins; 6 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 59 milliliters chopped shallots; 710 milliliters water; 1 liters whole milk

Spiced Pork with Celery Root Purée and Lentils might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 768 calories, 62g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up low-salt chicken broth, lemon juice, cubes carrots, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring celery root and milk to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until celery root is very tender, about 20 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer celery root to processor.

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Celeriac

Milk

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Slotted Spoon

Sauce Pan

Add 1/2 cup hot milk. Puree until very smooth. Blend in butter and lemon juice. Season with salt and white pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

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White Pepper

Lemon Juice

Butter

Milk

Salt

Sauté bacon in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until crisp, about 3 minutes.

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Bacon

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Sauce Pan

Add carrots, shallots, and rosemary; sauté until shallots begin to soften, about 1 minute.

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Rosemary

Shallot

Carrot

Add lentils and 3 cups water; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until lentils are tender and liquid has nearly evaporated, about 35 minutes. Stir in butter. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)

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Salt And Pepper

Lentils

Butter

Water

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Whisk first 4 ingredients in bowl.

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Whisk

Bowl

Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork

Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add pork; sauté until brown on all sides, about 6 minutes total.

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Pork

Brush pork with honey mixture.

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Honey

Pork

Transfer skillet to oven; roast pork 10 minutes. Turn pork over and brush with honey mixture. Roast until thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 145°F, about 10 minutes longer.

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Pork Roast

Honey

Pork

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Kitchen Thermometer

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Oven

Transfer pork to work surface; tent with foil (temperature will increase 5 degrees).

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Pork

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Aluminum Foil

Add broth and remaining honey mixture to same skillet. Boil over high heat until sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 5 minutes. Strain sauce into small bowl. Return sauce to skillet.

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Broth

Honey

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Bowl

Whisk in butter. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

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Whisk

Rewarm celery root puree and lentils.

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Celeriac

Lentils

Cut pork crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

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Pork

Place 1/2 cup celery root puree in center of each of 6 plates. Using back of spoon, make indentation in puree. Spoon 1/2 cup lentils into indentation on each plate. Arrange pork slices atop lentils and drizzle with sauce.

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Celeriac

Cooked Pork