Tuesday, June 15, 2010

2day's recipe: Peppercorn-Crusted Pork Tenderloin with Soy-Caramel Sauce

Today's recipe is a client favorite and a personal favorite.  It really is an easy dish but is very impressive.  It is a good dinner party dish or date night.  Suggestions for side dishes:  Asian vegetable stir fry & Jasmine rice with green onions


Enjoy :-)

Peppercorn-Crusted Pork Tenderloin with Soy-Caramel Sauce

The crushed peppercorns that coat the pork provide taste and texture counterpoints to the smooth, semisweet sauce. When adding the soy mixture to the caramelized sugar, be careful of steam that may rise from the pan.

Ingredients:
Cooking spray
1/8 cup minced white onion
1/2 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
1 garlic cloves minced
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3/4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoons butter
1 (1-pound) pork tenderloins trimmed
1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns crushed
3/4 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion, ginger, and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add water and sugar; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat; carefully stir in soy sauce, vinegar, and mustard. Add butter, stirring with a whisk. Set aside; keep warm.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Rub tenderloins evenly with crushed peppercorns, thyme, and salt. Heat a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add tenderloins, browning on all sides (about 5 minutes). Bake at 350° for 23 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink); let stand 10 minutes. Cut each tenderloin into 12 slices; serve with sauce.
Yields: 4 Servings

Billy Strynkowski, Billy Strynkowski, Cooking Light
notes: Serve with - Asian vegetable stir fry & Jasmine rice with green onions
Nutritional Information - (serving size: 3 slices pork and 2 tablespoons sauce)

Calories:227 (28% from fat)
Fat:7g (sat 2.8g,mono 3g,poly 0.6g)
Protein:24.5g
Carbohydrate:15.3g
Fiber:0.4g
Cholesterol:81mg
Iron:1.7mg
Sodium:441mg
Calcium:16mg

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