These are some of our favorite recipes, mostly from Cooking Light, but we tend to edit portions and ingredients
that suit our taste buds (e.g. when a recipe calls for 1 minced garlic clove, we use about 4 :) ).
Other recipes are passed down from family and friends.
Enjoy!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Pork Tenderloin with Mushroom Sauce

The sauce in this recipe is so yummy, you'll definitely want to serve potatoes or something absorbant on the side to soak it up!


Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 (8-ounce) package button mushrooms, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
 
Preparation:
1. Place a small roasting pan in oven. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Sprinkle pork evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to preheated pan, and swirl to coat. Add pork to pan. Roast at 425° for 20 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest portion of pork registers 145°, turning after 10 minutes. Remove pork from pan, and let stand for 10 minutes.
3. Place roasting pan over medium-high heat. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add mushrooms; sauté 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, and sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in vinegar, and bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook 1 minute or until liquid almost evaporates, stirring occasionally. Stir in remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and broth; bring to a boil. Cook until liquid is reduced to 1/3 cup (about 7 minutes). Remove from heat, and stir in crème fraîche and mustard. Cut pork crosswise into slices. Place 3 ounces pork on each of 4 plates, and top each serving with about 2 1/2 tablespoons sauce. Garnish with parsley.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 257
Fat: 15.2g
Saturated fat: 5.2g
Monounsaturated fat: 6.1g
Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g
Protein: 25.3g
Carbohydrate: 3.7g
Fiber: 1g
Cholesterol: 76mg
Iron: 1.7mg
Sodium: 575mg
Calcium: 20mg

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