Pork Tenderloin With Wild Mushroom Stuffing
- 3 TABLESPOONS BUTTER, DIVIDED
- 1 TABLESPOONS MINCED SHALLOT
- 1 LB. MIXED MUSHROOMS, SUCH AS CHANTERELLE, SHIITAKE, OYSTER, CRIMINI, OR BUTTON, COARSELY CHOPPED9 REMOVE AND DISCARD STEMS FROM SHIITAKES BEFORE CHOPPING)
- 2 1/2 TEASPOONS COARSE SALT, DIVIDED
- 1 TEASPOON PEPPER, DIVIDED
- 1 CUP CUBED STALE ARTISAN COUNTRY BREAD(1/2 INCH) (CRUSTS REMOVED)
- 1 CUP LOWER SODIUM CHICKEN BROTH, DIVIDED
- 2 TABLESPOONS CHOPPED FRESH ITALIAN PARSLEY
- 2 ( 1 TO 1 1/2 LB.) PORK TENDERLOINS
- 1 1/2 TABLESPOONS EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, DIVIDED
- 2 TABLESPOONS CHOPPED FRESH THYME
- 1 GARLIC CLOVE, MINCED
- HEAT OVEN TO 375. MELT 1 TABLESPOON OF BUTTER IN LARGE SKILLET OVER MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT. COOK SHALLOT 1 MINUTE OR UNTIL TENDER. ADD MUSHROOMS, 1/2 TEASPOON OF THE SALT AND 1/2 TEASPOON OF THE PEPPER;COOK AND STIR 4 TO 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL MUSHROOMS RELEASE JUICES. ADD BREAD CUBES, TOSSS WITH MUSHROOMS TO SOFTEN, REMOVE FROM HEAT.
- ADD 2 TABLESPOONS OF THE BROTH, STIRRING AND MASHING MIXTURE TOGETHER. ADD ENOUGH ADDITIONAL BROTH ( UP TO 1/4 CUP) TO MAKE A LOOSE STUFFING. STIR IN PARSLEY
- BRUSH PORK WITH 1/2 TABLESPOON OF THE OIL, SPRINKLE WITH REMAINING 2 TEASPOONS SALT, REMAINING 1/2 TEASPOON PEPPER,THYME AND GARLIC. PLACE 1 TENDERLOIN FLAT SIDE UP, ON WORK SURFACE, SPREAD WITH STUFFING TO 1/4 INCH FROM EDGE, PATTING AND SHAPING STUFFING TO FIT. ( STUFFING SHOULD BE ABOUT 1/2 INCH HIGH.) PLACE OTHER TENDERLOIN, FLAT SIDE DOWN, ON TOP OF STUFFING. TIE TENDERLOINS TOGETHER WITH KITCHEN STRING AT 1 1/2 TO 2-INCH INTERVALS TO MAKE A ROAST. ( SOME STUFFING MAY SQUISH OUT, WHICH IS OKAY)
- HEAT REMAINING 1 TABLESPOON OIL IN LARGE SKILLET OVER MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT UNTIL HOT. COOK PORK 6 TO 8 MINUTES OR UNTIL BROWNED, TURNING ONCE AND REDUCING HEAT IF NECESSARY.
- PLACE IN SHALLOW ROASTING PAN.
- BAKE PORK 15 MINUTES, ADD 1/4 CUP OF THE BROTH TO ROASTING PAN. TURN OVER, BAKE AN ADDITIONAL 20 TO 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL INTERNAL TEMPERATURE REACHES 145 TO 150 . REMOVE PORK; COVER LOOSELY WITH FOIL. LET STAND 10 MINUTES.
- PLACE ROASTING PAN ON STOVETOP; ADD REMAINING BROTH. BRING TO BOIL, STIRRING TO SCRAPE UP AND BROWNED BITS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM-HIGH, BOIL 2 TO 3 MINUTES OR UNTIL REDUCED TO ABOUT 1/2 CUP. STIR IN REMAINING 2 TABLESPOONS BUTTER.
- MEANWHILE, SLICE PORK INTO 1-INCH-THICK SLICES, RESERVING JUICES. (ROAST HOLD TOGETHER BETTER DURING SLICING IG YOU REMOVE JUST ONE STRING AT A TIME.) WHISK ANY ACCUMULATED PORK JUICES INTO SAUCE, SERVE OVER PORK
butter, shallot, mixed mushrooms, salt, pepper, crusts, lower, fresh italian parsley, pork, extra virgin, fresh thyme, garlic
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pork-tenderloin-with-wild-mushroom-stuffing-50151310 (may not work)