Roast Pork Tenderloins with Cranberry-Port Sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage leaves
- 5 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
- 2 cups fresh or frozen (unthawed) cranberries (about 8 ounces)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup tawny Port
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 3 1-pound pork tenderloins, excess fat trimmed
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onions; saute until golden, about 8 minutes.
- Add garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons orange peel, sage, and 1 teaspoon thyme; stir 1 minute.
- Add broth and cranberry juice; simmer until mixture is reduced to 2 1/2 cups, about 8 minutes.
- Strain sauce into heavy medium saucepan, pressing on solids with back of spoon.
- Add cranberries and sugar; boil just until berries pop, about 5 minutes.
- Mix Port and cornstarch in small bowl to blend.
- Add to sauce; boil until sauce thickens, about 1 minute.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- (Cranberry sauce can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and refrigerate.)
- Mix remaining 4 1/2 teaspoons thyme, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper in small bowl.
- Place pork in large baking dish.
- Pat dry with paper towel.
- Brush with 2 tablespoons oil.
- Rub thyme mixture over pork.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cover and refrigerate.)
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat.
- Add pork and cook until brown, turning frequently, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer skillet to oven and roast pork until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of pork registers 150F, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer pork to platter; cover to keep warm.
- Add cranberry sauce and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons orange peel to same skillet and bring to simmer, stirring frequently.
- Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices.
- Divide slices among 8 plates.
- Drizzle sauce over and serve.
butter, onions, garlic, sage, thyme, chicken broth, cranberry juice cocktail, cranberries, sugar, tawny port, cornstarch, salt, ground black pepper, pork, vegetable oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roast-pork-tenderloins-with-cranberry-port-sauce-105646 (may not work)