Roasted Pork Tenderloin With Ginger And Golden Raisins
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 pork tenderloins
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Grated zest of 1 orange
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place a small roasting pan or large enameled casserole on stove over medium-high heat.
- Add oil.
- Season tenderloins on all sides with salt and pepper.
- Lay them in pan, and sear until well browned on all sides.
- Sprinkle orange zest over pork, then transfer pan to oven.
- Cook until just barely pink in middle, about 15 to 18 minutes.
- Transfer pork to a cutting board and place roasting pan over medium-high heat.
- Add vinegar and wine, and scrape up any pan drippings.
- Reduce by half, then add chicken broth.
- Reduce by one quarter, then stir in raisins, and cook for one minute.
- Remove from heat.
- Thinly slice pork, and arrange on a serving plate.
- Add any cooking juices to raisin sauce.
- Just before serving, with your fingers squeeze a few drops of ginger juice from pulp into sauce.
- Ginger should sharpen and freshen flavor without tasting of ginger.
- Serve pork, passing raisin sauce in a bowl.
canola oil, pork tenderloins, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, orange, red wine vinegar, red wine, chicken stock, golden raisins, ginger
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/8906 (may not work)