Pork Tenderloin with Tart Cherry, Port, and Caraway Sauce
- 1 large onion
- 2 pounds boneless pork tenderloin
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup Tawny Port
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar, or to taste
- 2 cups fresh or frozen pitted tart cherries (about 1 1/4 pints fresh, picked over)
- 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Coarsely chop onion.
- Pat pork dry and season with salt and pepper.
- In an ovenproof large heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown pork.
- Transfer pork to a plate and in oil remaining in skillet cook onion over moderate heat, stirring, until golden.
- Add Port, orange juice, and vinegar and simmer, stirring, 2 minutes.
- Add fresh or frozen cherries, caraway seeds, pork, and any juices that have accumulated on plate and bring to a boil.
- Transfer skillet to middle of oven and roast pork 30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers 155 F. Transfer pork to a cutting board and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 10 minutes.
- While pork is standing, simmer sauce, stirring, until slightly thickened and reduced to about 1 1/2 cups.
- Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices and spoon sauce over it.
onion, pork tenderloin, olive oil, tawny port, orange juice, redwine vinegar, cherries, caraway seeds
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pork-tenderloin-with-tart-cherry-port-and-caraway-sauce-14175 (may not work)