Pork Tenderloin With Orange
- 2 pork tenderloins, about 1 pound each
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
- 2 cups orange sections with membrane removed
- 1/4 cup port wine
- 1/4 cup red wine, like burgundy
- 1/2 cup fresh or canned chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon julienne orange zests
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Trim each tenderloin to remove excess fat.
- Cut each tenderloin into 4 equal rounds.
- With a mallet or meat pounder, pound each pork round to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- In a skillet large enough to hold the pieces of pork in one layer, heat the oil over medium high heat.
- Saute pork for about 2 minutes on each side.
- Do not overcook.
- Remove from the pan and keep warm on a platter.
- In the same skillet, add the onions and cook until wilted.
- Drain the fat and add the port and wine.
- Bring to a boil.
- Stir and scrape to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom of the pan.
- Add the chicken broth and the tomato paste.
- Stir to blend; reduce by half.
- Add the orange sections and zests, bring to a simmer and swirl in the butter.
- Add any juices that may have accumulated around the pork slices.
- Blend well.
- Pour the sauce over the pork and serve hot.
pork tenderloins, salt, vegetable oil, onions, orange sections, port wine, red wine, chicken broth, tomato paste, butter
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6510 (may not work)