Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 ounces blue cheese, preferably Maytag Blue, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- All-purpose flour, for dredging
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups fine, dry bread crumbs
- Two 1 1/4-pound pork tenderloins, each one sliced on the bias into 4 pieces and pounded 1/4 inch thick
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 8 kaiser rolls, split
- 4 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
- 2 large tomatoes, cut crosswise into 4 slices
- Hot sauce, for serving
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the mayonnaise with the yogurt, then whisk in the olive oil until smooth.
- Stir in the blue cheese and vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
- Put the flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs into 3 shallow bowls.
- Season the pork cutlets with salt and pepper.
- Dredge the pork cutlets in the flour, shaking off the excess, then dip in the beaten eggs and bread crumbs.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1/4 inch of vegetable oil until shimmering.
- Fry 3 pork cutlets over moderately high heat until browned, about 2 minutes per side.
- Drain on paper towels, then transfer the pork cutlets to a rimmed baking sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining cutlets, adding more oil to the skillet as needed.
- Reduce the heat to moderate if they start browning too quickly.
- Transfer the cutlets to the oven and bake for 3 to 4 minutes, until just cooked through.
- Put the rolls in the oven, cut sides up, and bake for 1 minute, until the rolls are lightly toasted.
- Spread about 2 tablespoons of the blue cheese dressing on each side of the rolls.
- Mound 1/2 cup of the shredded lettuce on the bottom half of each roll.
- Top with a tomato slice and a pork cutlet and close the sandwiches.
- Cut the sandwiches in half and serve with hot sauce.
mayonnaise, plain yogurt, extravirgin olive oil, blue cheese, red wine vinegar, salt, flour, eggs, bread crumbs, pork, vegetable oil, kaiser rolls, shredded iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, sauce
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pork-tenderloin-sandwiches-with-creamy-blue-cheese-dressing (may not work)