Pan-Seared Port Tenderloin in Tomato Sauce
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb pork tenderloin, cut diagonally into 4 pieces
- 1 tablespoon pan searing flour
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup smooth marinara sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon basting oil
- 1 teaspoon butter
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for the roast apple and squash
- 2 cups of clean and cut butternut squash (1 inch dice)
- 2 large granny smith apples (i inch dice)
- 2 tablespoons basting oil
- salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons lavender honey
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Pound each piece of port using flact side of meat mallet, flattening slightly.
- Dust port with pan-searing flour and pat off excess.
- Heat olive oil in ovenproof skillet on stove to on medium high until oil faintly smokes.
- Add pork.
- Turn over when pork changes color one-quarter of the way up and seared side has turned paper-bag brown, 3-4 minutes.
- Place skillet with pork in oven and cook about 8 minutes, until internal temparature reaches 145 degree F.
- Check by inserting thermometer halfway into thickest part of pork.
- Transfer pan to stovetop on medium.
- Add basting oil and butter; swirl.
- Baste with spoon, 1-3 minutes.
- Transfer pork to clean platter and let stand for 5-10 minute.
- While pork is resting, heat sauce in small saucepan on medium.
- Pool 1/4 cup warmed sauce on each plate.
- Top with Roasted Squash and Apples (Directions Follows).
- Top with pork slice.
- FOR ROASTED SQUASH AND APPLES.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, toss apples and squash with basting oil
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Roast in oven on center rack about 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and drizzle with honey.
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