Pork Tenderloin With Caramelized Pears and Onions

"4 steps - too easy! From Doris Roberts' book, "Are You Hungry, Dear?" Can't wait to try it tomorrow night - sounds tasty!"
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

  • 1 14 lbs pork tenderloin, cut and trimmed into 1-inch-thick slices
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 firm pears, peeled, halved, cored and sliced
  • 1 large yellow onion, halved and sliced
  • 1 sprig thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • salt & pepper
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directions

  • Pound pork into 1/4 inch thickness between plastic wrap or wax paper.
  • Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large saute' pan and add pears, onions and thyme. Salt and pepper to taste. Let cook until pears turn golden and onion is soft.
  • In another pan, melt 1 tablespoons butter and add one layer of pork slices. Salt and pepper pork. Cook pork about 2 minutes per side, or until just cooked through and a nice crust starts to form (you will have to cook pork in batches).
  • Arrange pork on a serving platter and slather the pear-onion mixture over the top.

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