Apple Cider Sauce

Name: Apple Cider Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 2 tenderloins, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups apple cider; 1 cup low sodium chicken broth; 2 teaspoons cider vinegar; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces; 2 large shallots, minced (about 1/2 cup); 1 tart apple, such as Granny Smith, cored, peeled, and diced small; 1/4 cup apple brandy or 1/4 cup calvados; 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leave; table salt; ground black pepper

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Recipe by DrGaellon

From Cook's Illustrated. Serve with recipe #303303 - or come up with your own uses! Equally good on grilled chicken, or on steaks (especially filet mignon).

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READY IN: 17mins

SERVES: 6

YIELD: 2 tenderloins

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1 ¹⁄₂

cups apple cider
1

cup low sodium chicken broth
2

teaspoons cider vinegar
1

cinnamon stick
4

tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
2

large shallots, minced (about 1/2 cup)
1

tart apple, such as Granny Smith, cored, peeled, and diced small
¹⁄₄

cup apple brandy or 1/4 cup calvados
1

teaspoon minced fresh thyme leave
table salt
ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

Combine cider, broth, vinegar, and cinnamon stick in medium saucepan; simmer over medium-high heat until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and discard. Set sauce aside until pork is cooked.
Put 1 tablespoon butter in a clean skillet and heat over medium heat until melted and foaming subsides. Add shallot and apple and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and add Calvados. Return skillet to heat and cook about 1 minute, scraping bottom with wooden spoon to loosen browned bits.
Add reduced cider mixture, any juices from resting meat, and thyme; increase heat to medium-high and simmer until thickened and reduced to 1 1/4 cups, 3 to 4 minutes. Off heat, whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons butter, and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over pork and serve immediately.

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