Apple and Potato Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
2 lbs pork tenderloin | ||
2 small granny smith apples | ||
2-3 Idaho potatoes | ||
1 orange zested | ||
1 lemon zested | ||
1/2 cup melted butter | ||
12 shallots, peeled and roasted until slightly browned | ||
vegetable oil | ||
For the Sauce: | ||
2 shallots | ||
2 cloves garlic | ||
2 plum tomatoes | ||
1 sprig fresh thyme, plus extra for garnish | ||
1 qt veal or beef stock | ||
2 oz Calvados brandy |
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut pork tenderloin into 2 inch medallions.
- Season with salt and pepper, then add some vegetable oil to a hot saute pan and brown the medallions all over.
- Remove the medallions fro heat the place on a plate covered in the refrigerator.
- Using a mandolin or very sharp knife, slice the potatoes paper thin.
- Core and slice the apples paper thin as well.
- Remove the pork from the refrigerator and season with the orange and lemon zest.
- Wrap each medallion with an apple slice then brush each potato slice with melted butter and wrap the pork medallions.
- Over moderate heat using a heavy saute pan, saute the wrapped medallions in vegetable oil, browning on all sides.
- Remove to an oven proof platter and finish in the oven for about 5-7 minutes.
Sauce:
- Saute shallots and garlic until golden brown. Take care not to burn garlic.
- Add tomatoes, thyme and stock.
- Reduce gradually by half. When the sauce has a rich texture and coats the back of a spoon it is finished
- Remove and strain the sauce through a fine mesh sieve.
- Just before serving add the Calvados to a small saucepan and ignite, burning the alcohol off , then add the the sauce and combine well.
- To serve drizzle sauce over the the pork and garnish with shallots and a sprig of thyme.
Recipe and photo courtesy of the Idaho Potato Commission
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