Easy entrées like this pork tenderloin draped with cherry sauce make entertaining a pleasure. But it's so quick to make, you can serve it to your family even on a busy weeknight.
Pork Medallions with Cherry Sauce
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 pork tenderloin (1 to 1 1/4 lb), cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic-pepper blend
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3/4 cup cherry preserves
- 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
Instructions
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Step1Sprinkle both sides of pork with garlic-pepper blend. In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork in oil 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until meat thermometer inserted in center reads 145°F. Remove pork from skillet to plate; cover to keep warm.
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Step2In same skillet, mix remaining 1 teaspoon oil, the preserves, shallots, mustard, vinegar and garlic, scraping any browned bits off bottom of skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes or until sauce is reduced to about 1/2 cup. Serve sauce over pork slices.
Nutrition
330
Calories
7g
Total Fat
23g
Protein
44g
Total Carbohydrate
30g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 330
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 550mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 30g
- Protein
- 23g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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