Pecan Pork Medallions With Cambozola Cream Food

PORK MEDALLIONS

Steps:

• Sprinkle the pork with salt and pepper. In a baking dish, mix 1/2 cup of the teriyaki sauce together with the cider vinegar, ginger sauce, orange juice and garlic. Add the pork and coat well with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or up to 24 hours.
• The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet. Remove the tenderloins from the marinade and put them in the hot oil. Sear on all sides, then return the pork to the baking dish with the marinade. Add the chopped red onion to the skillet, saute until translucent, then add it to the baking dish. Cover the baking dish loosely with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together the remaining 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce along with the honey, marmalade, and tomato-vegetable juice. When 20 minutes are up, remove the pork from the oven, remove the foil, and with a very sharp knife cut deep slits into the meat. Pour the honey sauce into these slits and over the meat. Slice the unpeeled oranges into 1/4-inch crosswise pieces and arrange the slices on the top and sides of tenderloins. Return the meat to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the orange slices begin to curl, about 15 additional minutes. Remove the meat from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing into medallions. Transfer to a platter to serve.

BAKED CAMBOZOLA WITH PECANS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the pecans, dried cranberries, brown sugar, curry powder and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl.
• Put the cheese in a 1-quart baking dish and top with the pecan mixture. Bake until the cheese melts and the nuts are toasted, about 12 minutes. Serve with sliced pears and/or crackers.

PARMESAN PORK MEDALLIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly spray a large shallow baking pan with olive oil spray.
• Put the flour and egg substitute in separate shallow bowls. In a third bowl, stir together the bread crumbs and 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Set the bowls and the baking pan in a row, assembly-line fashion. Dip 1 pork slice in the flour, turning to coat and gently shaking off any excess. Dip in the egg substitute mixture, turning to coat and letting any excess drip off. Dip in the bread crumb mixture. Using your fingertips, lightly press the mixture so it adheres to the pork. Repeat with the remaining pork. Put the pieces in a single layer in the baking pan. Lightly spray with olive oil spray.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large skillet with water to a depth of 1 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• While the water heats, trim and discard the bottom 1 inch of each asparagus spear. Add the asparagus to the boiling water. Reduce the heat to medium high. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until tender-crisp. Drain well in a colander. Cover and set aside to keep warm.
• In a small bowl, stir together the tomato sauce and remaining 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning. After the pork has baked for 25 minutes, spoon the tomato sauce mixture over it. Sprinkle with the goat cheese and Parmesan.
• Bake for 5 minutes, or until the pork is slightly pink in the center and the cheeses are melted. Serve over the asparagus.
• nutrition information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 267
• Total Fat: 4.5g
• Saturated: 2.0g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 1.0g
• Monounsaturated: 1.5g
• Cholesterol: 77mg
• Sodium: 254mg
• Carbohydrates: 23g
• Fiber: 3g
• Sugars: 6g
• Protein: 31g
• Dietary Exchanges
• 1 Starch
• 2 Vegetable
• 3 Very Lean Meat

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH VANILLA RUM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim the pork tenderloin and remove any silverskin.
• Cut into 6 equal pieces.
• Place each piece between 2 sheets of plastic wrap.
• Using a meal mallet, flatten each piece to a 1/4-inch thickness.
• Cut the vanilla bean lengthwise and using a small knife, scrape out the black seeds.
• Place in a small bowl and add the rum.
• Cut the bean in half again and add to the bowl.
• Place flour on a plate and season with salt and pepper.
• Dip the pork medallions into the flour, coating lightly.
• In large frying pan, heat the oil and butter and and pork.
• Cook until browned- about 3 minutes per side.
• Keep warm.
• Pour out any fat from the pan, then add the water and stir, scraping up the browned pieces at the bottom.
• Add the rum, vanilla seeds and bean.
• Reduce heat, then add the cream.
• Simmer gently until the sauce is thickened.
• Check the seasoning.
• Return the pork to the pan, heat gently and turn to coat with the sauce.
• Serve medallions over pasta along with the sauce.

CRISP PORK MEDALLIONS WITH CREAMY CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce - Stir together all sauce ingredients in a bowl until combined, then chill, covered, until ready to use.
• Cook pork - Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut pork crosswise into 1 ¼" thick slices (medallions).
• Whisk together flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.
• Whisk together eggs with a pinch of salt in another shallow bowl and put bread crumbs in a third shallow bowl.
• Working with 1 medallion at a time, dredge them in flour, shaking off excess, and dip in egg, letting excess drip off, then coat with crumbs, pressing to help them adhere. Arrange pork in 1 layer on baking sheet.
• Heat 1/4" oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then panfry medallions, turning over once, until golden brown, 6-8 minutes total.
• Transfer to a clean baking sheet and roast in oven until thermometer inserted horizontally into center of meat registers 145-150F, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Serve pork with sauce, lemon wedges and watercress.

PECAN ENCRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH MUSTARD CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim silver skin and as much fat as possible from the tenderloins. The first thing makes it more tender, the second thing makes it healthier.
• Whip egg whites until frothy, then add a good quality mustard (honey mustard is a favorite of ours) to the mixture and beat until well blended.
• On one side of the bowl with whipped egg whites, have flour mixed with salt and pepper.
• On the other side of the egg bowl, have mixture of half coarsely chopped pecans and plain bread crumbs.
• Just beyond the tray that has the pecan/breadcrumb mixture, have a roasting pan that has been sprayed with vegetable oil.
• Dredge the tenderloins through the flour until coated, then dip in the egg mixture, roll in the pecan/breadcrumb mixture and place in the roasting pan. This is really messy, so much so that I almost invariably wash my hands between tenderloins.
• Don't worry too much about how this looks, but be sure that the tenderloin is pretty much covered with the pecan/breadcrumb mixture.
• Spray the exposed parts of the roast with a little vegetable oil. This will help crisp up the crust while baking.
• Bake in a 425 or 450 degree oven until the internal temperature is about 160 degrees. We do use a meat thermometer when we make this recipe. Usually 25-35 minutes,.
• Remove from oven and let sit for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a sauce pan combine equal parts of heavy cream and the same mustard you combined with the egg whites. Heat this mixture stove top until it thickens a bit.
• Slice the tenderloins (about ½ to ¾ inches thick is about right), trying to keep as much of the crust on the meat as possible. Some will come off. Don't worry about it.
• If you are serving family style, lay the pieces on a platter and then drizzle the sauce over pieces. If you are serving restaurant style, place 1-3 pieces on a plate, drizzle sauce over the pieces, and then around them.