Pork Medallions With Brandy Cream Sauce Food

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, flatten pork slices to 1/4-in. thickness. Place flour in a large shallow dish. Add pork, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat., In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook pork in oil and 2 tablespoons butter in batches until juices run clear, 3-4 minutes on each side. Set aside and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute mushrooms and onions in remaining butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the cream, brandy, thyme, mustard, salt, pepper and cayenne. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 8 minutes., Drain linguine. Stir tomatoes into sauce mixture; add pork and heat through. Serve with linguine and sprinkle with cheese.

MEDALLIONS OF PORK WITH A CREAM AND MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a heavy-based frying pan.
• Add in the pork medallions, fry for 2-3 minutes on each side.
• Season with salt and freshly ground pepper and fry until the pork is cooked through, taking care not to over-cook it.
• Remove the fillets from the pan and keep warm.
• Add the mushrooms to the frying pan and fry until slightly coloured.
• Add in the shallots, mixing well.
• Drain off the excess fat and add in the sherry. Cook briskly until reduced by two-thirds.
• Add in the white wine and cook briskly until reduced by half.
• Add in the cream and bring to the boil. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper and mix in the parsley.
• Pour the mushroom cream sauce over the pork medallions and serve at once.

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.

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.

PORK MEDALLIONS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the pork on each side for 2-3 mins until golden brown. Set aside on a plate.
• Melt the butter in the pan and, when foaming, fry the shallots and mushrooms over a medium heat for 10 mins. Add the garlic and cook for another 1 min. Stir through the flour and cook for another 2 mins. Whisk through the madeira and boil for 2 mins. Gradually stir through the stock until the sauce is lump free. Add the thyme and mustard and season to taste.
• Return the pork to the pan and simmer uncovered for 5-7 mins or until the pork is cooked through. Stir through the cream and heat again until simmering. Serve with creamy mashed potatoes and wilted greens.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS AND PEAR-BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Place pork slices between plastic wrap. Using meat mallet, pound pork slices to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add pears and sugar; sauté until pears are tender and deep golden, about 8 minutes.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in another large nonstick skillet over high heat. Season pork with salt and pepper. Working in batches, add pork to skillet; sauté just until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Cover. Reduce heat to medium. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet. Add shallots and thyme; sauté 2 minutes. Add eau-de-vie; boil until reduced to glaze, scraping up any browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add cream and pear nectar; boil until thickened to sauce consistency, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Reheat pears if necessary. Spoon into center of platter. Arrange pork around pears. Pour sauce over pork.

GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APPLES AND BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together all marinade ingredients and pour over pork tenderloin.
• Refrigerate pork in marinade for no more than 24 hours.
• Discard marinade and grill pork until internal temperature reaches 155 degrees.
• When pork is almost done cooking, place apples slices on grill and grill approximately 4 minutes per side.
• Remove from apples and pork from grill, chop green apple slices into small pieces.
• While pork is grilling, prepare sauce: In a medium saucepan, sauté onions in butter.
• Add salt, pepper, apple juice concentrate, cream and brandy and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced and thickened.
• Add grilled, chopped green apple and continue to simmer a few more minutes.
• Slice grilled pork into ½ inch slices.
• Place on serving plate with red apple slices.
• Top with cream sauce.

PORK TENDERLOINS WITH MUSHROOMS AND A BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 1. Bring the cream to a light boil in a small saucepan and reduce it by half while doing the rest of the recipe.
• 2. Season the tenderloins with Creole seasoning while heating the olive oil in a big ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the tenderloins until crusty brown all over. Remove the pan from the heat. Transfer the tenderloins to a roasting pan in the center of the preheated oven, and roast for about 15 minutes, or until an internal temperature of about 155 is reached on a meat thermometer pushed into the center of the larger tenderloin.
• 3. While that's going on, return the skillet, that you used to brown the tenderloins, to medium heat. Add the brandy and bring it to a boil while whisking to dissolve the browned juices and bits in the pan, about a minute.
• 4. Lower the heat to medium low and add the onions and the mushrooms. Cook until they soften completely. Add the reduced cream and salt, and stir lightly to blend all the ingredients. Lower the heat to as low as it will go and allow to simmer, stirring every minute or so.
• 5. When the pork tenderloins have reached about 155 on a meat thermometer, remove them from the oven and let them rest about five minutes. Then slice into disks about a half-inch thick and put them on warm plates. Spoon some of the sauce over or around the pork and serve.