Pork Tenderloin In Phyllo Food

PORK TENDERLOIN IN PHYLLO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper; place on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 15 minutes, turning once.
• Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes.
• Coat pork with mustard; sprinkle evenly with thyme, pressing thyme into mustard to adhere.
• Place 1 phyllo sheet on a large cutting board/work surface (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Repeat layers with remaining phyllo and cooking spray, ending with phyllo.
• Gently press phyllo layers together; lightly coat top phyllo sheet with cooking spray.
• Arrange pork along 1 short edge of phyllo, leaving a 2 inch border; roll up jell-roll fashion (don't roll tightly).
• Place roll, seam side down, on jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until roll is golden brown and thermometer reads 155°; let stand 10 minutes.
• Place chutney in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds or until warm, stirring once.
• Cut pork crosswise into 8 slices using a serrated knife; serve with chutney.

STICKY BBQ-GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
• Mix the paprika, brown sugar, garlic and onion powders, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Season the pork tenderloins liberally with the seasoning mixture.
• Pour 1/3 cup of the barbecue sauce into a small bowl for brushing on the seared pork and reserve the remaining 2/3 cup for serving.
• Add the olive oil to a skillet and place over medium heat. When the oil is hot, sear the pork until nicely browned on all sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the pork to the prepared baking sheet and brush with some of the barbecue sauce.
• Transfer to the oven and cook, brushing with the barbecue sauce and turning every 5 minutes, until the meat is sticky, charred and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Turn the oven to broil at 500 degrees F and broil until bubbly on top, 1 to 2 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Serve topped with the Grilled Pineapple-Pepper Relish and the reserved barbecue sauce on the side.
• Heat a grill pan or grill over medium heat.
• Lightly brush the pineapple with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and add to the grill pan. Toss the jalapeños, poblanos and bell peppers with the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper and add to the grill pan. Grill the pineapple and peppers until slightly charred on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove to a cutting board. Chop into small dice and add to a bowl. Add the cilantro, agave and lime zest and juice. Toss to combine.

YUMMY PORK MUMMY

Steps:

• In a small skillet, bring cream and mustard to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until mixture is reduced to about 2/3 cup. Remove from the heat; stir in thyme., Meanwhile, place pork on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Brush with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil 6 in. from the heat for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven; cool slightly. Change oven temperature to 400°., Set aside 1/2 cup mustard mixture for serving; spread remaining mixture over the pork. Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface; brush with butter. (Keep remaining phyllo dough covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Repeat layers four times. Place pork on one edge of phyllo dough; roll up tightly to form mummy's body and tuck in ends., Place another sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface; brush with butter. Repeat layers three times. Cut into thin strips; wrap around pork tenderloin bundle., Cut remaining sheet of phyllo dough in half; brush with remaining butter. Cut a 1-in. cube from the apple; wrap in prepared phyllo dough. Position at the wide end of bundle for a head. Save remaining apple for another use. Discard remaining phyllo dough., Place bundle in an ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Transfer to a serving platter. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved mustard sauce.

PORK TENDERLOIN EN CROUTE

Steps:

• Skin the silverskin off the tenderloin. Stab the body of the meat with a boning knife in "many" places, inserting a small sliver of pork fat into the opening.
• Dust the meat lightly with Essence.
• Fry quickly, over medium high heat to sear the outside of the meat.
• Remove from heat and "rest" it.
• Place mushrooms ("important" that they are destemmed, ie caps only!)(we are going for texture here), the shallot, soya sauce, pepper pate and garlic, in a blender and puree to a smooth paste.
• Place the meat on the phyllo pastry sheet, and spoon the puree around it.
• Wrap the phyllo around the work, and seal with egg wash.
• Bake at 325 on a greased pan, or glass pan, for about 25 minutes, until phyllo is brown and flakey, and meat is heated to about 155 interior temperature. Remove from oven and allow to "rest" (note that the meat will continue to convect and temp will rise another ten degrees as it rests, but the moisture, augmented by the lardoons, and sealed with the phyllo, will remain).
• Slice into medallions, about an inch thickness or less --
• Works well with mashed Yukon Gold potato (3 tbsp each butter and sour cream, mash like crazy!), steamed green beans (3 minutes only, use water with almond extract, sprinkle with slivered almonds), steamed carrot spears (skinned, split, steamed over water with a lot of fresh dill).
• Depending on taste, a Chardonnay or Reisling wine, fairly dry and "oaked" for my Reisling pick -- .