Roast Pork Tenderloin With Bacon Cran Apple Sauerkraut Food

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APPLES AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. Rub the pork loin well with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven (or other oven-safe pot with a lid) over medium-high heat until shimmering. Brown the pork well on every side.
• Take the pot off the stove. Carefully coat pork loin with minced garlic and herbs, dot with butter. Cover Dutch oven with a lid and roast covered in the oven for 30-35 minutes.
• Remove the lid and continue roasting the meat until it reaches an internal temperature of 145-150°F at its widest part.
• Remove the tenderloin from the Dutch oven and place it on a serving plater. Tent the meat with aluminium foil and let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing against the grain to serve.
• While the pork is resting, place the Dutch oven over medium heat on the stove and cook the bacon until browned and crispy.
• Add the garlic, onion, thyme and sage. Cook, stirring often, for 2-3 minutes or until the onion is has softened.
• Add the diced apple and continue cooking until it's softened and starting to brown.
• Increase the heat to high and pour the apple juice over the compote. Scrape any browned bits from the bottom, season with salt and pepper and cook for another minute.
• Serve immediately with the rested pork and your side of choice.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CRAN-APPLE SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon and leeks over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until bacon is crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels., Place sweet potato and water in a large microwave-safe dish. Microwave, covered, on high for 2-3 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender; drain. Stir in bacon mixture, sauerkraut, apple, cranberries, wine, brown sugar, caraway seeds and 1/4 teaspoon salt., Transfer half of the sauerkraut mixture to a greased 4-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle pork with pepper and remaining salt; place in slow cooker. Top with remaining sauerkraut mixture. Cook, covered, on low 2-3 hours or until pork is tender (a thermometer inserted in pork should read at least 145°)., Remove pork from slow cooker; tent with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve pork with sauerkraut.

ROAST PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BACON CRAN-APPLE SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the dried cranberries with 1/4 cup white wine; cook in the microwave for 1 minute on full power to let the cranberries plump in the wine; remove from the microwave and stir in the chopped apples and sauerkraut; reserve.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, add 1-2 Tbs. olive oil; when the oil is hot, add the seasoned pork tenderloin to the skillet, browning nicely on all sides. Remove the pork tenderloin to a platter and reserve.
• In the same skillet, cook the chopped bacon with the leeks over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until the bacon is browned and beginning to crisp, stirring occasionally. Stir the sweet potato cubes into this mixture during the last 5 minutes of cooking time.
• Add the reserved cran-apple mixture, 1/2 cup white wine, brown sugar, and caraway seeds to the bacon/sweet potato mixture in the skillet; gently toss to combine.
• Make a shallow well in the center of the sauerkraut mixture, placing the seared pork tenderloin there.
• Place the skillet into the preheated oven and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the pork tenderloin is 140-145 degrees at the center when tested with an instant-read meat thermometer, and the sweet potatoes are fully tender.
• Remove the skillet from the oven and tent loosely with foil to rest for 5-10 minutes.
• Transfer the pork tenderloin onto a cutting board, slicing it into medallions. To serve, place a bed of the warm sauerkraut mixture onto serving plates, then top with pork medallions. Enjoy!

POLISH PORK TENDERLOIN IN APPLE-ONION SAUCE & SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• *If using fresh apples, peel, core and dice the apples. Simmer in a little apple juice or water, covered until soft. Mash with a potato masher and you have easy, fresh, homemade applesauce!
• Pat pork loin dry. Season generously on both sides with salt & pepper and then with the pork seasoning. Let sit for 15-30 minutes at room temperature
• Sprinkle the roast on both sides with flour to coat.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• Heat oil or butter over medium-high heat, add loin and brown on all sides.
• Add undrained sauerkraut to an oven dish and place loin on top.
• Add applesauce, onion soup mix, brown sugar and ginger to the skillet used to cook the pork. Mix well and spoon over the top of the pork.
• Pour 1/4 cup of the apple juice to the bottom of the pan, over the sauerkraut.
• Cover dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes, basting halfway through.
• After 30 minutes, remove foil, add the other 1/4 cup of apple juice, baste again and cook for 15 more minutes, uncovered.
• Remove from oven and let pork sit for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
• Slice and serve over the sauerkraut.

APPLE-GLAZED PORK ROAST WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, 1/4 teaspoon caraway seed, and salt.
• Stir in 11/2 cups apple juice and lemon juice.
• Cook, stirring, over medium heat until thickened.
• Set aside.
• Place roast in oven-proof skillet.
• Insert meat thermometer.
• Roast at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• Brush with 1/2 cup apple juice mixture.
• Roast 2 hours longer.
• Spoon combined sauerkraut, apples, carrot, and 1/2 cup remaining apple juice and 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed around pork roast.
• Spoon remaining apple juice mixture over pork roast and sauerkraut; cover.
• Roast 30 to 60 minutes longer, or until meat thermometer registers 155 to 160 degrees.
• Let roast stand 5 to 10 minutes.
• Slice to serve.

PORK LOIN, APPLES, AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix sauerkraut, apples, onion, and caraway seeds in a large roasting pan. Stir 1/4 cup apple cider and brown sugar together in a separate bowl; pour over sauerkraut mixture.
• Stir Thai seasoning, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper together in a small bowl; rub onto the top and bottom of the roast.
• Make an indentation in the center of the sauerkraut mixture and place the seasoned roast in the indentation. Pour the remaining apple cider around the roast.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour; baste roast with juices. Continue baking roast, basting every 30 minutes, until cooked through, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).