Baked Pork Tenderloin With Currant Jelly And Dijon Recipes

BAKED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CURRANT JELLY AND DIJON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan on the stove, heat the jelly and the mustard together and make sure it is well blended. Set aside.
• Season the pork with salt and pepper.
• In a heavy pan, brown the tenderloins in butter for about 5 minutes or until browned on all sides.
• Place meat in a shallow baking dish and pour the sauce over the meat.
• Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Bake for about 25 minutes until the pork is slightly pink or longer for well done.
• Slice and serve on a platter garnished with rosemary sprigs.

HERB CRUSTED PORK TENDERLION WITH RED CURRANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim any fat from meat. Brush meat evenly with Dijon-style mustard. Sprinkle meat with salt and black pepper. In a a shallow dish, combine rosemary, thyme and sage. Roll meat in the mixed herbs, pressing herbs on all sides of meat.
• In a very large nonstick skillet, brown tenderloin in hot oil over medium-high heat, turning to brown all sides. Transfer tenderloin to a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast in a 425 degree F oven for 25 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in pork registers 155 degrees F. and juices run clear. Remove from oven; cover with foil and let stand 15 minutes (meat temperature will rise to 160 degrees F).
• For currant sauce: In a small saucepan combine jelly, vinegar, and butter. Heat and stir until jelly is melted. Remove from heat. Stir in horseradish, lemon peel and juice.
• To serve, line a serving platter with watercress. Slice pork and arrange on top of the watercress; spoon some of the currant sauce over pork. Serve remaining sauce on the side. Makes 4 servings.

CURRANT GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In small bowl combine jelly and vinegar, set aside.
• Rub tenderloin with olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
• Place on rack in shallow roasting pan, roast 20 minutes.
• Spoon some jelly-vinegar glaze over tenderloin.
• Roast until meat thermometer inserted in center of tenderloin registers 160 degrees.
• Remove from oven, spoon with remaining glaze and cover with foil.
• Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
• NOTE: I served this with a jar of drained red cabbage to which I added 1 tablespoon of the currant jelly, The red cabbage complemented the meal perfectly.