Pork Medallions With Sweet Red Pepper Sauce Recipes

PORTUGUESE PORK WITH RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• With a large mortar and pestle, mash the garlic, coarse salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and peppercorns into a fine paste. Transfer to a large bowl.
• With a mallet, flatten the pork medallions to 1/4 inch thick. Place in the bowl with the garlic mixture, tossing to coat. Cover, and marinate 2 to 4 hours in the refrigerator.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in the pork and remaining garlic mixture. Quickly brown pork about 1 minute on each side. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Place red peppers into the skillet, and saute 2 to 5 minutes, until tender but firm. Pour white wine into the skillet, and scrape up the browned bits. Reduce heat to low, return pork to skillet, and continue cooking 10 to 15 minutes, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).
• Slice 1 1/2 lemons into thin rounds. Transfer the pork and pepper mixture to a serving platter. Squeeze juice of remaining 1/2 lemon over the pork and peppers, and garnish with the lemon rounds.

PORK MEDALLIONS IN WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove all visible fat and tough sinew from the pork tenderloin. Cut the meat crosswise into 1-1 1/2 inch medallions.
• Place each medallion, cut sie up, on a cutting board between two pieces of plastic wrap. Flatten with broad side of a wide knife or rolling pin to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large non-stick skillet. Saute the medallions 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove to a platter and keep warm.
• Let skillet cool slightly. Add shallots to oil and butter mixture remaining in skillet and cook 1 minute. Add mushrooms and cook 1 minute. Add sherry, chicken stock and vinegar. Bring mixture to a boil and boil rapidly until liquid is reduced by half. Turn off heat.
• Cut remaining tablespoon of butter into small chunks and stir into sauce. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper or more vinegar if desired.
• Serve pork medallions covered in mushroom sauce.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH SWEET RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Place the pork between 2 sheets of wax paper. Flatten to 1/4 inch thickness using a rolling pin or meat mallet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.
• 2. Place the pork between 2 sheets of wax paper. Flatten to 1/4 inch thickness using a rolling pin or meat mallet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.
• 3. Brown the pork in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove from the skillet, reserving 1 tablespoon of drippings in the skillet. Set aside, and keep warm.
• 4. Brown the pork in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove from the skillet, reserving 1 tablespoon of drippings in the skillet. Set aside, and keep warm.
• 5. Saute the red pepper, onion, and garlic in the skillet drippings over medium heat until tender. Stir in the broth, cumin, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
• 6. Saute the red pepper, onion, and garlic in the skillet drippings over medium heat until tender. Stir in the broth, cumin, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
• 7. Position the knife blade in your food processor. Add the vegetable mixture, butter, and lemon juice. Process until smooth.
• 8. Position the knife blade in your food processor. Add the vegetable mixture, butter, and lemon juice. Process until smooth.
• 9. Return the pork and sauce to the skillet. Simmer until the sauce is thickened. Remove to a serving platter and sprinkle with the cilantro.
• 10. Return the pork and sauce to the skillet. Simmer until the sauce is thickened. Remove to a serving platter and sprinkle with the cilantro.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH SWEET AND SOUR PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove the silver skin from the tenderloin: slip a paring knife between the silver skin and the muscle fibers. Angle the knife slightly upward and use a gentle back-and-forth sawing action.
• Slice the tenderloin into 1"-thick slices. Smack each slice with the flat of your chef's knife once or twice, to flatten them to about 3/4" thick. Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of pork slices.
• Heat oil until shimmering in heavy-bottomed pan, at least 10 inches across bottom, over medium-high heat, swirling pan to distribute oil. Working in batches of no more than six slices to avoid overcrowding, sear medallions without moving them until brown on one side, about 80 seconds (oil should sizzle, but not smoke). Turn medallions with tongs to avoid scraping off the sear; sear until meat is mostly opaque at sides, firm to the touch, and well browned, about 80 seconds. Transfer pork to plate.
• Mix cinnamon, cloves, cayenne and brown sugar in small bowl; set aside. Heat oil in pan in which pork was cooked over medium heat, swirling to distribute. Add onion; sauté until softened and starting to color, about 2 minutes. Add spice mixture, sherry, and vinegar; boil, scraping pan bottom with wooden spatula to loosen browned bits, until liquid reduces to a glaze, about 2 1/2 minutes. Increase heat to high and add broth, raisins, and any accumulated pork juices; boil until liquid reaches consistency of maple syrup, about 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium; return pork to pan, turning meat to coat. Simmer to heat pork thoroughly and blend flavors, about 3 minutes. Adjust seasonings, adding salt to taste. Transfer pork to serving plate and spoon sauce over meat. Serve immediately.