Medallions of Pork with Blackberry Sauce
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Here is a very simple, but insanely scrumptious recipe for pork tenderloin. Medallions of pork are seared in a skillet, finished in the oven and topped with a luscious fresh blackberry sauce! The pork is melt in your mouth tender and the sauce is sweet and savory and out of this world!
Author: Ruth Guerri
Recipe type: Pork
Serves: 4 - 6
Ingredients
- 2 lbs of pork tenderloin
- 1 Tbs of olive oil
- 1 Tbs of butter
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of freshly cracked black pepper
- ½ tsp of garlic powder
- ½ tsp of onion powder
Blackberry Sauce
- 1 tsp of olive oil
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed and minced
- 2 cups of red wine or 1 cup red & 1 cup blackberry wine
- 2-3 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 cup ( 8oz) of fresh blackberries
- 2 heaping Tbs of blackberry jam
- 2 tsp of Worcestershsire sauce
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of flour
Instructions
- Start by making the amazing blackberry sauce, heat 1 tsp of olive oil in a medium-sized saucepan, add in the shallot, cook and stir for 2 minutes, add in the garlic, cook for 1 minute. Add in the wine and thyme sprigs, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 20 - 30 minutes or until reduced by half.
- Remove the thyme sprigs and add in the blackberries, blackberry jam, Worcestershire sauce, and salt, smash the whole berries with a fork or a potato masher, stir well then slowly sprinkle in 1 tsp of flour, stir until slightly thickened.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. For the pork, trim the thin ends of the tenderloins and cut them into even, 1 inch thick, medallions, sprinkle on the salt & pepper and the garlic and onion powder.
- Then, heat the olive oil and butter in a large heavy skillet, cast iron if you have one. Then add in the pork, you may have to work in 2 batches. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes on each side, remove from the skillet and cook the remaining pork.
Either return all pork to the skillet or if it doesn't fit, place it in a baking pan. Finish in the oven for 5 - 6 minutes for until internal temperature is 145 degrees, important not to overcook. - To serve, plate the tenderloins and spoon over the blackberry sauce, serve remaining sauce on the side, enjoy!
