So I know it has been a little while since I have posted anything but it has been a very busy week or so! Last week my sister, step-mom, and I hosted a birthday party for my dad so I spent a good amount of time baking up brownies and finalizing details for that event and I neglected to post anything. So here I am, making up for lost time with something delicious!
Usually I plan my dinners ahead of time then go shopping for them but because I have been so on-the-go I had to whip something up with a few ingredients that I already had around the house. I remembered on Monday that I had a pork tenderloin in the freezer so I took it out to defrost in the morning and then mulled over what I would do with it over the course of the day. I finally decided I would sliced it up and pan cook it with some garlic infused olive oil rather that roasting it whole in the oven like I normally opt to do. What resulted were super tender and flavorful pork tenderloin medallions. All in all, this main course recipe is super easy and only uses a few household ingredients. Here is how to make it:
Ingredients:
- 1 Pork Tenderloin (about 1 pound)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3-4 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2-3 Cloves Fresh Garlic
- 4 teaspoons Unsalted Butter (for pan frying)
Directions:
- The first step to this (very simple) recipe is to infuse some olive oil with garlic. I had a head of garlic in my kitchen but garlic powder would probably work as well. I used a micro-plane to grate up 2 good sized cloves of garlic and added it to about 3-4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. I did this a couple of hours before I was going to start cooking dinner so the flavor could develop. Ideally, it would be better to let this combine for several hours or even overnight but I am last minute so that's that!
- Infuse olive oil with garlic
- Slice pork tenderloin into about 1/2 inch thick slices
- Season each slice of pork with salt and pepper
- Heat 1 teaspoon of butter in pan over medium heat
- Add pork to hot pan, trying not to crowd the pan, and brush garlic olive oil over each slice
- Turn pork once (when golden brown), brush other side with garlic olive oil, and cook until internal temperature is about 145 degrees. I cooked my pork 3 slices at a time for about 1 1/2-2 minutes per side
That is it! SO EASY! Over all this recipe only took about 15 minutes to prepare compared to over an hour if I had roasted the pork in the oven. Using the infused oil allowed the pork to keep some of its own flavor while being enhanced by the garlic and cooking process- so tasty!
Happy cooking!
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