Pork Tenderloins With Balsamic-Raisin Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup raisins
    1 cup dry red wine
    3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
    2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    1 1/4 cups chicken stock
    3 tablespoons olive oil
    3 pork tenderloin (2 lbs total)
    1 small onion, minced
    6 shallots, minced
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    3 tablespoons butter
Preparation
    Place raisins and wine in small saucepan; let stand 8 hours.
    Add brown sugar and 1 tblsp balsamic vinegar to raisins.
    Boil over high heat until liquid is reduced to 1 tblsp, about 7 minutes.
    Add broth and continue to boil until reduced by half (can be prepared 2 days ahead; chill).
    Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
    Heat olive oil in large, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
    Add tenderloins and cook until brown on bottom, about 3 minutes.
    Add onion and shallots and continue to cooking until pork is brown on all sides and onion is tender, about 6 minutes.
    Add garlic; place skillet in oven and cook until thermometer inserted into thickest part of meat registers 140F, about 4 minutes.
    Transfer pork to platter.
    Tent with foil to keep warm.
    Add raisin mixture to skillet.
    Boil, scraping up any browned bits.
    Add remaining 1 1/2 tblsps vinegar.
    Remove from heat and whisk in butter, 1 tblsp at a time.
    Season and keep warm.
    Slice pork into 1/2 inch thick slices.
    Arrange in slightly overlapping rolls in center of a large platter.
    Surround with oven-roasted vegetables.
    Pour sauce over pork and serve.

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