Medallions Of Pork 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 WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F. Trim fat from tenderloin and slice into 1 1/2 inch rounds. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and toast about 8 minutes; put on a plate to the side.
• In a small bowl, stir together cumin, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp paprika. Rub spice mixture into pork and set to the side.
• Sauce: in a food processor, combine walnuts and garlic. Add roasted peppers, vinegar, remaining 1 1/4 tsp paprika, cayenne and 1/4 tsp salt. Whirl until smooth. **Add liquid from bell pepper jar if thinner texture desired.
• Heat large pan or wok to medium heat and coat with cooking spray. Working in batches, add pork rounds in a single layer and cook until brown about 2 minutes per side. Use a meat thermometer to ensure an internal temperature of 140F.
• Remove to plate and spoon sauce on each pork round.

MEDALLIONS OF PORK WITH SWEET RED-PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place pork slices on a flat surface. Pound meat lightly with a mallet and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet large enough to hold the slices in one layer. When oil is very hot, add meat and cook over moderately high heat for 5 minutes or until brown.
• Turn slices and cook for about 5 minutes more. Reduce heat and continue cooking about 2 minutes longer. Turn slices occasionally.
• Transfer meat to a warm serving dish and keep warm.
• Pour off most of the fat from skillet. Add onions and red peppers. Cook, stirring, until peppers are wilted, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, briefly. Add broth, cumin, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Place mixture in a food processor or blender. Add butter and lemon juice and pulse to blend to a fine texture. Return mixture to skillet and add pork slices with their drippings. Bring to a simmer and serve immediately. Sprinkle with coriander.

PORK MEDALLIONS AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• PREPARE THE PORK: Trim the tenderloin of any silver skin, then slice into approx 5cm. / 2 in. rounds. Pat dry with a paper towel, then use your fist to gently beat the discs until they are flat and even. Set aside.
• COOK THE PEPPERS: Heat the oil in a large frying pan until very hot. Add the peppers and onion to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes until beginning to soften. Add the thyme and vinegar and cook for a further 3 minutes.
• FLAVOUR THE PEPPERS: Add the sugar to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes more, stirring all the time. Remove from the heat, stir through the basil leaves and season well with salt and pepper. Pour into a bowl, cover with a plate and set aside.
• COOK THE PORK: Wipe out the pan and return to medium-high heat. Season the medallions well with salt and pepper and dust lightly with the flour. Heat the oil and butter together in the pan. When the butter has melted add the pork and the thyme to the pan and cook the medallions for 2 minutes on each side.
• TURN DOWN THE HEAT: Reduce the heat to medium, add a splash of wine and the balsamic vinegar to the pan and continue to cook the medallions gently for 4-5 minutes, turning to coat in the sauce.
• SERVE: Divide the peppers and pork between 4 warmed plates and serve with fresh white bread.

MEDALLIONS OF PORK WITH RED-WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the pork slices on a flat surface. Pound the meat lightly with a mallet or meat pounder. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Combine the ginger, thyme, bay leaf, clove, wine, vinegar and honey in a bowl and blend well. Place the sliced pork in a dish. Pour the mixture over the pork and marinate for 10 minutes.
• Drain the pork medallions and pat dry. Reserve the marinade.
• Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet large enough to hold the slices in one layer. When the oil is hot add the slices of meat and cook over medium-high heat about 5 minutes or until browned. Turn the slices and cook about 5 minutes more. Reduce the heat and continue cooking for about 2 minutes longer. Transfer the meat to a warm serving platter. Keep warm.
• In the same skillet, add the shallots and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the reserved marinade and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom. Add any juices that have accumulated from the platter. Scrape the bottom with a wooden spatula and cook until the marinade is reduced to 3/4 of its original quantity. Swirl in the butter and pour the sauce over the medallions. Remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs before serving.

MEDALLIONS OF PORK WITH RIESLING SAUCE

Steps:

• Season pork with salt and pepper.
• Coat with flour; shake off excess.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes; transfer mixture to bowl.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in same skillet over medium-high heat, and add pork and saute about 4 minutes per side about 16 minutes.
• Transfer pork to platter; tent with foil to keep warm.
• Add onion mixture, Riesling, raisins, vinegar, peppercorns and herbs to the same skillet and simmer until sauce thickens, about 4 minutes.
• Add browned pork to skillet and heat through.
• Slice and divide pork among plates.
• Add remaining 1/4 cup butter to sauce in skillet and whisk just until melted; mix in pine nuts.
• Spoon sauce over pork and serve. Goes well with wild rice pilaf and asparagus or green bean almondine.

JALAPENO-GLAZED PORK MEDALLIONS

Steps:

• Combine the garlic powder, pepper flakes and cumin; sprinkle over pork. In a large nonstick skillet, brown pork on both sides in oil. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, combine the jalapeno jelly, orange juice, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Cook and stir over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Return pork to the pan; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until pork juices run clear.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH GARLIC-STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place whole strawberries, water and bouillon in a food processor; process until blended. Place flour, eggs and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls., Cut pork into 1/2-in. slices; pound each with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dip pork in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess. Dip in eggs, then in crumbs, patting to adhere., In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook until tender, 2-3 minutes per side. Remove from pan; keep warm., In same pan, saute garlic in remaining butter 1 minute. Stir in strawberry mixture; heat through. Serve pork with sauce; if desired, top with sliced strawberries.

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.