Pork Medallions With Cranberry Sauce Recipes

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH CRANBERRIES AND APPLES

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl and stir well.
• Cut pork crosswise into 8 pieces.
• Flatten each piece to 3/4-inch thick using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• Coat each piece with flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat 3 teaspoons olive oil in a large non-stick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• Add pork and saute 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Remove from pan.
• Add 1 teaspoon oil to pan.
• Add onion, cover, reduce heat, and cook 5 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently.
• Return pork to pan; add juice mixture, apple and cranberries.
• Bring to a simmer, cover and cook 3 minutes or until cranberries pop and pork is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
• Garnich with sage sprigs.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH CRANBERRY STUFFING

Steps:

• CUT each tenderloin crosswise into 6 slices.
• Pound meat slices, cut-sides up, with meat mallet to 1/2-inch thickness. Add to large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Cook on medium-high heat 3 minute on each side or until browned on both sides. Reduce heat to low.
• COMBINE dressing and mustard; pour over meat. Continue cooking 3 minute on each side or until meat is cooked through and sauce is thickened.
• Meanwhile, prepare stuffing as directed on package, but reduce butter or margarine to 1 tablespoons and add cranberries to the water along with the stuffing mix.
• SPOON stuffing onto serving plates. Add meat; drizzle with sauce.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BALSAMIC-CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
• Sear pork on all sides, about 2 minutes.
• Place skillet with pork in oven.
• Roast pork until thermometer inserted into center registers 155°F, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and rosemary; sauté until onion softens, about 3 minutes.
• Add broth, cranberry sauce and vinegar and whisk until cranberry sauce melts, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer pork to work surface.
• Scrape any juices from large skillet into cranberry mixture.
• Boil until sauce has reduced enough to coat spoon thickly, about 6 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice pork and serve with sauce.