Pork Medallions With Orange Sauce Recipes

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH CHOCOLATE-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse the tenderloins under running water and dry well with paper towels. Trim off any visible fat and silver skin.
• Cut the tenderloins into 1-inch slices and with the flat meat mallet, pound until 3/4 inch thick. Sprinkle the slices with salt and pepper. You should have 24 to 28 slices total.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy 12-inch skillet. Add 6 to 7 of the pork slices taking care to crowd or they will not brown properly. Sear one side for 90 seconds or until brown. Turn slices and sear repeat.
• Remove the cooked meat to a warm plate and cover to keep warm. Repeat with additional slices.
• After cooking and removing the second batch of meat, pour in orange juice and scrape up browned bits with a wooden spoon. Pour orange juice mixture into a bowl and reserve.
• Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons oil into skillet and heat. Repeat procedure for third and fourth batches of meat.
• After removing the last batch of meat, return the orange juice to the skillet, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Boil the juice until thickened, approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in the chocolate and ginger until smooth; add the pork slices and heat through for 1 minute.
• Serve immediately.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH APRICOT-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork evenly with salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Add pork to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove from pan; keep warm.
• Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in pan. Add onion to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in apricots, broth, juice, garlic, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in parsley. Serve sauce with pork.

ORANGE-GINGER PORK MEDALLIONS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons orange juice and cornstarch until smooth. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add shallots, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes; cook, stirring frequently, until shallots are light golden, about 3 minutes. Add remaining orange juice, broth, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil; boil until reduced to 1 cup, about 6 minutes. Whisk in cornstarch mixture; boil 1 minute. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside.
• Place pork slices cut side down on work surface and flatten slightly with the palm of your hand to make medallions. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• In a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add pork and cook in batches until browned and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer pork to a platter.
• Add sauce to skillet with drippings; place skillet over medium-high heat. Bring sauce to a boil, stirring to scrape up any brown bits. Stir in juices from pork on platter. Remove skillet from heat and add pork slices to skillet, turning to coat with sauce.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH ORANGE-ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim fat from pork, and cut crosswise into 1 inch thick pieces.
• Place each piece between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap;.
• flatten each piece to 1/2 inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• Sprinkle both sides of pork with pepper and salt.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a 9 inch cast iron skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• Add pork; cook 3 minutes on each side or until done.
• Remove pork from pan; set aside.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in pan.
• Add garlic; saute 45 seconds.
• Stir in wine and rosemary, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Add tomato paste; cook 2 minutes.
• Stir in broth and orange juice; cook until thick (about 6 minutes).
• Serve pork with sauce.