Currant Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipes

ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BALSAMIC-RED CURRANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, combine the parsley, thyme, rosemary, onion salt, garlic powder, oregano, marjoram, kosher salt and pepper. Massage the seasoning mixture evenly over the pork tenderloin.
• Heat olive oil in an oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork on all sides until deep brown.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a thermometer reads 140 degrees. Turn over once halfway through roasting. Remove the pork from the skillet and wrap in tin foil. Allow the pork to rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Using the same skillet, place it over medium-high heat on the stove top. Stir the butter into the pan drippings, until melted. Deglaze with the chicken broth, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the jelly and balsamic vinegar. Add the orange zest, parsley, thyme, rosemary and a pinch of kosher salt. Bring the sauce to a boil and continue to cook and stir occasionally for 5 minutes.
• Slice the pork tenderloin. Pour the sauce over all.
• Enjoy!

BAKED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CURRANT JELLY AND DIJON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan on the stove, heat the jelly and the mustard together and make sure it is well blended. Set aside.
• Season the pork with salt and pepper.
• In a heavy pan, brown the tenderloins in butter for about 5 minutes or until browned on all sides.
• Place meat in a shallow baking dish and pour the sauce over the meat.
• Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Bake for about 25 minutes until the pork is slightly pink or longer for well done.
• Slice and serve on a platter garnished with rosemary sprigs.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH WALNUT CURRY STUFFING AND RED CURRANT GLAZE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• For the pork; melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat; add in the 4 cups walnut halves, cook stirring for about 1-2 minutes or until lightly toasted; reserve 1 cup for garnish.
• Place the remaining walnuts, curry powder, oil and garlic in a food processor; cover and process until finely ground (about 5-7 seconds).
• Butterfly the pork tenderloins by slicing along the length with a sharp knife to within 1/2-inch.
• Press open then evenly divide and spread the walnut mixture down the center.
• Pull pork together, then secure with skewers, or tie with cooking string.
• In a bowl combine the coriander, cumin, salt and back pepper in a small bowl; rub evenly over the tenderloins.
• Place the pork seam-side down in the baking pan.
• At this point you can cover and refrigerate the stuffed pork for up to 24 hours before roasting.
• Bake for about 1 hour or until the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees.
• Remove from oven and allow to rest while preparing the glaze.
• For the glaze; combine the jelly, sherry, crushed red pepper, vinegar, ginger and shallots in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cook stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes; cover to keel warm.
• Slice the pork into about 1/2-inch slices.
• Arrange 2-3 pieces per plate.
• Spoon the glaze over pork, then sprinkle with reserved toasted walnuts.
• Delicious!

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CASSIS & BLACK CURRANTS

Steps:

• To make clarified butter, melt over low heat and reserve yellow liquid, discarding the milky residue in the pan. The yellow liquid is the clarified butter.
• You may substitute raisins for currants in this recipe.
• Preheat oven to 370 degrees.
• In a large skillet, heat clarified butter over medium heat.
• Season the pork loin with salt and pepper, brown slightly on all sides.
• Transfer pork to an oven-proof dish and bake, uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Pour excess butter from skillet.
• Add currants, vinegar and Cassis; bring to a boil over medium heat, scraping to dissolve any brown bits.
• Cook until liquid is reduced by half.
• Add the stock and again reduce by half.
• Whisk in butter, 1 tablespoons at a time, until the sauce thickens.
• Remove pork from oven and allow to stand 10 minutes.
• To serve, slice into 1/2" slices, arrange on individual plates and spoon sauce over slices.

HERB CRUSTED PORK TENDERLION WITH RED CURRANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim any fat from meat. Brush meat evenly with Dijon-style mustard. Sprinkle meat with salt and black pepper. In a a shallow dish, combine rosemary, thyme and sage. Roll meat in the mixed herbs, pressing herbs on all sides of meat.
• In a very large nonstick skillet, brown tenderloin in hot oil over medium-high heat, turning to brown all sides. Transfer tenderloin to a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast in a 425 degree F oven for 25 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in pork registers 155 degrees F. and juices run clear. Remove from oven; cover with foil and let stand 15 minutes (meat temperature will rise to 160 degrees F).
• For currant sauce: In a small saucepan combine jelly, vinegar, and butter. Heat and stir until jelly is melted. Remove from heat. Stir in horseradish, lemon peel and juice.
• To serve, line a serving platter with watercress. Slice pork and arrange on top of the watercress; spoon some of the currant sauce over pork. Serve remaining sauce on the side. Makes 4 servings.

JUICY HERBED PORK LOIN WITH CURRANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Pork Loin Directions-------------.
• Set oven to 475 degrees.
• Pierce top of pork loin with sharp knife about every one or two inches, depending on your fondness for garlic (if there is a fatty layer, that would be the top side), Insert slivered garlic into the slits made by the knife.
• Combine mustard, thyme, savory, marjoram, salt and pepper to make a smooth paste.
• Spread all over pork loin, roll the loin in chopped parsley.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let rest in refrigerator for at least one hour.
• Place on rack in shallow roasting pan.
• Roast in 475 degree oven for exactly 30 minutes.
• Pull loin out, and rest on countertop (uncovered) for exactly 30 minutes.
• (This step is very important! The loin will continue to cook internally as it rests at room temperature, and this creates a juicy loin).
• As the loin is resting, turn oven temperature down to 325 degrees.
• After the loin has rested, put it back in the oven (325 degrees), and bake for approx.
• 30- 45 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees.
• Do not overcook!
• Let the loin rest uncovered for 15-20 minutes before slicing, the internal temperature will continue to climb even after taking the loin from the oven.
• (150-155 degrees) While the loin is resting, begin the currant sauce.
• Currant Sauce Directions-------------.
• Over medium heat, melt jam.
• Whisk in mustard, vinegar, and salt and pepper until smooth.
• Slice the loin very thinly, and pour a stream of currant sauce over the slices for presentation.
• Enjoy!