Peppercorn Crusted Pork Loin With Creamy Sauce Recipes

PEPPER-CRUSTED BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH CHOCOLATE-PORT SAUCE

Steps:

• Brush the tenderloin filets on all sides with 1 tablespoon olive oil, then sprinkle with sea salt and cracked pepper. Heat another tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke. Add the steaks, and cook to your desired degree of doneness, 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Once done, remove the steaks from the skillet and keep warm.
• Stir in the minced shallot, and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the port and balsamic vinegar. Simmer until the port reduces to the consistency of chocolate syrup, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the beef stock and rosemary, and return to a simmer. Once the sauce has begun to simmer, whisk in the chocolate until it melts and slightly thickens the sauce. Pour sauce over steaks to serve.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH PEPPERCORN GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F.
• Prepare the pork tenderloin by removing the silver skin and any visible fat. Season with some salt and set aside.
• Heat an oven-proof skillet on the stove-top over medium-high heat. Add a splash of olive oil and heat. Add the pork tenderloin and cook, turning as needed, until it is seared and golden on all sides.
• Place skillet with the pork into the preheated oven and cook until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 145F, when measured in the thickest part of the meat, about 20-25 minutes.
• While pork is cooking, gather and measure out your sauce ingredients and have handy.
• Remove skillet from oven. Remove pork to to a cutting board to rest and loosely tent with a piece of aluminum foil.
• Place the hot skillet back on the stovetop over medium-high heat. To the skillet, add butter and melt, scraping up in bits in the bottom of the pan. Add the onions and peppercorns and stir until the onions are starting to colour, about 1 minute. Add the wine and cook, stirring, until mostly evaporated, about 1 minute. Add the broth, Dijon mustard and thyme. Reduce heat to medium and allow sauce to simmer/reduce for a few minutes to blend the flavours and reduce slightly. Add cream, if using and stir to combine and warm through. Taste the sauce and season with salt, as needed. To thicken the gravy, combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Add a bit at a time to your hot gravy, stirring well after each addition, until desired thickness is achieved.
• Cut pork tenderloin into slices and spoon hot gravy over-top, to serve.

PEPPERCORN CRUSTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BALSAMIC CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a baking sheet with foil.
• Place the peppercorns in a small bag and using a meat mallet, crush the peppercorns coarsely and set aside.
• In a small skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the shallots, garlic and parsley and saute for 3 minutes or until softened; let cool slightly.
• Stir in the breadcrumbs and peppercorns.
• Place the pork tenderloins on the baking sheet and press the shallot mixture along the top and sides of each tenderloin.
• Roast in the oven about 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in reaches 155 degrees F.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
• To make the sauce, whisk together the cream, stock, vinegar, sugar, flour and thyme.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until reduced to about 1-1/2 cups.
• Spoon the sauce onto the individual plates and serve the sliced pork tenderloin on top.

PEPPER CRUSTED TENDERLOIN WITH MUSHROOM CREAM AND ROAST ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Spread asparagus on small baking sheet and dress with a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt. Roast the spears in a hot oven until tender and ends are crisp and slightly brown at edges, about 10 to 12 minutes. Asparagus should remain bright green.
• Take the chill off the meat then pour the black pepper onto a small plate. Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high to high heat. When oil smokes, press each steak into pepper to coat then place peppered side down in the skillet. Sear and caramelize the meat 3 to 4 minutes, turn and cook 2 minutes more for rare, 3 minutes for pink.
• While the meat cooks, heat a small skillet over medium flame and melt then butter. Add mushrooms and lightly saute them for 4 to 5 minutes. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper and add cognac or brandy to the pan. Be careful of flare ups. You may want to add the liquor off the stove top then return the skillet to the heat. Reduce the liquid by half, cooking off the alcohol and concentrating the flavor, then stir in the cream and warm it through. Reduce heat a bit and let sauce thicken 2 to 3 minutes.
• Spoon sauce over meat and serve with asparagus alongside.

PORK MEDALLIONS IN BRANDY PEPPERCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the flour in a saucepan whisking together so that there are no lumps. Slowly whisk in the milk and simmer for 2-3 minutes taking care that the sauce does not stick to the bottom.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the brandy and peppercorns and season to taste with salt. Set aside.
• Lightly oil a large frying pan and turn the heat to high. Add the medallions and sear on either side until they take on a pleasing colour.
• Turn the heat down to the lowest setting, add the sauce to the pan, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the medallions are cooked through.
• Add a little water during cooking if the sauce becomes too thick. Serve with mashed potatoes and some steamed vegetables.
• If you want to make this an even quicker recipe buy the medallions pre-cut.

ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Heat oil in a large pan over high heat.
• Season the pork tenderloin on all sides with cajun seasoning. Then place in the hot oil and sear for about 1 minutes on each side.
• Cover with lid or foil and transfer to the oven to bake for 25-35 minutes or until it reaches 145˚F internal temp.
• Once done, remove the pork tenderloin from the pan and put the pan with drippings on the stove over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent.
• Add the garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute, then stir in the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Combine the cornstarch with water to form a paste, then stir it into the sauce and simmer for 3-5 minutes or until it thickens.
• Slice the pork tenderloin and place it back in the sauce to serve. Enjoy!

ALMOND CRUSTED PORK WITH APPLE-ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a sheet of aluminum foil in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Stir together the almonds, 1/3 cup heavy cream, honey mustard, and 1/2 teaspoon rosemary in a small bowl; set aside. Season the tenderloins with salt and pepper to taste. Spread the almond mixture evenly over the tenderloins and place them into the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the almond crust is golden brown and the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Allow the pork to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
• While the pork is baking, prepare the apple-rosemary sauce by melting the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, onions, and 1/4 teaspoons of rosemary; cook until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Once the onions are tender, add the apples and apple cider. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in 1 1/4 cups of heavy cream, return to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until the sauce has thickened slightly and is flavorful, 5 to 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving with the pork.

PEPPERCORN CRUSTED PORK LOIN WITH CREAMY SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine mustard and buttermilk. Spread over roast. Combine bread crumbs, pepper, salt, thyme, and peppercorns in a bowl. Press mixture evenly over roast.
• 2. Place roast on broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for 2 hours and meat thermometer reads 160 degrees. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• 3. Combine all ingredients for the creamy peppercorn sauce in a bowl. Serve with pork loin slices.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BURGUNDY PEPPERCORN SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare the tenderloin: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Trim pork tenderloin of any excess fat, and remove silver skin. (For a helpful video on how to remove silver skin, see here.)
• Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Generously season the tenderloin with the freshly-cracked black pepper, and press to be sure it sticks. Add to the skillet and cook, turning as needed, for 4 to 5 minutes (about 1 minute per side), until evenly browned. Transfer tenderloin to a greased baking dish, and place it in the oven to roast for 12 to 15 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the tenderloin reads 140 degrees. Remove dish from oven and transfer the tenderloin to a plate and cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• To make the sauce: Meanwhile, in a skillet or saucepan over medium-high heat, add the shallots and sauté for 2 minutes. Then add the garlic and saute 1 more minute. Add the red wine and as it boils, deglaze the pan by scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon (helps to have one with a straight edge) to dislodge all the browned bits. Once the wine is almost cooked away, add the beef stock and turn the heat to high. Boil the sauce down until there's a noticeable trail when you drag a wooden spoon through the center of it (4-5 minutes).
• Pour in the heavy cream and resume boiling. Again, boil down until you can make that telltale trail from the wooden spoon. Turn off the heat and add the parsley and any remaining black pepper (no more than 1 Tbsp, the rest should have already been used to pepper the tenderloin). Taste for salt and add if needed.
• Cut the tenderloin on a slight diagonal (in 1/2″ or 1″ slices), and then spoon the sauce over to serve.