Pork Medallions with Red Currant Sauce

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4 servings (serving size: 2 medallions, 1 tablespoon sauce, and 1 1/2 teaspoons chives)
By Karen Levin
April 2008
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Red currant jelly renders the sauce a vibrant crimson, though you can use any variety of fruit jelly. Add quick-cooking grits and a Caesar salad on the side.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/3 cup red currant jelly
  • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 202
  • Caloriesfromfat 17%
  • Fat 3.9g
  • Satfat 1.3g
  • Monofat 1.6g
  • Polyfat 0.3g
  • Protein 22.6g
  • Carbohydrate 17.8g
  • Fiber 0.3g
  • Cholesterol 63mg
  • Iron 1.4mg
  • Sodium 341mg
  • Calcium 10mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Cut pork crosswise into 8 (1-inch-thick) pieces. Place each piece between 2 pieces of heavy-duty plastic wrap, and pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Rub pork with spice mixture.

Step 2

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork to pan, and cook for 3 minutes on each side. Remove pork from pan; keep warm.

Step 3

Add jelly to pan; cook 30 seconds, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar. Serve sauce with pork; sprinkle with chives.

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Ratings & Reviews

OldDoc66's Review

drunkenpaddy
February 19, 2012
I made this last night and my wife and I loved it. This will be one of our favorites. I plan to try the sauce with chicken and possibly fish. We used a 1.5 pound tenderloin and increased the ingredients accordingly. It probably doesn't matter, but I used Crosse & Blackwell red currant jelly. We didn't think the apple cider vinegar was too strong.

carolfitz's Review

OldDoc66
July 18, 2009
Problem for me is the amount of vinegar, recommend you add in increments to taste. Used fresh sage & thyme. Served with potato smashed with garlic & carrot bits & steamed asparagus.

drunkenpaddy's Review

carolfitz
June 22, 2009
real quick, real tasty. I screwed up the rub and added 1/4 teaspoon extra black pepper, but the extra kick worked nicely. We all enjoyed the sauce too (well, the 8 year old balked a bit). :-)