Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Marsala-Port Sauce

  • Prepare the Filling:
    • Preheat your oven to 450°F (232°C).
    • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, shallots, and mushrooms, cooking until the onions are translucent. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
    • In a small food processor, combine dried apricots, raisins, dried cranberries, parsley, and the cooked onion-mushroom mixture. Pulse a few times until minced and well combined. Set aside.
  • Prepare the Pork Tenderloin:
    • Cut the pork tenderloin in half crosswise. Butterfly each half by slicing lengthwise, stopping just short of cutting through. Open each piece like a book.
    • Season the meat generously with salt and pepper on both sides.
    • Spread the prepared filling evenly over one side of each tenderloin piece. Fold the other side over the filling and secure the edges with toothpicks to seal.
  • Sear the Tenderloin:
    • Heat a teaspoon of olive oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the stuffed tenderloin and sear for 3-5 minutes on each side until golden brown.
  • Roast the Pork:
    • Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven. Roast for 20-30 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145°F (63°C) and no juices run off when pierced.
    • Remove the tenderloin from the oven, transfer to a dish, and cover with aluminum foil to rest.
  • Make the Marsala-Port Sauce:
    • Pour off any fat or bits from the skillet. Add Marsala wine and port wine, bringing to a boil. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a spatula.
    • Add any juices collected from the resting pork and simmer the sauce until reduced to about ½ cup.
    • Remove from heat and stir in butter and cream, swirling the pan until the butter is melted and the sauce is smooth.
  • Serve:
    • Remove the toothpicks from the pork and slice crosswise into medallions.
    • Arrange the slices on a serving plate and drizzle with the Marsala-Port sauce. Serve any extra sauce on the side. Enjoy!
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Ingredients:

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1 shallot finely sliced
0.5 onion diced, yellow, finely
4 mushrooms thinly sliced
0.5cup apricots dried
1tablespoons raisins
2tablespoons cranberries dried
2tablespoons flat leaves parsley
1large pork tenderloin
0.5cup marsala
0.5cup port
1tablespoon butter
2tablespoons heavy cream
0.5teaspoon olive oil
4servings salt and pepper

Directions

1.
Prepare the Filling
1. Preheat your oven to 450°F (232°C). | 2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, shallots, and mushrooms, cooking until the onions are translucent. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. | 3. In a small food processor, combine dried apricots, raisins, dried cranberries, parsley, and the cooked onion-mushroom mixture. Pulse a few times until minced and well combined. Set aside.
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2.
Prepare the Pork Tenderloin
1. Cut the pork tenderloin in half crosswise. Butterfly each half by slicing lengthwise, stopping just short of cutting through. Open each piece like a book. | 2. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper on both sides. | 3. Spread the prepared filling evenly over one side of each tenderloin piece. Fold the other side over the filling and secure the edges with toothpicks to seal.
Mark as complete
3.
Sear the Tenderloin
Heat a teaspoon of olive oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the stuffed tenderloin and sear for 3-5 minutes on each side until golden brown.
Mark as complete
4.
Roast the Pork
1. Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven. Roast for 20-30 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145°F (63°C) and no juices run off when pierced. | 2. Remove the tenderloin from the oven, transfer to a dish, and cover with aluminum foil to rest.
Mark as complete
5.
Make the Marsala-Port Sauce
1. Pour off any fat or bits from the skillet. Add Marsala wine and port wine, bringing to a boil. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a spatula. | 2. Add any juices collected from the resting pork and simmer the sauce until reduced to about ½ cup. | 3. Remove from heat and stir in butter and cream, swirling the pan until the butter is melted and the sauce is smooth.
Mark as complete
6.
Serve
1. Remove the toothpicks from the pork and slice crosswise into medallions. | 2. Arrange the slices on a serving plate and drizzle with the Marsala-Port sauce. Serve any extra sauce on the side. Enjoy!
Mark as complete

Recipe content adapted from Foodista, modified and licensed under CC BY 3.0.

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