Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apples
Pork tenderloin is a lean, quick-cooking cut of meat. Here it’s roasted with apples and served with warm barley.
ingredients
- 1 small pork tenderloin (about 8 ounces), trimmed
- Salt and black pepper
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 green apples, each cut crosswise, or horizontally, into 3 rounds
- 1/2 cup barley
- 1/2 cup white wine or apple cider
directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Pat the pork dry with a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the thyme.
- 2
Warm the oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. In the last 2 minutes of cooking, add the apples, cut side down.
- 3
Turn the apples over and transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast for 12 minutes, until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145°F for medium.
- 4
Meanwhile, cook the barley according to the package directions. Keep warm.
- 5
Transfer the pork to a cutting board; tent with aluminum foil to keep warm. Remove the apples to a serving platter.
- 6
Place the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the wine; cook for 3 minutes, until the wine is reduced by half.
- 7
Slice the meat and transfer to the platter with the apples; add cooked barley. Drizzle the pan sauce over the pork and barley; serve.
Source: The 5-Factor World Diet by Harley Pasternak, M.Sc. and Laura Moser. Copyright © 2010 by Harley Pasternak, M.Sc. and Laura Moser. Published by Ballantine Books. All Right Reserved.
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