Roasted Pork Tenderloin With Dried Cherry Compote Recipes

Steps:

• For Pork, pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Trim fat and silver skin from tenderloins.
• Mix chili powder, mustard powder, rosemary, and salt.
• Stir garlic into oil.
• Add oil mixture to dry ingredients to make a paste.
• Rub paste over tenderloins, cover and let marinate in refrigerator for about 1 1/2 hours.
• Place tenderloin in roasting pan and roast until medium or until meat thermometer registers 155 degrees in thickest part of meat, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• For Dried Cherry Compote, heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in skillet and add onions and mushrooms.
• Sauté until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add beef broth, orange zest, and wines.
• Bring to boil and cook until the sauce is reduced by half.
• Add the dried cherries, orange juice, and thyme and continue cooking until the sauce becomes syrupy.
• Remove from heat and whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Bring back to a boil just before serving.

Steps:

• Using sharp knife, cut bones from pork chops. Cover and refrigerate pork. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add bones; sauté until brown, about 15 minutes. Pour off any accumulated fat. Add 2 cups broth to skillet. Simmer over low heat until broth is reduced to 1 cup, scraping up any browned bits on bottom of skillet, about 25 minutes. Remove bones from skillet. Add cherries and vinegar to skillet; simmer until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 8 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; sauté until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Add remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until pork is just firm and no longer pink in center, about 6 minutes. Transfer pork to plates. Tent with foil to keep warm.
• Pour cherry mixture into same skillet. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup and coats back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over pork.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Rub tenderloin with sage and garlic salt. Place tenderloin in a baking pan or casserole. Cover meat with half of the sauerkraut. Place the apple and onion, cut side down, on top of the sauerkraut. Cover with remaining sauerkraut. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Cover and bake in preheated oven for 2 to 3 hours, until the internal temperature has reached 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).