Pork Medallions with Cider-Sage Sauce

Health Staff
Updated
Use a stainless-steel pan for pork to get superhigh heat, which makes for better browning.

Yields: Serves: 4

Prep Time time: 10 minutes

Cook Time time: 12 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1 1/4-lb. pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick medallions

  • 1/2 kosher salt

  • 1/4 black pepper

  • 3 canola oil

  • 2 minced shallot

  • 1 minced fresh sage

  • 2 sherry vinegar

  • 1/3 apple cider

  • 1/2 Dijon mustard

  • 1 cold, unsalted butter, diced

Nutrition

calories 228

fat 9g

saturated fat 3g

monounsaturated fat 0.0g

polyunsaturated fat 0.0g

protein 30g

carbohydrate 4g

fiber 0.0g

cholesterol 100mg

iron 1mg

sodium 331mg

calcium 11mg

Directions

  1. Warm a large skillet over medium-high heat; season pork on both sides with salt and pepper. Add 2 tsp. oil to skillet; swirl to coat. Add pork and cook until deeply golden, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Transfer to a platter and tent with foil to keep warm.