This was a lightning quick dish to prepare, with a deliciously tasty outcome… Pork and apples go together quite well, but often a recipe will call for cooking down the apples to a saucy consistency. Not the case here, and that was a nice change of pace. The apples retain their bite, the pork gets tender and super-juicy.
PORK TENDERLOIN WITH SAUTEED APPLES
(inspired by a recipe from Cooking Light magazine)
1 pork tenderloin, cut in 12 pieces
salt and pepper
1 Tablespoon grape seed oil
1 leek, sliced thin (white and light green part only)
Gala apples, sliced thin
3/4 cup apple cider
1 cup chicken (or veggie) stock
squeeze of lemon juice
Pound each piece of pork lightly, protecting the meat with a piece of Saran Wrap. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil on a large skillet. Sauté the pork slices in two batches if necessary, until they are golden brown on both sides. Remove the meat to a platter. Add a little more oil if the pan seems too dry, and sauté the leeks until they begin to get soft. Add the apples and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring gently. Add the cider, cover and cook for a couple of minutes longer.
Add the chicken stock, put the meat back in the pan, cover it and simmer on low heat until the meat is cooked to your liking and the apples start to disintegrate, but still keep their shape. Adjust seasoning, add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice right before serving.
ENJOY!
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Comments: When I bought the pork tenderloin, my idea was to grill it. But that particular Wednesday the temperature was a “balmy” 11 degrees Fahrenheit, which is known to kill creatures born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. Since Phil was coming home straight from a meeting and therefore unavailable to brave the elements, I quickly changed gears and searched for options compatible with my survival. I happened to have all ingredients to prepare this dish, as apples and cider are always in our fridge this time of the year.
Dinner is served!
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Bewitching Kitchen 
Mmmm pork and apples, always a good combination! This looks great!
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Match made in heaven… 🙂
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How delightfully simple and appetizing to end the day! Have everything in the fridge . . . so shall definitely be a copycat!! As it has been past 40 C [38 C = 100 F] all week am happy for simple recipes!!!!
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You don’t really need to stick the knife in me like that… you are enjoying my kind of temps…. (sigh, sigh, sigh)
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Hmmph some 24 + hours later . . . no change as yet, no air-conditioner, no enjoyment whatsoever . . . bushfires not that far away!!!!!! . . .
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Love Pork and Apples, especially with Apple Cider. And I prefer the sauteed apples vs. the long cooked apple “sauce”. I’ve also added sliced white onion that was sauteed until soft and in place of the lemon juice I’ve used Cider Vinegar and occasionally a small amount of stone ground mustard!
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I agree with you, the long cooked apples make me think of baby food, and you know, I haven’t been a baby for decades!
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You are driving me insane, woman! I absolutely love pork with apples…they were made to each other. This dish reminds me a bit a dish that German immigrants serve in Southern Brazil. xx
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Indeed! I know the dish you are talking about – not sure you’ve ever been to a restaurant in Sao Paulo called Juca Alemao – I loved their paprika schnitzel, but they also had some pork and apples dishes, I don’t remember what name they gave them… fun times
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This sounds and looks gorgeous, I LOVE pork and apples together!
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Me too… and if you add prunes, I am sold!
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I’m pretty sure pork and apples were meant for each other! And I’m glad you decided not to brave the cold…that would have definitely been dangerous!
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I know you don’t eat meat, but stay tuned, I’ve got a salad coming up that is right up your alley!
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I can smell how great this dish is from here! Yum!
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