Easy To Cook Pork Medallions Recipe With Grilled Pork

Pork Medallions Ingredients

7 ounce pork tenderloin
½ teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon rosemary
½ teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 medium pear
1/8 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon white wine, dry
1 tablespoon dried cherries

Method:

1. Choose extra lean cuts of pork tenderloin and try to trim off any visible fat from the cuts. Cut the meat into ¼ inch thin slices, leave aside.
2. Combine the thyme, rosemary, salt and freshly ground black pepper in a medium size bowl. Add the meat slices to the bowl and mix well to coat.
3. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the meat slices and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or until the meat turns pink in the center. Turn the slices occasionally to ensure even cooking. Remove the meat from the skillet and set aside.
4. Combine the maple syrup, pear, white wine, and dried cherries in the same skillet. Bring the mixture to the boil over medium heat. Boil uncovered, gently for about 3 minutes or until the pear turns tender.
5. Return the cooked meat to the skillet and sauté for 2 minutes or until the meat is heated through.
6. Transfer the meat to a serving platter with the help of a slotted spoon before serving. Spoon pear mixture over the beef and serve. This recipe makes 2 servings.

Health Tip:

• Pork medallion with pear maple syrup is an easy and quick recipe that can be prepared within 20 minutes. This recipe provides 255 calories, 29 gm carbohydrates, 3 gm dietary fiber, 19 gm proteins and 7 gm total fat per serving.
• Extra lean cuts of pork tenderloin are used in this recipe; also any excess visible fat is trimmed off before cooking the meat. As a result this recipe provides low cholesterol and saturated fats – 60 mg cholesterol and 2 gm saturated fats per serving.
• If you want to avoid red meat due to its high fat and cholesterol content then you can use skinless poultry in this recipe instead of pork sirloin.
• This recipe provides moderate amounts of sodium that is 179 mg per serving. Do not add salt in the herb mixture (step 2) if you want to reduce the sodium values further and make this recipe fit for people on low sodium diets.
• This recipe can be considered heart friendly as well as diabetes friendly.