Bring the Mediterranean into your kitchen
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Bring the Mediterranean into your kitchen
Pork Tenderloin With Pears and Sweet Sherry
Serves 4 as tapas or 2 as main course
Ingredients : 1 pound pork tenderloin 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 small red onion 2 garlic cloves 1 pear , not too hard if possible Scant 1 / 2 cup sweet oloroso sherry Few tablespoons chicken broth ( optional ) Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Heat a ladled sauté pan to medium-hot . ( The trick to pan-frying meat is the temperature of the pan . It should be hot enough to brown and seal the meat , but not so hot that you burn the bottom of the pan , as the sediment left adds a delicious flavor to the final sauce .)
Trim the tenderloin of any white sinew and cut into 1 / 2-inch slices . Add the oil to the pan and , when hot , add the pork . Cook the slices , browning on both sides . Remove when the meat is sealed and brown , but if the slices are thicker , reduce the heat a little to cook through . Meanwhile , chop the onion and slice the garlic . Remove the meat to a bowl and add the onion and garlic to the pan . Cover the pan with the lid and gently cook the onion , scraping all the tasty sediment left by the meat ( add a dash of water to help remove it before it burns if the pan is too hot ). While the onion is cooking , peel the pear , quar- ter , core and cut into thin slices . Add the pear and continue to cook for another 5 minutes , covered . When the onion and pear are soft , return the meat to the pan , mixing into the onions and season with salt and pepper .
Increase the heat to medium-hot , add the sherry and cook at a brisk simmer for 2 minutes to amalgamate the flavors . If you like your meat with a bit more sauce , you can add a few tablespoons of chicken broth or even water when the sauce comes to a boil .
Set aside for a few minutes then serve as a tapas or main course .
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