LOW Carb: Pork Medallions in Tangerine-Sherry Sauce

Pork with tangerine-sherry Sauce

 

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh spinach

Juice of 1 small lemon & zest of ½ lemon

1 tbsp canola oil

1 oz butter

2 pork loins (tenderloins)

1 shallot, minced

3 fl oz sherry vinegar

juice and grated zest of 1 tangerine

10 fl oz medium sherry

leaves from 8 sprigs of fresh thyme

 

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan 170°C/350°F/gas 4). Trim the pork fillet, removing any fat or sinew from the outside.

Heat oil and butter in a frying pan, add the pork fillet and coo****il lightly browned all over. (Retain the cooking oils in the pan.) Remove and place in an oven-proof dish and bake for 15 minutes for medium to well-done or 20 minutes for well-done. Leave in a warm place for 10 minutes before slicing in 2.5cm (1 inch) diagonal wedges. (like medallions)

Meanwhile, add the shallots to the pan and cook in the fat and juices left behind by the meat for 3-4 minutes until the shallots are golden and soft.

Add the sherry vinegar, tangerine juice and grated zest, and sherry

Season, then add the thyme leaves. Simmer until the sauce is about halved.

Add spinach, toss in juices, let cook for about 1 minute as to barely wilt the spinach, add  lemon juice, stir.

Divide the pork evenly among 4 plates and drizzle the sauce over the sliced meat. Serve

immediately.

 

Serves 4 people and has only 9 carbs per serving.  Good stuff when you can get it!

 

T~ This sounds delish!  I am going to make this one night this week as soon as I go get the ingredients for it!  I'll let you know how we liked it~ 

T,

Just wanted to be clear on the pork loins.  Are you talking about a slice (and if so about how thick) and not a whole loin right?

Vera,

It's the whole loin, cook it, then slice it with about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.  Tasty...I had it today and I'll snack on it tomorrow...

T.

What on earth is sherry-vinager????  I can do sherry or vinager, but not heard of anything combine....help?

Thomas, you have my email address add me tp messanger so we can talk!

Anne