Monday, November 21, 2011

Bacon-Wrapped Pork Medallions with Brandy, Fig, and Cherry Sauce



I shared this recipe in my newsletter recently, but it's so good that I couldn't keep it under wraps for too long.  It’s a delicious recipe with a sauce that I could eat with a spoon.  If you would like to sign up for my newsletter, please go to my website and scroll down to the sign-up box.

My test tasters loved it so much that they remembered it and requested it again.  Now I have to cook it for the people who weren't here for the official tasting. It is a little bit of work, but well worth the results!

This is a perfect dish for a special dinner when you're looking for something besides ham or turkey to serve.  I have a feeling that Dave will love it!




Bacon-Wrapped Pork Medallions
with Brandy, Fig, and Cherry Sauce

1 pork tenderloin
9 strips of uncooked bacon
salt and pepper
toothpicks

SAUCE:
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped dried figs
1/2 cup halved and pitted cherries
1/3 cup honey
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon mustard

Combine all sauce ingredients and bring to a gentle boil.  Turn down to a simmer and let cook about forty-five minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350.  Lay each slice of bacon flat in a large roasting pan.  (The one that came with your oven will work fine.)  Cook in oven for 10-12 minutes.  It should be cooked through and getting crispy, but still soft enough to bend.

Raise the temperature of the oven to 400.

Slice the tenderloin into one-inch thick rounds.  Wrap a piece of bacon around each medallion and secure with a toothpick.  Place on a rack in a baking pan and roast in oven for 12-15 minutes or until the pork registers 140 degrees on a thermometer or is barely pink inside.

[If you prefer your bacon crispier, you can pop the pan under a hot broiler for 2 minutes, but be careful not to dry out the pork.]

Remove toothpicks, and serve with sauce.  Serves 3.

Enjoy!


8 comments:

  1. I think this is a very Dave-friendly recipe! He might want to add some chocolate into it somehow, though. :) Can't think what I like best here--the brandy and cherry sauce, the figs? The pork? The bacon! It all looks wonderful. :)

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  2. How can you not like this recipe.. it has bacon. Seriously, it looks great and I cant wait to try it.

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  3. Wow, Krista, those are absolutely gorgeous! Yep, Dave is going to love these! Hmmm, pondering Christmas week meals. (Yes, I'm already thinking past Thanksgiving, can you believe it? Does that make me a Sophie or Natasha? LOL)

    ~Avery

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  4. Elizabeth, the ingredients blend together so nicely. And the bacon adds just a hint of salty crunch. I think you're right about Dave. A little chocolate and chipotle is missing! LOL!

    ~ Krista

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  5. Shawn, let me know what you think. I love this recipe!

    ~ Krista

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  6. Avery, at this point, I think Sophie and Natasha would be thinking about holiday meals that are special but not on the actual holidays! Company time! I bet your husband would love this.

    ~ Krista

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  7. K - What a wonderful and delicious recipe for holiday parties and dinners. Just gorgeous! ~ Cleo

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  8. Thanks, Cleo. I think you would enjoy it!

    ~ Krista

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