Sunday Night Supper

i love pork.  a whole bunch.  it gets a pretty bad wrap sometimes because people seem to be obsessed with bacon which, while delicious, has more or less no nutritional value.  but let's not forget that "pork, the other white meat" was its slogan long before Emeril Lagasse ever started shouting about how "pork fat rules."

on that note, i've been working on some recipes to restore pork's good name.  this is what i came up with for dinner Sunday night.

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Pork Tenderloin with Broccoli & Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Wine Marinated Pork Tenderloin
serves: 3
points per serving: 5

1 pound pork tenderloin
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp red wine
1 tbsp dijon mustard
2 sprigs fresh thyme
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 garlic clove smashed
kosher salt
black pepper

place pork in large plastic bag with everything. mush it around a little to coat the tenderloin.  let marinate for at least 30 mins.

preheat oven to 375 degrees.

place cast iron skillet over med-high heat.  remove tenderloin from marinade and pat dry.  brown tenderloin on all sides and then transfer to oven for approximately 15 minutes or until the largest park of the pork registers 137 degrees on a meat thermometer. yes, 137.

transfer to a platter, tent with foil and let rest for 10 minutes. slice and serve.

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Pan Sauce
serves: 3
points per serving: 1

1 tbsp red wine
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp brown sugar
1/8 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
1 tsp butter

place all ingredients except butter in pan used to cook pork.  stir to combine and cook until slightly reduced.  turn off the heat, add butter and stir until melted.

pour over sliced pork.

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes
serves: 2
points per serving: 2

1 medium sized sweet potato
1 tsp olive oil
1 clove garlic
kosher salt
pepper

preheat oven to 375 degress

peel and cube sweet potato. chop garlic clove roughly.  toss sweet potato with oli, salt, pepper and garlic.  place in baking dish and roast for approximately 35 minutes until potatoes are cooked through and slightly browned.

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full disclosure: that picture is two servings worth of sweet potatoes, i was very hungry.

anyway, that was my meal. i think it might be fancy enough to make for some sort of dinner party situation and maybe no one would notice that it was diet food!

-V