Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Cookbook
An Irish Country Cookbook: More Than 140 Family Recipes from Soda Bread to Irish Stew
Published by Forge Books
Editor's Note: Your dinner options just became a whole lot more exciting with this incredibly delicious Stuffed Pork Tenderloin recipe. Your family will love the wonderful flavor this this pork tenderloin recipe brings to the table! The flavor of the mushrooms, bacon, and tender pork are a powerful flavor combo. Be sure to make this for dinner this week, you'll thank yourself after!
Serves4
CostInexpensive
Total TimeUnder One Hour
Ingredients
- 1 ounce butter, plus extra for buttering the parchment
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 ounces mushrooms, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 4 ounces fresh bread crumbs
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound pork tenderloin
- 4 slices bacon
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C. Melt the butter in a pan, then fry the onion gently for a few minutes until it is translucent and soft but not coloured. Add the mushrooms and then the parsley and thyme. Cook for a few minutes, add the bread crumbs, and season with salt and pepper.
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Split the tenderloin lengthwise (butterflied). Then, using a rolling pin or a meat mallet, batter it on both halves to flatten it. Spread the stuffing on one side of the tenderloin and place the other half on top. Wrap the strips of bacon around the pork, place it on a piece of buttered parchment or foil, and close it loosely by scrunching the top and sides. Bake in the top rack of the preheated oven for about 1 hour. Then open the parchment or foil and cook about 10 minutes longer. Allow to rest for 10 minutes or so, then slice and serve.
Note
This is very good served with applesauce or apple fritters.
Copyright Patrick Taylor, 2017
