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Honey-Rosemary Pork Medallions with Fennel Salad

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on October 25, 2012

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Honey-Rosemary Pork Medallions with Fennel Salad

Ingredients

¼ cup lemon juice (2 lemons)1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Salt and pepper 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 fennel bulb, stalks discarded, bulb halved, cored, and sliced thin1 Gala apple, cored, halved, and sliced thin¼ cup honey 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary 2 (12- to 16-ounce) pork tenderloins, trimmed and cut crosswise into 1 ½-inch-thick medallions

Before You Begin

Use a mandoline to make quick work of slicing the fennel and apple. You can use any sweet apple in place of the Gala.

Instructions

  1. Combine 2 tablespoons lemon juice, mustard, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in large bowl. Slowly whisk in 1 tablespoon oil until incorporated. Add fennel and apple and toss to combine; set aside. Whisk honey, remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice, rosemary, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in bowl; set aside.
  2. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook pork until well browned all over, about 10 minutes. Add honey mixture to skillet, turning pork to coat, and continue cooking until glaze has thickened and pork registers 145 degrees, about 5 minutes. Transfer pork to platter, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve pork with fennel salad.
Honey-Rosemary Pork Medallions with Fennel Salad

Honey-Rosemary Pork Medallions with Fennel Salad

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

¼ cup lemon juice (2 lemons)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 fennel bulb, stalks discarded, bulb halved, cored, and sliced thin
1 Gala apple, cored, halved, and sliced thin
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 (12- to 16-ounce) pork tenderloins, trimmed and cut crosswise into 1 ½-inch-thick medallions

Ingredients

¼ cup lemon juice (2 lemons)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 fennel bulb, stalks discarded, bulb halved, cored, and sliced thin
1 Gala apple, cored, halved, and sliced thin
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 (12- to 16-ounce) pork tenderloins, trimmed and cut crosswise into 1 ½-inch-thick medallions

Ingredients

¼ cup lemon juice (2 lemons)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 fennel bulb, stalks discarded, bulb halved, cored, and sliced thin
1 Gala apple, cored, halved, and sliced thin
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 (12- to 16-ounce) pork tenderloins, trimmed and cut crosswise into 1 ½-inch-thick medallions

Why This Recipe Works

Preparing the salad before cooking the pork allows the salad’s flavors to meld.

Before You Begin

Use a mandoline to make quick work of slicing the fennel and apple. You can use any sweet apple in place of the Gala.

Instructions

  1. Combine 2 tablespoons lemon juice, mustard, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in large bowl. Slowly whisk in 1 tablespoon oil until incorporated. Add fennel and apple and toss to combine; set aside. Whisk honey, remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice, rosemary, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in bowl; set aside.
  2. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook pork until well browned all over, about 10 minutes. Add honey mixture to skillet, turning pork to coat, and continue cooking until glaze has thickened and pork registers 145 degrees, about 5 minutes. Transfer pork to platter, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve pork with fennel salad.

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