Pork Medallions In Caribbean Nut Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 175 degrees.
• Trim the silverskin from the pork tenderloin and slice into 1 inch thick pieces. Flatten the pieces into 3/4 inch pieces using the side of your fist or a meat mallet. Season with salt and pepper.
• Over medium high heat, heat a large skillet until very hot. Film the pan with oil. Brown the slices of pork until golden, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side.(The pork will continue to cook while being kept warm.)Remove to a platter and keep warm in the oven.
• Add the Port, broth, cherries and thyme to the skillet. Over high heat, bring to a boil and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until reduced to about 2/3 cup. Add any accumulated juices from the platter. Off heat, whisk in the cold butter.
• Pour sauce over the pork.

Steps:

• Place garlic, ginger, cumin, curry paste and red pepper in food processor or blender, until blended. Add peanuts and 1 Tbsp hot water; pulse until well blended, scrapping sides of container occasionally.
• Cut pork crosswise into 1 inch slices. Place each piece between 2 sheets of heavy duty plastic wrap; flatten each piece to 1/2 inch thickness using a heavy skillet. Coat pork with cooking spray.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork pieces; saute 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Place pork in a shallow bowl.
• Add soy sauce and 2 Tbsp of water to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add soy sauce mixture to pork; keep warm.
• Add onion to pan; saute 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup peanut mixture; cook for 4 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup water, coconut milk, salt and black pepper. Return pork mixture to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 1 minute.
• Combine the remaining peanut mixture with rice.
• Serve pork and sauce with rice.