It's Recipe Week! Day 1: Pork Medallions in Mushroom Marsala Sauce

I made this last week when we had a large group over for dinner. I needed something meaty and italian that would complement stuffed shells. So when I was talking through the menu with my mom, she suggested I do veal, pork, or chicken marsala. I have always loved marsala wine sauce but had never made my own until last week!

This recipe comes from Fine Cooking, and I followed it pretty much to a tee. It is delicious! It's the first of this week's recipes that will be a part of our regular dinner rotation. Hope you guys like it too!

Ingredients:

2lb. pork tenderloin (about 2 tenderloins), trimmed of excess fat

ground salt and ground black pepper

3T extra-virgin olive oil

3T salted butter*

2 medium shallots, finely diced

12 oz. baby bella mushrooms*

1T all-purpose flour

1/2 cup dry Marsala

1 cup chicken stock*

3T heavy cream

1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

*original recipe calls for unsalted butter, thinly sliced cremini mushrooms, and chicken broth

Directions:

Cut the tenderloins into 2-inch thick medallions. Flatten slightly with the palm of your hand. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

Heat the EVOO and 1T of butter in a large sauté pan over high heat. When the butter is melted and foaming, add meat and sear until nicely browned, 2-3 min. Flip and cook the other side until the meat is well browned and slightly firm to touch but still pink in the middle, about another 2 min. Set aside in a bowl.

Melt the remaining 2T butter in the pan. Add shallots and sauté for about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté until all of the mushroom liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are golden, about 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour, and add Marsala. Once the Marsala has almost completely evaporated, add the chicken stock and reduce by half, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cream and parsley, return the pork and any accumulated juices to the pan, and cook, flipping the pork once, until it's firm to the touch and still a little pink in the middle (cut into a piece to check). Taste for salt and pepper, sprinkle with fresh parmesan, and serve.

Tomorrow I'll share the recipes for what I paired with this dish: four cheese stuffed shells and garlic green beans with grape tomatoes.

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See you tomorrow for Day 2 of Recipe Week!