Recipe Week # 9
APPLE ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN

This savory rendering of pork tenderloin will melt in your mouth. To complete the meal, serve a roasted squash half and Broccoli Salad.

• 1 pound pork tenderloin (or boneless pork chops)

• 1 tablespoon canola oil

• 1 red onion, chopped, about 1 cup

• 1 fennel bulb, chopped reserve some fronds for garnish *

• 2 Maine winter apples, unpeeled, cored and sliced

• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar

• Sea salt and fresh pepper

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a heavy stove-to-oven casserole dish, heat the canola oil. Season the pork tenderloin with sea salt and fresh pepper. Brown the pork tenderloin on all sides and remove from the casserole dish to a plate. Set aside. Add the chopped red onion, chopped fennel and sliced Maine winter apples to the casserole dish. Stir the vegetables. Roast the mixture in the oven for about 10 to 15 minutes. When the vegetables just start to soften, add the pork tenderloin on top of the vegetables. Put the lid on the pot and roast until the pork is just barely pink, about 15 minutes. The internal temperature of the meat should be 145 degrees. Remove the dish from the oven and transfer the pork to a cutting board to rest before slicing. Deglaze the bottom of the casserole dish with the cider vinegar. Slice the pork and arrange on a platter. Spoon the cooked vegetables over the top. Makes four generous servings.

Nutritional analysis per serving: 252 calories, 24 grams protein, 17 grams carbohydrates, 10 grams fat (0 grams trans fat), 88 mg. sodium, 4 grams fiber.

*Chef Cheryl’s notes: Fennel is an aromatic vegetable, similar to celery, but with a very delicate anise flavor. Fennel is rich in Vitamin A, and is also a source of calcium, phosphorus and potassium. Save the feathery fronds to garnish the platter.

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