Pork Marbella
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil, plus additional for browning meat ⓘ
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar ⓘ
- 1 cup pitted prunes ⓘ
- 1/2 cup pitted spanish green olives ⓘ
- 1/2 cup capers with a bit juice ⓘ
- 2 bay leaves ⓘ
- 1/2 head garlic, peeled and finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 small handful oregano and thyme (fresh, finely chopped)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste ⓘ
- 2 -3 lbs pork tenderloin ⓘ
- 1 cup dry white wine, plus more for deglazing the pan ⓘ
- low sodium chicken broth ⓘ
- 1/2 cup brown sugar ⓘ
Instructions
- Combine the olive oil, vinegar, prunes, olives, capers, bay leaves, garlic, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the pork and stir to coat. Cover the bowl or transfer contents to a big Ziploc bag and refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight.
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Remove the pork and wipe it off, reserving the marinade. In a medium roasting pan, over medium heat, add a few tablespoons of olive oil and brown pork on all sides, for a few minutes total. Remove pork to a plate and add a couple of splashes of white wine to the pan to deglaze the tasty bits. Turn off heat.
- Place the pork back in the pan. Pour marinade, olives and all, over the meat and add 1 cup of wine and enough of the chicken stock so the liquid reaches halfway up the sides of the meat. Sprinkle pork with the brown sugar.
- Roast, basting once with the pan juices, until an instant read thermometer reads 140, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove to a cutting board. Let pork rest for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place the roasting pan over one or two burners on medium high and simmer to reduce the sauce a bit.
- Slice the pork into medallions. (Great served over a puddle of soft polenta. Use instant polenta, but add twice the amount of liquid called for on the box: a mix of half milk, half water. After cooking, season with salt and whisk in several tablespoons of butter and a handful or two of freshly grated Parmesan.).
- Spoon a good amount of polenta onto each plate and place medallions on top. Sauce the pork and pass the remaining juice in a gravy boat.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
604
kcal
30% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).