Roasted Pork Tenderloin

  Happy February

The month of romantic dinners usually at a fancy restaurant with reservations make way ahead of time.

No reservations needed in this off the menu, restaurant style  dinner, that can be on your table in 30 minutes. Am talking real love right here.

As much as I like pretty plated food, that looks like a work of art, not to be eaten, most of the time

I like simple recipes, that come together in less than an hour, but from the looks of the meal we can tell our friends

it took hours. This is one of those recipes, it comes together in 30 minutes, is quick and easy for family weekday dinners and

just fancy enough for special occasions, prefect for a romantic dinner for two on  Love Day.

Make it really special, set a romantic mood by using pretty white plates and romantic cloth napkins just because it’s dinner at home it can feel like dinner at a fine dining restaurant.

This recipe was inspired by the classic chicken Cordon Bleu  recipe. In that recipe  chicken is stuffed

with ham and swiss cheese, breaded and either fried or baked .

In this recipe I used pork tenderlion, didn’t bread it and cooked  it on the stove top.

Another method you can use, cook it on the stove top up to the point of returning the pork to the pan then

finishing cooking it in a 375 degree oven the last 15 minutes. if you use the stove top and oven method combination,

It frees up the watch time and you get to join your guest and enjoy the meal you cooked and listen to the raves!!!! Enjoy my friends!!!!

Cooking at home restaurant style!!!!!!!!

 

I hope you try this and the part I like  best…..Let me know how you liked it!!!! Enjoy restaurant style cooking at home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

1 2 lb pork tenderlion

4 slices prosciutto

4 slices swiss cheese

1 cup parmesan cheese

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 cup chicken stock or white wine

2 Tbls. Dijon mustard

2 Tbs. chopped garlic

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 Tbs. each chopped Italian parsley,  thyme, and sage

2 Tbs. each olive oil and butter

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 degrees

Heat oil and butter

Butterfly the pork tenderloin by cutting down the center, cover with plastic wrap pound thin

Salt and pepper to taste

Mix the herbs with the parmesan cheese

Lay the prosciutto and swiss cheese on the flattened tenderloin

spread the herb and parnesan cheese mixture on top of the swiss cheese

Roll the pork tenderloin tightly  jelly roll style  securing the seam with toothpicks

Brown the tenderlion on all sides in a oven proof pan

Remove the meat

Add onion and garlic saute until limp

Add heavy whipping cream, chicken stock  and  dijon mustard

Return pork tenderloin to pan

Roast  covered 20 minutes longer

Cool slightly cut into rounds pour sauce over

…… Enjoy!!!!!