Pork Medallions with Fig and Port Wine Sauce
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This dish showcases how deliciously pork complements the sweet and tart tastes of fruit.

photographer: Ken Burris

Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients-
16 small dried Mission figs , stemmed
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1 cup tawny port (see Note)
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2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil , plus 1 tablespoon, divided
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1 cup onion thinly sliced
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1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
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1 teaspoon fresh thyme , chopped
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1 bay leaf
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1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar , or more to taste
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt , divided
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Freshly ground pepper to taste
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1 pork tenderloin (1-1 1/4 pounds), trimmed and sliced into 1-inch-thick medallions
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Place figs in a small microwavable bowl and cover with port. Cover the bowl and microwave on High for 3 minutes.
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until soft and translucent, 4 to 6 minutes. Add broth, thyme, bay leaf and the fig-port mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, 10 to 12 minutes. Season with vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Set aside.
Sprinkle both sides of pork medallions with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper and dredge lightly with flour, shaking off the excess.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the medallions and cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Add the reserved fig-port sauce; bring to a simmer and cook until the pork is cooked, but still a little pink in the center, about 2 minutes. The sauce should be syrupy. If not, remove the medallions with a slotted spoon to a platter and tent with foil to keep warm. Boil the sauce until it’s reduced and syrupy. Discard the bay leaf. Serve the sauce over the medallions.
Note: What differentiates tawny from ruby port is that tawny is aged in oak, turning its ruby color toward brown.
Nutritional Facts
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 395
- Carbohydrates
- 38 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2 g
- Protein
- 27 g
- Cholesterol
- 74 mg
- Dietary Fiber
- 4 g
- Potassium
- 828 mg
- Sodium
- 349 mg
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Exchanges
- 1 fruit
- 1 other carbohydrate
- 3 1/2 lean meat
- Potassium
- 24% daily value
- Zinc
- 17% dv
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