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Pork Tenderloin with Chipotle-Marmalade Sauce

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Velvet restaurant in SoHo serves a pork tenderloin that is the best I've had in this city," says Erika Ferszt of New York, New York."I would like to make it at home."

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 Servings

Ingredients

3 2/3 cups beef stock or canned beef broth
3 2/3 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
3 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup finely chopped shallots
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 tablespoon chopped canned chipotle chilies*
1 tablespoon water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 1-pound pork tenderloins

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Boil beef and chicken stocks in medium saucepan until reduced to 2 1/2 cups, about 45 minutes.

    Step 2

    Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté until tender, about 4 minutes. Add reduced stock mixture, marmalade and chipotle chilies. Simmer until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes. Mix 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch in small bowl. Whisk cornstarch mixture into stock mixture. Stir until sauce boils and thickens, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

    Step 3

    Preheat oven to 425°F. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add pork and cook until brown on all sides, about 4 minutes.

    Step 4

    Transfer skillet to oven and bake until thermometer inserted into pork registers 155°F, about 15 minutes. Let pork rest 5 minutes.

    Step 5

    Bring sauce to simmer. Slice pork into 1/2-inch-thick medallions; arrange on plates. Spoon sauce over and serve.

  2. Step 6

    *Chipotle chilies canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are available at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

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