Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apples
A delicious combination of juicy pork tenderloin roasted with fresh green apples and served with barley. The dish is flavored with fresh thyme and finished with a white wine pan sauce.
Ingredients
- •1 piece pork tenderloin
- •1 to taste salt and pepper
- •2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- •1 teaspoon olive oil
- •2 whole green apples
- •½ cup barley
- •½ cup white wine
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Pat the pork dry with a paper towel. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the thyme.
5 min
- 2.
Warm the oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium- high heat. Sear the pork until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. In the last 2 minutes of cooking, add the apples, cut side down.
8 min
- 3.
Turn the apples over and transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast for 12 minutes, until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145°F for medium.
12 min
- 4.
Meanwhile, cook the barley according to the package directions. Keep warm.
25 min
- 5.
Transfer the pork to a cutting board; tent with aluminum foil to keep warm. Remove the apples to a serving platter.
3 min
- 6.
Place the skillet over medium- high heat. Add the wine; cook for 3 minutes, until the wine is reduced by half.
3 min
- 7.
Slice the meat and transfer to the platter with the apples; add cooked barley. Drizzle the pan sauce over the pork and barley; serve.
5 min
