A Simple Tenderloin Dinner
Simple Pork Dinner
Tonight for some reason I didn’t feel like doing a really big meal that usually finds me doing lots of prep work. Prep is something I normally love to do but not tonight. Using what I had on hand without having to go out to the grocery store I put this simple dinner together for us. The whole meal took maybe 5 minutes active prep time and while it wasn’t up to the labor intensive things I usually make for us it was a simple good meal.
I had one pork tenderloin wrapped in the freezer and I took it out about an hour before we ate. I put two large baking potaotes into the small side oven and seasoned the tenderloin with salt, pepper and fresh rosemary and let it sit out while the potatoes cooked. Frozen green beans were put into a microwave bowl and seasoned with a pat of butter and a grind of pepper to be cooked in the microwave when the meat was almost finished. About 20 minutes before the potatoes were done I heated 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a saute pan and placed the tenderloin in it when the oil was hot, I let it cook until it had seared nicely then turned it on another side to do the same, turn it to all sides until it has a nice crust on it. Check the temp on it with an instant read thermometer and when interior registers around 155 degrees remove it from the pan to a plate and let it sit for 5-10 minutes. You can deglaze the pan with a little wine or stock and when all the browned bits are disolved add a nice chunk of butter and whisk it in to the pan juice. Slice the pork on an angle after it has rested and pour the pan juice over it. It was, like I said a really simple dinner and yet very satisfying.