Thursday, December 06, 2007

Pork Tenderloin

This recipe was so good tonight I decided I had to share it:

Serving Size : 6

  • 2 pounds Pork tenderloin -- well-trimmed
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
  • 1/2 cup Flour -- all-purpose
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 1 cup Bread crumbs -- dry
  • 6 tablespoons Butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1/2 cup White wine -- dry
  • 1/2 pound Mushrooms -- sliced
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon Parsley -- minced fresh
1. Dry meat with paper towels.
2. Combine salt, pepper and flour; dredge medallions in flour, shaking off excess.
3. Beat eggs with water; dip medallions in egg and coat with bread crumbs.
4. Press medallions with heel of palm to make crumb stick; dry 10 minutes.
5. Heat butter and oil in Dutch oven; saute medallions 8 minutes per side.
6. Remove meat; drain on paper towels, transfer to heated platter and keep warm.
7. Add wine to pan; deglaze over high heat, scraping brown bits from bottom and sides of pan.
8. When liquid is reduced by half (about 3 minutes), add mushrooms and cook 2 minutes, stirring.
9. Add lemon juice and cook 1 minute, stirring.
10. Correct seasonings, pour sauce over meat and garnish with parsley.

I used Italian bread crumbs and they were very tasty. The topping ends up being less of a sauce and more just seasoned mushrooms, which I wasn't too sure about at first. But they added a nice flavor to the crispy rounds.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Speaking of Soccer...


Reagan's new soccer cleats really stand out!

Damian got this awesome picture of Reagan making a corner kick.

She really hustled to get the ball.

None could stand in her way...

And she breaks through with the ball!

I think we'll definitely be continuing soccer in the spring. The kids have really loved it. There are no pictures from Sean's game this morning because we were a little distracted chasing the Con-Man around.

Anyway, they have a tournament next Saturday and then that's the end of soccer til the spring season. We should get more pictures of Sean then.