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by Chef Bradley Manchester
Summary: Pork Tenderloins served with Golden Polenta Cakes with an Apple and Bacon Chutney
Cooking time (duration): 20
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: dinner
Culinary tradition: Italian
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Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Bacon-Chopped
- 2 lbs. Pork Tenderloin
- 2 Tsp. Black Pepper
- 2 Tsp. Salt
- ¼ Cup Jalapenos-Diced
- ¼ Cup Ginger
- ¼ Cup Onion
- ¼ Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- ¼ Cup Apple Juice
- 3 Tbsp. Granulated Sugar
- 1 Cup Chicken Stock
- 1 Cup Milk
- ¼ Cup Parmesan Cheese
- ½ Cup Poblano Peppers
- 1 Can White Corn
Instructions
- In hot pan with olive oil, add chopped bacon
- While bacon is cooking, start preparation of Pork Tenderloins
- Cut pork tenderloins into 6-8oz. portions
- Place tenderloin pieces in bowl, and season with black pepper and salt
- Ready a hot pan with olive oil
- Add pork tenderloins to pan, reduce heat to medium
- When bacon starts to get crispy, add fresh Jalapenos, onions and ginger
- Add apple cider vinegar and apple juice
- Add some fresh black pepper and sugar, (sugar will help thicken)
- To finish chutney, chop some chiffanod mint and fold into thickened chutney.
- Add a touch of salt
Polenta Dough:
- Pre-make Polenta the day before, so it can sit overnight.
- In a medium saucepan, bring chicken stock and milk mixture to a boil
- While preparing Polenta, continue to tend to pork tenderloins
- Once tenderloins have a nice sear on both sides, remove from stove and place in oven at 350 Degrees Fahrenheit
- Remove tenderloins after 10 minutes in oven
- Once milk and chicken stock is boiling, start adding corn meal while stirring
- Continue to stir until mixture becomes thick, almost a consistency of mashed potatoes
- Add Poblano peppers and Parmesan Cheese
- Add ½ cup of roasted white corn
- Add salt and pepper
- Mix well using a rubber spatula to fold
- Smooth Polenta out in pan, (or leave cooking pan), cover and refrigerate overnight.
Grilling Polenta:
- In hot pan with olive oil, place Polenta cutouts
- Grill on both sides to a nice brown look
To Serve:
- Place a Polenta cake in the middle of serving dish
- Slice pork tenderloin into thin pieces, laying them around bottom of Polenta cake
- Top pork tenderloin with chutney, bringing juice around front of pork tenderloin
- Serve
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