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Pork Tenderloin with Pears and Shallots

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Pear nectar gives the sauce a sweet, luscious finish.

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme plus fresh thyme sprigs for garnish
  • 1 1 1/4-pound pork tenderloin
  • 3 large shallots, each cut into 6 wedges through stem end, peeled
  • 3 unpeeled small Bosc or Anjou pears, quartered, cored
  • 4 teaspoons butter, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups low-salt chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup pear nectar

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 475°F. Mix oil, garlic, and chopped thyme in small bowl. Rub mixture over pork, shallots, and pears. Heat large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and shallots; brown on all sides, turning, about 7 minutes. Transfer shallots to platter. Transfer pork to baking sheet (do not clean skillet). Roast pork until thermometer inserted into center registers 145°F, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, add pears to same skillet and cook over medium-high heat until brown on cut side, turning once or twice, about 4 minutes. Transfer pears to platter (do not clean skillet).

Mix butter and flour in small cup. Add broth, pear nectar, and butter mixture to same skillet; boil until sauce thickens, scraping up browned bits, about 7 minutes.

Slice pork; arrange on platter. Surround with pears and shallots. Drizzle sauce over pork. Garnish with thyme sprigs

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