Onion-Smothered Pork Tenderloin

By ccavaletti

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1/2 c beef consommé
• 1/4 c heavy whipping cream
• 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp crushed rosemary
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 2-1/2 lbs pork tenderloin, trimmed

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400º. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until onion is tender. Remove from heat, and stir in consommé, cream, mustard, rosemary, salt, and pepper.

Place pork tenderloins in prepared baking dish. Pour onion mixture over tenderloins.

Bake for 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 155º.

Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

Serve sliced pork with wild rice and steamed green beans.

From Cooking with Paul Deen, May/June 2011