Pork Medallions with Lemon Garlic Sauce Recipe

By carol gorman

Pork medallions with lemon garlic sauce makes a quick, simple recipe. Perfect for a weeknight meal, these pork medallions are also great for entertaining.

Ingredients

• 1 pork tenderloin (1 pound), trimmed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon + 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, divided
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• grated zest and 1 tablespoon juice from 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from addapinch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Cut pork into 12 slices, about 1-inch thick.
Sprinkle pork on all sides with ⅛ teaspoon of the salt and ¼ teaspoon of the pepper.
Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the pork and cook, turning once, until the pork is well browned and internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F, about 1½ minutes on each side. Transfer pork to serving platter and cover to keep warm.
Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet.
Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add the broth and increase heat to high and cook, stirring to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until the liquid is reduced by two thirds, about 5 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the remaining ⅛ teaspoon salt, remaining ⅛ teaspoon pepper, the lemon zest and juice, and the parsley.
Serve the pork medallions drizzled with the sauce (makes a generous ⅓ cup; about 1½ tablespoons per serving).

Instructions