Chorizo & Two-Berry Compote Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Parsley Cream Sauce

Name: Chorizo & Two-Berry Compote Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Parsley Cream Sauce
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp (22 mL) butter; 1/2 cup (125 mL) cubed (1/2-inch/ 21/2 cm) Ciabatta bread; Sea salt to taste; fresh ground black pepper to taste; 1 garlic clove minced; 1 shallot finely chopped; 1 cup (250 mL) Two-Berry Compote (recipe below); liquid drained; 1/2 tsp (2 mL) finely chopped fresh thyme; 2 Fresh chorizo (about 8 oz/250 g) or hot Italian sausages; 2 pork tenderloins (about 2 lbs/1 kg total); 2 tbsp (30 mL) canola oil; Parsley Cream Sauce; 1 large bunch flat-leaf parsley (about 5 oz/150 g); 2 tsp (10 mL) butter; 1 clove garlic minced; 1 shallot finely diced; 1 tsp (5 mL) grated fresh ginger root; 1 cup (250 mL) 35 % cream; 1 orange zest and juice; 10 fresh mint coarsely chopped; Salt and pepper to taste; Two-Berry Compote; 1 cup (250 mL) blueberries; 1 cup (250 mL) raspberries; 1 firm but ripe pear peeled; cored and diced; 1/2 cup (125 mL) water; 3 tbsp (45 mL) liquid honey; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract

A fruit stuffing is a good way to add additional seasonal flavourings into your pork tenderloin.

Recipe from Chef Julian Bond.

Prep: 1 h
Cooking: 1 h

Yields 8 servings

chorizo two berry compote stuffed pork tenderloin with parsley cream sauce

Ingredients

1 1/2 tbsp (22 mL) butter
1/2 cup (125 mL) cubed (1/2-inch/ 21/2 cm) Ciabatta bread
Sea salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 garlic clove minced
1 shallot finely chopped
1 cup (250 mL) Two-Berry Compote (recipe below), liquid drained
1/2 tsp (2 mL) finely chopped fresh thyme
2 Fresh chorizo (about 8 oz/250 g) or hot Italian sausages
2 pork tenderloins (about 2 lbs/1 kg total)
2 tbsp (30 mL) canola oil
Parsley Cream Sauce
1 large bunch flat-leaf parsley (about 5 oz/150 g)
2 tsp (10 mL) butter
1 clove garlic minced
1 shallot finely diced
1 tsp (5 mL) grated fresh ginger root
1 cup (250 mL) 35 % cream
1 orange zest and juice
10 fresh mint coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Two-Berry Compote
1 cup (250 mL) blueberries
1 cup (250 mL) raspberries
1 firm but ripe pear peeled, cored and diced
1/2 cup (125 mL) water
3 tbsp (45 mL) liquid honey
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
2 strips orange zest
1 strip lemon zest
1 cinnamon stick

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Preparation

In a medium nonstick skillet, melt 2 tsp (10 mL) of butter on medium heat; add bread cubes and sauté until toasted, about 5 min. Place in a medium bowl. In the same skillet, melt remaining butter on medium-high heat, add garlic and shallot and sauté for 1 min or until translucent; add to bread cubes, along with Two-Berry Compote, thyme and salt and pepper. Squeeze sausage meat from casing into the bread mixture; gently stir to combine.

Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Trim fat and silver skin from tenderloins. Cut tenderloins in half lengthwise, almost but not all the way through to butterfly. Open up and cover with plastic wrap. Pound with a meat mallet to even thickness, about 1/2-inch (1 cm). Spread half of the stuffing down the center of each tenderloin. Close up the tenderloins tightly to enclose the stuffing and tie gently with kitchen string. Season with salt and pepper.

In a large ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown tenderloins on all sides. Place skillet in oven and roast for about 40 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 155 °F (70 °C) and a hint of pink remains in the pork. Tent with foil.

Parsley Cream Sauce:

Meanwhile, in a large pot of salted boiling water, blanch parsley for 40 seconds; drain and chill in ice water. Dry thoroughly and coarsely chop, you should have about 1-½ cups (375 mL).

In a medium skillet, melt butter on medium heat; add shallots, garlic and ginger, sauté until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add cream, orange zest and juice; simmer for 1 minute to infuse the flavours. Stir in mint and parsley, remove from heat; let stand 2 minutes.

Pour cream mixture into a blender or food processor; puree until parsley is very finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper.

Remove string and slice pork. To serve, spoon Parsley Cream Sauce on plate and top with pork. Serve remaining sauce to drizzle over.

Two-Berry Compote:

In a medium saucepan, combine blueberries, raspberries, pear, water, honey, vanilla extract, orange, and lemon strips and cinnamon; bring to a simmer on medium-high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 5 minutes or until pears start to soften. Discard cinnamon stick, orange and lemon zest. Cool compote completely.