Tenderloin Stuffed with Greens and Chives

Name: Tenderloin Stuffed with Greens and Chives
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 12 oz (375 g) pork tenderloin; 4 oz (125 g) lean ground pork; 1 shallot chopped; 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped nuts; 2 tbsp (30 mL) tarragon mustard; 1 tbsp (15 mL) Worcestershire sauce; 1 egg; Salt and pepper to taste; 8 iceberg lettuce or green cabbage leaves; 1 pig's stomach lining*; 1 tsp (5 mL) herbes de Provence; Sauce; 2 tbsp (30 mL) unsalted butter; 1 shallot chopped; 2 tbsp (30 mL) chopped chives; 1/4 cup (60 mL) 35 % cream; 3 tbsp (45 mL) Pineau des Charentes**; Salt and pepper to taste

This is the Tenderloin Stuffed with Greens and Chives recipe.

Prep: 15 min
Cooking: 25 min - 30 min

Yields 4 servings

tenderloin stuffed with greens and chives

Ingredients

1 12 oz (375 g) pork tenderloin
4 oz (125 g) lean ground pork
1 shallot chopped
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped nuts
2 tbsp (30 mL) tarragon mustard
1 tbsp (15 mL) Worcestershire sauce
1 egg
Salt and pepper to taste
8 iceberg lettuce or green cabbage leaves
1 pig's stomach lining*
1 tsp (5 mL) herbes de Provence
Sauce
2 tbsp (30 mL) unsalted butter
1 shallot chopped
2 tbsp (30 mL) chopped chives
1/4 cup (60 mL) 35 % cream
3 tbsp (45 mL) Pineau des Charentes**
Salt and pepper to taste

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Preparation

Split the tenderloin and shape into a square or rectangle. Mix together ground pork, shallot, nuts, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and egg. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Blanch lettuce or cabbage leaves in boiling salted water for about 1 minute. Cool in cold water.

Roll stuffing into a sausage shape and wrap with half the lettuce leaves. Season the tenderloin with salt and pepper and place the stuffing in its center. Close and roll. Wrap tenderloin with lettuce leaves and stomach lining. Add herbes de Provence. Cook tenderloin on a baking sheet for 17 to 20 minutes in a 350 °F (180 °C) oven.

Melt butter in a saucepan and cook shallot for 2 to 3 minutes, until transparent. Add chives, cream and Pineau des Charentes. Let simmer for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and blend in food processor. Cover bottom of serving dish with sauce. Cut tenderloin into slices and serve.