Pork tenderloin with apple sauce

Today Raquel, author of Los Tragaldabas , invites us to prepare a very easy recipe that will undoubtedly catch your eye: a pork tenderloin accompanied by a delicious sauce that you and your family will enjoy. Go ahead and try it, it's well worth it!

Le Creuset Ramequin and T&G Acacia Wood Cutting Board

I have to admit that at home we are very carnivorous, we love to eat it in any way. Chicken, pork, beef, lamb all have a particular flavor and offer us a wide repertoire of recipes to make with them.

Today I bring you a delicious recipe with pork tenderloin accompanied by an apple sauce worthy of this dish that makes it very special. Pork tenderloin is a very tasty meat if it is cooked properly, many may think that it is somewhat dry but the secret is in its cooking. To get a good result, you only have to do it over medium heat, in this way it will seal on all sides in the same way. You should not prick, cut, or crush it while you cook it so that it keeps all its juices inside. In this way and with patience, the tenderloin will maintain all its juiciness and you will achieve the desired point.

The De Buyer mineral iron frying pan is perfect for this type of preparation, it distributes the heat perfectly and thanks to its beeswax coating it will prevent the ingredients from sticking. This frying pan has occupied a special place in my kitchen, you just have to take into account some tips for its use and its perfect maintenance . Very versatile, suitable for any type of heat, handcrafted with cast iron and the healthiest way to cook our food.

I'm always looking for new sauces to vary my dishes, so when I saw the book Sauces by Karin Leiz I didn't think twice and bought it. The sauces give that different point to our elaborations, turning a delicious dish into a spectacular dish. Sauces are the perfect accompaniment for meat, fish, cheese, pasta and in this book there is an incredible variety of them: fruit sauces, cold, hot, emulsions, sweet, salty, without a doubt, a perfect book for any cook.

Mineral Frying Pan B by De Buyer and Sauce Book by Karin Leiz

Ingredients

• 1 or 2 pork tenderloins
• Extra virgin olive oil
• flake salt

For the sauce:

• 3 golden apples
• 3 Fuji apples
• 200ml of apple juice
• 2 strips of lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 2 butter spoons
• 3 tablespoons of honey
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Elaboration

1. We start preparing our sauce, for this we peel and core our apples and cut them into quarters.
2. We put them in our pan along with the rest of the sauce ingredients and bring it to a boil.
3. Now it's time to lower the heat and cook the preparation slowly for 20 minutes or until the apples are soft.
4. Let our sauce cool.
5. Remove the skins from the lemon and mash the apples with a fork until the desired consistency is obtained. I have chosen to leave it thick to find the bits of apples, but if you prefer you can pass it through a potato mill to obtain a finer sauce. If you see that it is too thick you can add a little apple juice to lighten it.
6. Store it in a jar in the refrigerator until ready to use.
7. Let's go with the sirloin, for this we put a little olive oil in our pan and heat it, once hot we lower the heat and add the meat. Cook on all sides, turning every two minutes so that it cooks evenly. Once golden, take it out, add salt flakes and present it together with our very hot sauce.

De Buyer Mineral B iron skillet , Pallarès boxwood handle carbon iron knife , Le Creuset ramekin , T&G acacia cutting board

You can present the pork tenderloin in apple sauce as a finished dish, or use Le Creuset's ramekins to serve your sauce on the side.

This sauce is perfect to use in many other preparations, so if you do not use all of it in this recipe, store it in the refrigerator for about a week. If not, you can freeze it for later use. You can use this sauce with roast duck, pork, lamb or beef.