Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Pears is an elegant sumptuous praise worthy dish the fam will love. Moist flavorful pork with caramelized pears, so good!
Today I want to share with you this little gem of a recipe. It’s a delicious pork tenderloin recipe topped with caramelized pears. Pork tenderloin is a wonderful cut of meat that is flavorful, fairly low in fat, and easy to prepare. I love pears so this recipe always calls to me. As soon as I see pears in season at my local market, this recipe is one of the first things I prepare for them.
Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Pears
Ingredients
- 2 Pork Tenderloins Trimmed, Silver Skin Removed
- 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
- To Taste Salt
- To Taste Black Pepper
- 1 Tablespoons Butter
- 4 Pears Firm but Ripe, Peeled, Cored And Sliced Into 1/2 Inch Wedges
- 1 Teaspoon Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Shallots Finely Chopped
- 1 Teaspoon Dried Thyme
- 1/4 Cup Pear Schnapps
- 1 Cup Whipping Cream
- 1/3 Cup Pear Nectar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Make sure tenderloins are dry. Season both tenderloins generously with salt and pepper.
- In a large ovenproof pan add vegetable oil. Brown tenderloins on high to medium-high heat on both sides. Place pan in preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 155 degrees.
- Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter and add pears over medium heat. Sprinkle pears with sugar.
- Saute pears until they are tender and deeply golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside.
- Remove tenderloins to a platter and loosely cover with aluminum foil. Allow resting 10 minutes. Meanwhile, saute shallots and thyme in the pan that the tenderloins were cooked in, over medium heat until shallots are soft. Add pear schnapps; boil until reduced to a glaze, scraping up all the brown bits, about 1-2 minutes. Add cream and pear nectar; boil until thickened to a sauce consistency, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add pears to the sauce.
- Slice pork and arrange on a platter. Pour pear sauce over pork and serve. YUM!!!
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Recipe Notes: The original recipe suggests slicing the pork into individual pieces and browning them. I thought, why to bother. To me, it seems like a whole heck of a lot of extra work and increases the chances of easily drying out this beautiful piece of meat. Keeping the tenderloin whole in this recipe works out beautifully.
This recipe is fairly easy to prepare as a weeknight meal but it is definitely worthy of company or a special occasion. My family loves it so much….. I generally make two tenderloins for a family of four!
Source: Adapted Epicurious
janet says
This looks like a keeper..I love pork loin. Thanks for visiting my little blog and I look forward to following and cooking with you.
your friend,
Janet
Cinnamon-Girl says
Pears sound delicious with pork! I love your presentation!
Sage Trifle says
This looks absolutely scrumptious!
Natashya KitchenPuppies says
Delicious! What a refreshing departure from apples.
Shalinee says
I have never tried cooking pear with meat. This looks delicious. I'm sure the ear gives a beautiful sweetness to the dish. Have a nice day. MaryMoh from http://www.keeplearningkeepsmiling.com
Mary says
I really love the way this dish looks and sounds. The pears make it unusual and especially delicious. I can't wait to try this one.
Gulmohar says
Kathleen, this looks too good..Loved the idea of using caramelized pears in this recipe… I should try it with beef sometimes 🙂
Holly says
This is a must try in my book!! I look and sounds absolutely divine:)
Bellini Valli says
What's not love here Kathleen:D
cookies and cups says
I love recipes like this…sounds so fancy and complicated, but it is totally doable!
Cathy says
You really got my attention with the caramelized pears. How delicious with pork loin!
grace says
i'm ALWAYS on the hunt for new things to do with pork loin, and this sounds great! although i love the apple-pork combination, it's refreshing to mix it up every now and then. and come on–schnapps is involved! win win! 🙂
HoneyB says
I'm with Barbara! Those caramelized pears sound awesome!
Sook says
Ooh I just got pears a couple of days ago! Maybe I should try this recipe! Yummy!
Barbara Bakes says
Caramelized pears sound delicious by themselves. I'm sure they make this dish amazing!
Laurie says
Caramelized pears! Oh my, this looks so flavorful. You have a very nice blog.
Kim says
This looks heavenly Kathleen! Pork tenderloin is one of my favorite pieces of meat to cook. I bet the pears give this dish a very subtle sweetness that is pleasant w/out being too much. Gorgeous.
A Year on the Grill says
so much better presentation as you did it
like you, i can hear it calling, love pork tenderloin
Arlette says
looks good!!!
I like to combine fruit in meat recipes.
thanks for sharing
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