Our Apple And Feta Stuffed Pork Tenderloin is a fantastic festive favorite and great alternative to the traditional turkey.
Equipment
Ingredients
Pork
2 to 2.5 lb pork tenderloin butterflied
Apple Glaze
½ cup apple juice unsweetened
½ cup Riesling or other white wine
sea salt to taste
black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare for cooking the Pork Tenderloin. You will need a Large Roasting Pan, some toothpicks, some cooking string or twine and some plastic wrap. Allow the 2 to 2.5 lbs. pork tenderloin to sit at room temperature for around 30 minutes, but no more than 90 minutes, before cooking.
- Preheat your oven to 425°F. Combine the ½ cup apple juice and ½ cup Riesling in a small bowl. Add the sea salt to the apple wine mix and stir briskly. Once mixed well set aside.
- Place a large piece of clean plastic wrap on your dry work surface and lay the butterflied 2 to 2.5 lbs. pork tenderloin on the wrap. Place another sheet of plastic wrap on the top of the pork and gently pound the meat with a kitchen mallet or rolling pin until it is approximately 1/3 inch thick. Remove the top layer of plastic and season the meat lightly with sea salt and black pepper.
- Start to prepare your stuffing by heating the 1 Tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over a medium heat.
- Add the chopped 2 gala apple, 1 red onion, and 1 cup white button mushrooms to the skillet and cook until the apples are soft and the mushrooms and onion have gained some color, stirring occasionally. Cook for approximately 8 - 10 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper, if required.
- Add the 2 Tbsp rosemary, 1 tsp cinnamon powder, and 1 tsp cloves to the skillet and cook for another minute or two, or until the spices have become fragrant.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped 1/3 cup dates and crumbled 6 oz. Feta cheese.
- Spread the stuffing mixture onto your prepared pork tenderloins and roll up tightly. Secure the meat so that it remains rolled tightly, this can be done using kitchen string and the toothpicks to add extra strength.
- Carefully transfer the tenderloins to a large roasting pan and discard both pieces of plastic wrap.
- Using a pastry brush, baste the outside of the meat with the apple and wine mixture and then pour half of the remaining liquid into the pan. Sprinkle lightly with black pepper, if desired.
- Place the pan into a pre-heated oven. Continue to baste the pork with your remaining wine and apple mix while it cooks, about every 10-15 minutes.
- Check the meat after 50 minutes to see if it is cooked. Keep the meat cooking until your meat thermometer, when inserted into the center of the roast pork, reads 145°F. You will find that the internal meat temperature will increase as you allow the pork to rest.
- Remove the pan from the oven and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Let the pork rest for 10 to 15 minutes and then remove the kitchen string and toothpicks.
- Slice and serve immediately using the pan juices as a gravy. Delicious! Enjoy!
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Notes
Use some of our other Christmas and holiday recipes to build out your meal. We recommend Creamy Mashed Potato with Walnuts and Thyme with Spiced Cranberry Spritzer. We have added the spiced spritzer recipe as a video to this post! It is delicious!
YOUR RECIPE NOTES:
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 588kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 31gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 134mgSodium: 412mgPotassium: 678mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 186IUVitamin C: 6mgVitamin D: 0.1µgCalcium: 187mgIron: 2mg
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