Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Sour Cherry Sauce

  • Total: 50 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 30 min
Think of this recipe as pork on pork with cherries. The flavors here, smoke, pork, and tart-sweet cherries, echo those of the fruity merlot grape. Have a glass of merlot while you cook this simple dish and suddenly any old weekday evening feels a lot more fun.
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Ingredients

1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

8 bacon slices

1 teaspoon olive oil

8 shallots, halved

1/2 cup dried sour cherries

3/4 cup chicken stock

1 teaspoon cornstarch

Chopped fresh dill, for garnish, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Pat dry the pork tenderloin and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, then wrap with the bacon, overlapping the slices. 
  2. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot, then brown the pork and shallots, 6 to 8 minutes. Flip the pork tenderloin browned-side up and transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast until the pork reaches 145 degrees F in the center, 15 to 18 minutes.
  3. When the pork is done, transfer to a cutting board, leaving the shallots in the skillet. Add the cherries and stock to the skillet and bring to a simmer. Stir together the cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water, then add to the skillet, bring to a boil, whisking until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Slice the pork into 8 pieces, divide among 4 plates with the sauce, and sprinkle with dill, if desired.

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Theresa Massie

Just made this for NYE dinner and wow…just wow. So delicious! Very easy to prepare and the results are worth the cleanup afterwards.

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