Hello Friends! How about a quick and tasty Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Mushroom Sauce recipe? This Creamy mushroom pork tenderloin is a family favorite and I make this pork and mushroom dinner quite often. Well, not that often! At least not as per Pasta's expectation. She would have been happy to have it at least once a week!
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Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Mushroom Sauce; an easy recipe to try!
It takes hardly 45 minutes to make this delicious grilled pork tenderloin in mushroom sauce. The recipe is simple, tastewise this pork dinner is brilliant and filling. All these considering you are using a good quality tenderloin. Tenderloin is my favorite portion of Pork along with the belly. I am not a pork-fat person unless I am savoring a good slow-cooked pork belly. I prefer tender chunks of pork preferably without the fat! Tenderloin works for me. The only thing that matters is the cooking time while handling tenderloin. I will briefly talk about that below.
Pasta loves pork. I receive a request or two at least twice or thrice a month for something from her! Considering the number of sausages she consumes or the number of times she eats bacon I try to restrict the number of serving to 2-3 times a month for the main course.
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Now back to the Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Mushroom Sauce. This is a comforting dish and it helps me to save time! How? Well, I make a big batch of Creamy mushroom Sauce. I use a part of it to serve with the grilled pork tenderloin. I use the remaining ingredients to make a few more dishes such as Pasta (for Pasta) with mushroom sauce and a platter of omelette, mushroom sauce, bacon, and bread for the lady on a sunny Sunday morning.
Last but not least, I use a portion of grilled pork tenderloin to make a damn good fried rice along with a few chunks of bacon. I will share that recipe soon. For now, this is time for the pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce recipe! Before that let me share a few details about tenderloin which I found interesting and good to know.
Pork Tenderloin - Frequently Asked Questions
Tenderloin is the leanest part of pork and sans fat. The pork loin is thick and mostly with visible fat and is ideal for bulk cooking. Considering the size of the tenderloin, it goes well while you are not cooking in bulk.
The narrow and thin portion of pork without fat (from loin) is the tenderloin. It is the most tender portion of pork. You can identify it by color. Pork tenderloin is also known as Pork filet, Gentleman's cut, or pork steak.
No, not really at least in India as compared to other portions of pork.
A medallion is a medal-shaped cut of tenderloin.
Let me tell you that pork tenderloin is different from pork loin and is the softest part of pork. You need to handle it carefully. The rounds of pork tenderloin are known as pork medallions. Do not overcook or over-grill Pork Tenderloin. You don't want chewy and rubbery tenderloin I suppose!
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Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Here is a quick and tasty Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Mushroom Sauce recipe. This Creamy mushroom pork tenderloin is a family favorite and I make this pork and mushroom dinner quite often.
Ingredients
For Grilled Pork Tenderloin
- 650 g Pork Tenderloin
- 10 g Thyme
- 1 Tsp. Salt
- 1 Tsp. Black Pepper
- 1 Tsp. Garlic Powder
- 1 Tsp. Italian Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp. Butter
For Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- 500 g Button Mushrooms
- 10 g Thyme
- 10 Basil Leaves
- 300 ml Fresh Cream
- 10 Garlic cloves
- 1 Tsp. Salt
- 1 Tsp. Black Pepper
- 1 Tsp. Garlic Powder
- 1 Tsp. Italian Seasoning
- 2 Tbsp. Butter
Instructions
Pork Tenderloin Prep
- For this recipe, I used around 650g of pork tenderloin.
- Make a mixture of 1tsp. each of salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.
- Now apply half of this mixture to both sides of the pork tenderloin.
- Once done, leave in for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil in a pan.
- Fry the tenderloin just for 30 seconds and flip and fry the other side for 30 seconds.
- Strain the tenderloin immediately from the oil.
- Now add little water to the pan and mix thoroughly to make an instant stock.
- I add this to the mushroom sauce to enhance the flavor. This is optional but advisable.
- Grilling the Pork Tenderloin
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C for 10 minutes
- Transfer sauteed pork tenderloins to aluminum foil and sprinkle the remaining seasoning.
- Top it with some thyme.
- Sprinkle ½ Tsp. Italian seasoning as well.
- Now cut 1 Tbsp. Cold Butter into pieces and place over the tenderloin
- Now fold the foil to seal it.
- On the grill mode, bake the tenderloin for 40 minutes at 100 degrees C.
- Give a rest of 5 minutes before opening the foil after baking the tenderloin.
- You will see a lot of gravy in the packets; store it; this will be added to the mushroom sauce as well.
- The pork tenderloin will be buttery soft yet cooked. It can be served as it is with a side of mashed potatoes or with mushroom sauce.
- Now cut the pork tenderloin into pork medallions.
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbsp. Butter (while the grilling is going on).
- Add 500g chopped button mushrooms.
- Stir and cook till the mushroom releases the moisture.
- Cook till the moisture evaporates completely.
- Add chopped garlic (10 cloves) and 20g thyme and mix.
- Fry till mushrooms turn brown and add 10 Basil leaves and mix.
- Now add ⅔ of 300ml fresh cream (blended properly).
- Mix properly.
- Add the remaining ⅓ cream.
- Now add half of the mixture of 1 Tsp. each of salt, pepper, and garlic powder as well.
- Add 1 Tsp. Italian seasoning as well.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Now add the pork stock prepared after frying the tenderloin and also the liquid that came after baking the pork.
- Adjust salt and pepper if needed.
Assembling the sauce and grilled pork tenderloin
- Now add grilled pork to the creamy mushroom sauce.
- Mix and cook for 5 minutes.
- Switch the flame off and give it a rest of 5 minutes before serving.
Serving Suggestion
- Serve the grilled pork tenderloin in creamy mushroom sauce hot
- You can serve it either with garlic bread or pasta or with a side of mashed potatoes.
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Notes
- I mostly make the mushroom sauce in big batches and use it to make different dishes including our favorite pork tenderloin dinner.
- Be very careful while cooking/ grilling pork tenderloin. You can see how soft it is. It, however, turns chewy if over-baked/ over-fried.
- Medallions are oval cuts; medal-shaped Tenderloin.
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About Debjani Chatterjee Alam
I am Debjani Chatterjee Alam. A CSR specialist by profession and a food writer, food blogger, and food photographer as well. I live in Kolkata along with my Husband Mehebub who is an architect by profession, my daughter Pasta, and also my dog daughters Coffee and Luchi.
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