Fig and Blue Cheese-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin |
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An apple glaze and sweet dried figs complement the savory blue cheese in this simple yet refined stuffed pork tenderloin. Serve with wild rice and steamed green beans. Ingredients:
1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed |
1/2 cup dried figs, coarsely chopped |
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
cooking spray |
1 tablespoon apple jelly, melted |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Slice the pork in half lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side. Open the halves, laying pork flat. Place pork between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Sprinkle figs and blue cheese over pork, leaving a 1/2-inch margin around outside edges. Roll up the pork, jelly-roll fashion, starting with long side. Secure at 2-inch intervals with twine. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper, and place on a foil-lined jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray.
3. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes. Brush jelly over the pork. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink). Let stand for 10 minutes. Discard twine; cut pork into 12 (1-inch-thick) slices.
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