Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Pan Sauce

Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Pan Sauce

#Easy #Comfort Food #Weeknight

🥘 Ingredients

  • Bold & Savory Steak Spice
    1 unit
  • Chicken stock concentrate
    1 unit
  • Israeli couscous
    ¾ cup
  • Mushroom stock concentrate
    1 unit
  • butter
    2 tbsp
  • cooking oil
    2 tbsp
  • cream cheese
    4 oz
  • garlic
    4 cloves
  • pork tenderloin
    1 lb
  • scallions
    2 unit
  • sweet potatoes
    1 lb

🍳 Cookware

  • baking sheet
  • large pan
  • medium pot
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. Dice sweet potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Peel and mince or grate garlic .
    sweet potatoes: 1 lb, scallions: 2 unit, garlic: 4 cloves
  2. 2
    Toss sweet potatoes on one side of a baking sheet with a drizzle of cooking oil , salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack ⏱️ 11 minutes .
    cooking oil: 2 tbsp
  3. 3
    While sweet potatoes roast, using a rolling pin or heavy-bottomed pan, crush peppercorns inside packet of Bold & Savory Steak Spice . Pat pork tenderloin dry with paper towels and season all over with 1½ tsp steak spice, a big pinch of salt, and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add pork and sear, turning occasionally, until browned all over, ⏱️ 4-8 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
    Bold & Savory Steak Spice: 1 unit, pork tenderloin: 1 lb
  4. 4
    Once sweet potatoes have roasted, remove sheet from oven. Carefully toss sweet potatoes; add pork to empty side of baking sheet. Return to top rack until pork is cooked through and sweet potatoes are browned and tender, ⏱️ 9-11 minutes . Transfer pork to a cutting board to rest for at least ⏱️ 5 minutes .
  5. 5
    Meanwhile, melt 1 tbsp butter in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites and half the garlic; cook until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Add Israeli couscous and stir to coat. Stir in ¾ cup water, Chicken stock concentrate , and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until couscous is tender, ⏱️ 6-8 minutes . Drain any excess liquid if necessary. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
    butter: 2 tbsp, Israeli couscous: ¾ cup, Chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit
  6. 6
    While couscous cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for pork over medium heat. Add remaining garlic and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Add ¼ cup water, Mushroom stock concentrate , and cream cheese . Cook, stirring occasionally, until cream cheese melts and sauce has thickened, ⏱️ 2-3 minutes . Remove from heat and stir in 1 tbsp butter. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
    Mushroom stock concentrate: 1 unit, cream cheese: 4 oz
  7. 7
    Stir roasted sweet potatoes into pot with couscous. Thinly slice pork crosswise. Divide couscous and pork between plates. Spoon pan sauce over pork. Garnish with scallion greens and serve.