PORK MARBELLA RECIPE

Pork Marbella Recipe image

Provided by Mitch

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup red-wine vinegar
1 cup pitted prunes
1/2 cup pitted Spanish green olives
1/2 cup capers w/ a bit of juice
2 bay leaves
1/2 head of garlic,peeled and finely chopped
small handful of oregano,thyme
salt and pepper
2 pork tenderloins(1-1.5 lbs each)
1 cup dry white wine
chicken broth
1/2 cup brown sugar

Steps:

>combine olive oil,vinegar,prunes, olives,capers,bay leaves,garlic, oregano,thyme,salt and pepper in a ziplock bag >add pork and shake to coat >refrigerate overnight if possible >heat oven to 400 degrees >remove pork and wipe it off(reserve marinade) >in med roasting pan over med heat add a few tbsp of olive oil and brown pork on all sides(a few mins total) >remove pork to plate and add a couple splashes of white wine to deglaze, turn off heat >place pork back in pan and pour marinade(olives and all)over meat and add 1 cup of white wine and enough chicken stock so liquid reaches 1/2 way up sides of meat,then sprinkle meat w/ brown sugar >roast 15-20 mins basting once until thermometer reaches 140 degrees,then let pork rest for 5 mins >increase heat to med-high and reduce sauce for 5 mins >serve sauce over medallions