Friday, May 3, 2013

Roast Tenderloin with Wine Sauce

Roast tenderloin with Port Wine Sauce

A full bodied port based wine sauce, pre-roasted in the oven before adding seared meat to finish. Serves 2.

Ingredients:
  • Beef Tenderloin
  • 1/2 White Onion
  • 1/2 lb bella or shiitake mushrooms
  • Dried Parsley Flakes
  • Dried Rosemary
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1/2 cup port wine
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 2 tbsp balsamic
Directions:
  • Fill a Roasting pan with Onion, Mushrooms, Port, balsamic, some salt, some pepper, rosemary and parmesan to your liking place in a 450 degree preheated oven
  • Allow mixture to cook for approximately 10 minutes
  • Sear meat on all sides, then add to pan, mixing juices over the meat
  • Roast the meet for 15 minutes.
Serve immediately.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Balsamic Lamb Chops and Spinach Tomato Orzo

Balsamic Lamb Chops with Spinach Tomato Garlic Orzo

A tasty, light lamb dish that is decent on carbs, and gets some much needed produce in the diet, along with a delectable piece of (cheap) lamb.


Ingredients:
  • Butter
  • Orzo Pasta
  • Olive Oil
  • Spinach
  • Chopped Tomatoes
  • Chopped Garlic
Directions:
  • Use the balsamic lamb chops recipe on this site, and make the orzo the following way:
  • Fill a pot with half water, half chicken stock, cook your orzo in this. Do not add salt.
  • Begin sauteeing spinach in olive oil, butter and garlic in a large pan.
  • When the orzo is done, remove, drain and rinse.
  • Once the spinach is wilted, add the Orzo to the pan as well as 1/3 cup heavy cream. Allow to reduce and reheat the orzo.
  • Add the tomatoes to the mixture and let warm through the tomatoes but not enough to make them mushy.
Serve immediately.

Pork with Rosemary White Wine Cream Sauce

Pork Chops with Creamy Rosemary Wine Sauce

A light, but fantastic compliment to port chops that brings out natural flavors while enhancing any side.

Ingredients:
  • 2-4 Pork Chops
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp chopped shallots
  • 1/2 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 2 tsp Dried Rosemary
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Olive Oil
  • 4 tbsp butter
Directions:
  • Coat the pork in salt, pepper and rosemary.
  • Put oil in heavy bottom pan and Heat until smoking. Add some butter.
  • Sear the pork in a heavy bottom pan on both sides to seal in juices.
  • Add White wine, and cream broth as well as garlic and shallots.
  • Allow to reduce until shallots and garlic are wilted and beginning to sweat.
  • Add heavy cream.
  • Reduce/add butter until reaching desired consistency.
Serve at your leisure, as the sauce will only reduce and continue to enhance the pork.