Friday, February 8, 2013

FFWD - Fresh Orange Pork Tenderloin

 

I was looking forward to this weeks recipe using pork tenderloin.  You can do so many things with this lean piece of meat. I also did a make-up recipe that the Doristas made in December, Celery Root Puree.  Dorie recommended that it went well with this pork dish.  I think Celery Root Puree is my new favorite dish!!! 
The ingredients were:  4 large navel oranges cutting two of them into segments, zesting two of them, and then juicing them.  One large pork tenderloin, and 1 onion finely chopped.


Brown the pieces in butter and oil.  Add the orange zest, juice, and onion.  Reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer for 10 minutes. 

 
Add the orange segments and continue cooking for 3 more minutes.  It is NOT the prettiest dish I ever made ... my oranges kinda fell apart!  It did have a great taste and we enjoyed it.


But...believe it or not these weird things (celery root) were the star of our dinner!  Celery Root Puree is easy to make and can even be made of ahead of time!

Cut 2 celery roots (first time I have ever bought these)
1 potato and 1 onion into cube size and boil in milk and water until fork tender.  Drain and put into a food processor adding butter and puree! 

That is it...it is absolutely delicious!!!

These recipe can be found in the cookbook Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan.

15 comments:

  1. I can see the celery root puree being really nice to off set this very sweet dish. I love the puree too and could live with out the original recipe, I like my remake more.

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  2. Wow, those are some hardcore celery roots! Mine were all trimmed and tamed. Sadly, I didn't like them so much - but at least it worked well for you! As for the pork - yeah, I wish mine had been a little prettier! But good job in that it tasted good. Nice work!

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  4. Happy to hear that you liked the celery root. It was a relatively recent discovery for me too and I find that I use it somewhat frequently now.

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  5. I'm glad you enjoyed the pork...and the celery root puree was the perfect side!

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  6. That was a good choice to go with the pork. I had never worked with celery root before
    but it was so delicious. Your dishes both look great.

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  7. I made celery root puree to serve with mine as well and I really feel like it made a big difference in my enjoyment of the pork. I think rice would be fine, but the flavor of the puree complements the orange so delciously.

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  8. That puree was a winner - I missed the idea of pairing it with the pork. I am sure it was a really nice combo.

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  9. What a beautiful meal! I love the picture of the celery roots. So earthy!

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  10. I can totally see this combination! What a great idea. I was not convinced by the celery root at first (probably my pairing), but the more I think of it... Glad you liked it. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  11. Glad you liked the pork recipe and I think everyone's oranges fell apart. Heat meets oranges and they go all juicy and tasty. I also enjoyed the pork dish but, like many others, I think I like my tenderloin whole and roasted rather than sliced and pan seared and simmered. I made the celery root puree for Christmas dinner (my guests were vegetarians) and everyone including me loved it. Such a funny looking veggie but a great substitute for mashed potatoes.

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  12. I served ours with celery root puree as well! :) I didn't like it as well as you did but it was good. Your pork looks SO crimson pink and beautiful!

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  13. I've already made the puree three times. My family is nuts for it too.

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  14. I am with you (and everyone else) about that celery root puree. We have had some new dishes for sure via the FFWD recipes, but that one took the cake. My son and I literally stood in the produce aisle saying "oh gosh no- that can't be it" and similar remarks when we hunted down the elusive celery root for the first time :) And then we all fought over 2nds, and 3rds.....the pork was a nice change but I am not sure we will repeat it. Celery root puree, it was not ~

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  15. The celery root puree is wonderful, isn't it? We'll definitely be making it again. We thought the pork dish was okay, but not worth sacrificing a tenderloin for.

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