Author Notes
I've been making this for years. It's one of our favorite recipes. —compsandcroissants
Ingredients
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3 pounds
pork tenderloin
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2 pieces
star anise pods
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2 cups
tawny port
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1/2 pound
pitted cherries
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
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salt and pepper
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3 tablespoons
heavy cream
Directions
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1. Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan on medium high heat until hot. Blot tenderloin with paper towel to remove surface moisture. Rub salt and pepper onto tenderloin.
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2. Sear the pork tenderloin on all sides. Remove tenderloin to a plate.
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3. Put port, star anise, and cherries into saute pan and bring to a simmer, scraping up any brown bits in saute pan left from searing pork.
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4. Nestle tenderloin in sauce, add juices on plate to sauce, and simmer until sauce is reduced by half and pork is cooked through, turning pork occasionally and basting with sauce.
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Remove saute pan from heat. Remove pork. Remove star anise pods. Stir in heavy cream.
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Slice pork and arrange on platter. Spoon sauce over top. Serve warm.
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