Pork Medallions with Rosemary and Mushrooms

This dish is easy, yet tastes impressive. You can also use apple juice instead of sherry. Serve with steamed snow peas and rice pilaf.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound pork tenderloin, cut into 8 crosswise pieces
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 to 3 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dry vermouth or sherry
Fresh rosemary sprigs (optional)
Fresh mushrooms (optional)

Cooking Directions:

1. Press each pork tenderloin slice to 1-inch thickness.
2. Heat butter in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Brown pork quickly, about 1 minute on each side. Remove from heat. Place cooked pork slices on serving plate, reserving drippings. Keep warm.
3. Add mushrooms, onion, rosemary, celery salt, pepper and garlic to reserved drippings in skillet. Cook over low heat about 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Add vermouth; stir to blend. Return pork slices to skillet; spoon mushroom mixture over slices. Cover and simmer 3 to 4 minutes.
5. Place pork slices and mushrooms mixture on serving plate. Garnish with sprigs of fresh rosemary and fresh mushrooms caps, if desired.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of National Pork Board.