Pork Loin With Pinot Noir Sauce

Serves: 5

Lelia Marks

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

45

Sweetness

55

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Glace (demi-)

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F

2

Slice each tenderloin crosswise into 4 equal pieces

3

Wrap 1 piece of bacon around the pork and secure with toothpick or wooden skewer

4

Repeat with the remaining pork and bacon

5

Sprinkle with pepper

6

Heat a large cast-iron skillet over moderately-high heat, add the pork and cook until golden brown, turning once, about 6 minutes total

7

Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook until no longer pink in the middle and the bacon is golden and crispy, 8 to 10 minutes

8

In a large skillet over moderate heat, cook the remaining bacon until crispy, 12 to 15 minutes

9

Remove the bacon and drain on paper towels

10

Keeping the fat in the pan over moderate heat, add the shallots to the pan and cook until softened, about 5 minutes

11

Add the demi-glace and wine and bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes

12

Season with salt and pepper

13

Serve the pork with generous drizzle of the pinot noir sauce