Careme

Ingredients

• Kroger® Fresh Natural Pork Tenderloin 1 lb $3.99 (sale)
• Organic Carrots Bunch (or Simple Truth Organic® Whole Carrots Bag) 1 lb carrots $2.99
• Kroger® Fuji Apples – 3 Pound Bag (or any Fuji apples) 1 large apple $4.99
• Organic Jumbo Yellow Onion 1/2 onion $2.19/lb
• Simple Truth Organic® Garlic Bulbs 2 cloves $2.79 (3 ct)
• Olive oil 2 tbsp
• Butter 1 tbsp
• Apple cider or apple juice (or water + extra apple) 1/2 cup
• Dijon mustard (optional) 1 tsp
• Rosemary or thyme (dried is fine) 1/2 tsp dried or 1 tsp chopped fresh
• Salt & black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Prep: Heat oven to 425°F. Peel carrots if you like; cut into sticks on a bias. Thinly slice onion. Grate or finely dice 1/2 the apple; slice the remaining half into thin wedges. Mince garlic.
2. Roast carrots (oven): Toss carrots with 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper. Roast on a sheet pan 18–25 minutes, tossing once, until browned and tender.
3. Sear pork (stove): Pat tenderloin dry. Season all over with salt, pepper, and rosemary/thyme. Heat a skillet over medium-high with 1 tbsp oil. Sear tenderloin 2–3 minutes per side until nicely browned (all sides).
4. Finish pork (oven): Transfer skillet to oven if oven-safe; otherwise move pork to a small baking dish. Roast 10–14 minutes until it reaches 145°F in the thickest part. Rest 5–8 minutes before slicing.
5. Make apple-onion cider pan sauce (stove): While pork rests, return skillet to medium heat (careful—handle may be hot). Add butter. Add onion and cook 3–4 minutes. Add garlic; stir 30 seconds. Add grated/diced apple and cook 1 minute. Pour in cider and scrape up browned bits. Simmer 3–5 minutes until slightly reduced. Whisk in Dijon (optional). Taste and adjust salt/pepper.
6. Serve: Slice pork into medallions. Plate with roasted carrots. Spoon apple-onion cider sauce over pork (and a little over carrots). Add a few apple wedges on the side for crunch if you like.