Pork Medallions with a Balsamic Honey Mustard Sauce
I haven’t made a pork tenderloin for quite a while so I decided to make one for dinner. I found a tasty-looking recipe for pork medallions with a balsamic honey mustard sauce at The Dinnervine that looked delicious. The marinade was a snap to put together and the pork cooked quickly–it was perfect for a weeknight meal.
How to Make Pork Medallions with a Balsamic Honey Mustard Sauce
Combine the olive oil, chicken broth, balsamic vinegar, spicy brown mustard, honey, thyme, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, and minced garlic together in a large zip lock bag. Mix well; pour 3 tbsp of the marinade into a separate dish then cover with a lid. Reserve for later use.
Remove the silverskin from the pork tenderloin (click this link for instructions). Cut the tenderloin into 1 inch thick medallions. Place into the zip lock bag and seal. Place into the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Remove the meat from the refrigerator 20 minutes prior to cooking.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat an OVEN-proof skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add the pork medallions and cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
Flip the pork over, add the reserved marinade to the pan along with the 2 tablespoons of chicken broth, then place the pan into the oven and cook for 13-15 minutes or until pork is cooked through.
Remove from the oven. Place the medallions on a serving platter then drizzle with the sauce from the pan. Garnish with chopped parsley. Enjoy.
Equipment
- Large Oven Proof Skillet
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp chicken broth
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp spicy brown mustard
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 pork tenderloin silverskin removed & cut into 1 inch medallions
- 2 tbsp chicken broth
- Fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Combine the olive oil, chicken broth, balsamic vinegar, spicy brown mustard, honey, thyme, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, and minced garlic together in a large zip lock bag. Mix well; pour 3 tbsp of the marinade into a separate dish then cover with a lid. Reserve for later use.
- Remove the silverskin from the pork tenderloin (see link above for instructions). Cut the tenderloin into 1 inch thick medallions. Place into the zip lock bag and seal. Place into the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Remove the meat from the refrigerator 20 minutes prior to cooking.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat an OVEN-proof skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat.
- Once the pan is hot, add the pork medallions and cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Flip the pork over, add the reserved marinade to the pan along with the 2 tablespoons of chicken broth, then place the pan into the oven and cook for 13-15 minutes or until pork is cooked through.
- Remove from the oven. Place the medallions on a serving platter then drizzle with the sauce from the pan. Garnish with chopped parsley. Enjoy.
I have a package of pork tenderloin in my fridge right now and I couldn’t decide what to do with it…..until now. This sounds delicious!
I don’t have pork tenderloin nearly enough and this looks just glorious! Perfect fall meal!
This looks amazing Pam! Love the balsamic honey mustard sauce. Delicious!
Mmmm think I have some pork in the freezer, this sounds delicious. Have a good week. Diane
Pam, This looks amazing. I love all the ingredients in this recipe.
Delish!
Mmmm…this sauce does sound wonderful.. and would be perfect with pork… and chicken!!!!
Mmm. I’m going to make this soon. That dressing sounds perfect.
We love pork tenderloins and always have one in the freezer. Great recipe Pam with lots of flavor and beautiful presentation as well.
Sam
Hi Pam,
I love this recipe so much that I’m taking it with me straight away!!
Cheers,
Lia.
We enjoy pork tenderloin very much, this marinade sounds wonderful. A must do for this gal.
Looks and sounds delicious Pam. I can’t remember the last time we had medallions.
Loving that honey mustard sauce, this has to taste delicious!
The sauce sounds just wonderful! I might try it with my pork later this week.
I am seriously drooling over this right now!
Those look so good! Love seeing you over on FB..
What a great recipe Pam! lovely ingredients – sounds delicious :))
Mary x
Mmm that marinade does sound super tasty.
This looks so tasty. Perfect.
I love that balsamic honey mustard sauce! Bet it will go well with chicken breast too.
I’m dying over that balsamic honey mustard sauce, Pam!
Wwonderful photo. The pork looks very appetizing.
tasty sauce, pam! i don’t actually like the taste of pork (!) but like the texture–thank goodness there are so many delicious ways to mask it. 🙂
It’s in th crock pot right now! Using turkey instead of pork =) thanks!
I’m working on a tenderloin slider today that was going to use thin sliced cooked tenderloins with my honey/mustard/bacon sauce but now I am thinking of cooking them after sliced into medallions like this. That might work better on a slider.
I was looking for something fairly quick and easy to make with pork tenderloin tonight and found this in a search. It turned out just perfect. I only marinated them at room temp for about 30 minutes then I seared the medallions on my grill pan and then turned them at an angle to get the grill marks on them, threw them in the oven on the grill pan for 10 minutes because we like our pork tenderloin medium rare. I used beef broth because I had a box already open in the frig, added a little to the leftover marinade and reduced that in a sauce pan while the meat was cooking. I let the meat stand for a few minutes before drizzling with the sauce and served with rice pilaf and a salad. The presentation was very nice and the whole meal took less than an hour! This recipe is great for a weeknight dinner but would definitely be worthy of serving at a dinner party as well.
Saw the recipe this morning and have these marinading in the fridge now…
Sounds great but I have questions. What do you do with the additional chicken stock shown in the ingredients list at the bottom of the recipe and what so you do with the marinade you reserved? Is that what you cook it in or drizzle on at the end?
Nanci,
If you read the last paragraph of the recipe it will tell you when to use the reserved marinade and the chicken broth.
I hope you enjoy it!
Pam
I would recommend this recipe its really tasty and easy to do .I was looking for a recipe that didn’t include cream . I will be making this again
Easy to make, looks and tastes restaurant quality and great flavours, thank you.
Served mine with sautéed new potatoes with rosemary and sea salt and green French beans.
James,
I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe. Your whole meal sounds delicious.
-Pam