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Crisp Pork Medallions with Creamy Caper Sauce

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Crisp Pork Medallions with Creamy Caper SauceRomulo Yanes

Bread-crumb-coated pork medallions are golden on the outside, moist and juicy on the inside. The caper-yogurt sauce provides a burst of briny flavor.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    35 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

For sauce:

2/3 cup plain yogurt (6 ounces; preferably whole-milk)
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons drained bottled capers, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

For pork:

1 1/2 to 1 3/4 lb pork tenderloin
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 large eggs
1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
About 1 cup vegetable oil for panfrying
Accompaniment: lemon wedges; watercress or other baby greens

Special Equipment

an instant-read thermometer

Preparation

  1. Make sauce:

    Step 1

    Stir together all sauce ingredients in a bowl until combined, then chill, covered, until ready to use.

  2. Cook pork:

    Step 2

    Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.

    Step 3

    Cut pork crosswise into 1 1/4-inch-thick slices (medallions).

    Step 4

    Whisk together flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.

    Step 5

    Whisk together eggs with a pinch of salt in another shallow bowl and put bread crumbs in a third shallow bowl.

    Step 6

    Working with 1 medallion at a time, dredge medallions in flour, shaking off excess, and dip in egg, letting excess drip off, then coat with crumbs, pressing to help them adhere. Arrange pork in 1 layer on a baking sheet.

    Step 7

    Heat 1/4 inch oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then panfry medallions, turning over once, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a clean baking sheet and roast in oven until thermometer inserted horizontally into center of meat registers 145 to 150°F, 6 to 7 minutes.

  3. Step 8

    Serve pork with sauce, lemon wedges, and watercress.

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