Clean eating and LCHF recipe - Pork Tenderloin with Rice and Mustard Sauce

This Pork Tenderloin with Rice and Mustard Sauce recipe is a great recipe for any day. You can make it an LCHF recipe by serving the pork with a side of broccoli (or another vegetable) instead of brown rice.

4 servings

  • Prep time: 10 mins
  • Cook time: 20 mins
  • Total time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  •  3  tbsp  olive oil
  • 4  1-inch-thick boneless pork chops (about 1 1/2 pounds)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 shallots
  • ¾  cup  dry white wine
  • 2tbsp  heavy cream
  • 1  tbsp  Dijon mustard
  • 1  tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
  • Salad; lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes
  • 1  lemon
  • Brown rice

Directions

  1. Chop the shallots finely.
  2. Chop the tarragon.
  3. To make the salad; slice the cucumber and cut the tomato into wedges, combine with the mixed salad and set aside.
  4. Cut the lemon into wedges and set aside.
  5. Cook the rice following the directions on the packaging.
  6. Pre-heat oven to 400° degrees.
  7. Season the pork with ½ tsp each salt and pepper.
  8. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  9. Brown pork, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
  10. Transfer the pork to a baking sheet and roast in the oven until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
  11. Meanwhile, add the shallots and 1 tbsp of the oil to the skillet and cook, stirring often, until soft, 3 to 4 minutes.
  12. Add the wine to the skillet and simmer until reduced by half. Add the cream and simmer until the sauce just thickens. Stir in the mustard.
  13. Top the pork with the sauce and tarragon. Drizzle the salad with the remaining tablespoon of oil and serve with rice and the lemon wedges.

Enjoy!