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Pork Roulade with Spinach, Cranberry & Goat Cheese
Pork Roulade sounds super fancy but it's actually super easy to make! Grab a pork tenderloin and let's get to stuffing it! This is the perfect dinner to impress any friends and family.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2-3 lb pork tenderloin
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 1 pear peeled & diced
- 1 orange
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
- 4 oz crumbled goat cheese
Instructions
- in skillet over medium, heat olive oil
- add onion and pear and saute until onions are soft - about 2-3 min
- zest orange into the skillet and add cinnamon. saute 1 min more
- deglaze the pan by juicing the orange into the skillet and stir
- add spinach and stir until wilted - remove skillet from heat
- preheat oven to 350 and prepare baking dish for tenderloin by spraying lightly (or you can use a cast iron skillet and go from stove top to oven)
- cut 4 lengths of butchers twine approximately 12 inches each
- butterfly pork tenderloin by slicing 1/3 of top of tenderloin ALMOST all the way through and open up like a book. on the thicker side, slice 1/3 of the way down again - all along the tenderloin - but NOT all the way through and open like a book the other way (see photo above)
- once tenderloin is open and flat - spread pear mixture on loin leaving at least an inch around the edge
- spoon cranberry sauce over top of pear mixture
- sprinkle goat cheese over cranberry sauce
- start at one end and roll and tuck the loin with all the stuffing
- any of the stuffing that falls out when rolled - tuck into the ends of the roll
- slide one piece of twine under the end of the loin and tie - continue doing the other end and then do the two strings in the middle
- heat skillet on medium high and add a tablespoon of olive oil
- when skillet is hot, add loin and sear on all sides - this will take approx 5 min
- place pork roulade (rolled pork) into baking dish and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
- temp check pork to 140-145 degrees and remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes
- slice pork into 1” thick slices
Notes
- you can use the one cast iron skillet for everything if you'd like - you might want to wipe it out after removing the filling
- you can swap cranberry sauce for fresh cranberries. If you do so - saute with the onion for at least 10 minutes - then add in pear for just 1-2 min
- if the pork tenderloin is still thick and/or uneven - feel free to pound lightly with meat tenderizer smooth side
- feel free to use a marinated pork tenderloin if you like
- you can also use a full pork LOIN vs. tenderloin - it will just take longer to reach 140 degrees
Nutrition
Calories: 470kcalCarbohydrates: 18.9gProtein: 48.5gFat: 20.5gSaturated Fat: 7.3gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 1381mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15.9gCalcium: 195mgIron: 3mg
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