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             Pork Tenderloin with Orange Sauce




             In the first of a new series of recipes designed to be easy to cook but tasty and
             convenient the Link Magazine’s new cookery consultant Angela Barlow shows
             how to make delicious dishes that work for this time of year.

            In my first recipe for Link, I wanted   Then cut the meat into bite sized
            to prepare something that bridges   chunks. I am always uncertain
            the gap between sizzling summer   what is meant when I read in
            and artistic Autumn. Hence looking   recipes about chunks so for this
            at various menus compiled over the   recipe assume they are the size
            years I immediately went to one of   of an oxo cube. Take any excess
            what I call my go-to dishes - Pork   liquid off the meat by patting dry
            Tenderloin with Orange sauce.  with kitchen paper and sprinkle
              I have two sons and they have   over the dried sage so it is evenly
            both got healthy appetites and this   distributed. Pour some groundnut
            is a meal I have often prepared   oil, a tablespoon will be fine, into a
            and served either straight from   casserole dish and brown the meat
            the casserole dish or frozen to   in the casserole dish a few pieces
            eat later. Whenever you eat it,   at a time.            Ingredients for two people:
            the dish always retains its rich,   Once they are brown, transfer   1 pork tenderloin (approx. 500g) - 1 tablespoon of dried sage - 2 tablespoons
            citrusy flavour and the chunks of   them to a plate.    of groundnut oil - 1 large red onion - 1 heaped tablespoon of plain flour -
            lean and tender pork are soft and   Add the remaining oil to your   200mls of chicken stock - 250-300mls concentrated orange juice (carton) -
            supple melting in your mouth.   empty casserole dish and add the   salt and pepper
            The combination of the orange   onion and cook until it is soft and
            tanginess and the richness of the   translucent. Now it’s time to fuse   stirring all the time, scraping the   lid and transfer to the oven. Cook
            pork are unbeatable.        the two and you return the meat to  base and sides of the casserole   in your pre-heated oven for one
              Pre heat the oven to 170 degrees   the casserole dish and add a large   dish. Now add the 250-300 mls   hour at 150-170 degrees heat until
            centigrade, or 150 degrees with a   heaped tablespoon of flour, stirring   of orange juice. Taste to see how   meat is soft.
            fan oven, get out a casserole dish.  the meat, onion and floor together   much orange flavour you want.   I always serve with rice and green
              Remove the fat from the   so that everything is coated with   The sauce should have a semi thick   vegetables but it is just as nice
            tenderloin, this is important so   the flour.          consistency and not be too runny.  with roast potatoes and carrots,
            always have a sharp knife to hand.    Gradually add the chicken stock   Cover the casserole dish with its   and greens. Enjoy!



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