Pork tenderloin with bacon & nut pesto

AUTHOR
Kelley Price
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 large bunch of flat parsley
  • 2-3 tablespoons (30 g) Walnut kernels
  • 25 g Parmesan (piece)
  • 10-11 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 500 g Broccoli
  • 750 g waxy potatoes
  • 2 Pork fillets (approx. 350 g each)
  • 8 discs Bacon (breakfast bacon)
  • 2 tablespoons (approx. 30 g) Butter
  • 2 heaped tablespoons (40 g) Flour
  • 100 g Whipped cream
  • 1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash and pluck the parsley and put something aside for garnishing. Chop the rest. Chop the nuts as well. Grate cheese. Chop everything in the universal chopper. Let 6-7 tablespoons of oil gradually run in.

  2. 2

    Season nut pesto with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Clean and wash the broccoli and cut it into florets. Peel, wash and slice the potatoes.

  4. 4

    Dab the fillets dry and halve each one. Cut each into 4 x 2-2.5 cm deep (see below). Season with pepper. Spread about half of the pesto into the incisions. Halve the bacon slices and put them in.

  5. 5

    Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan. Fry the potatoes at medium heat for about 20 minutes until golden brown. Turn more often, season with salt and pepper.

  6. 6

    Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in an ovenproof pan (see tips). Carefully fry the fillets vigorously all around. Bake in a preheated oven (electric range: 150 °C/circulating air: 125 °C/gas: level 1) for about 20 minutes.

  7. 7

    Boil broccoli in approx. 1⁄2 l - cover with salted water and cook for 5-6 minutes. Pour off, collect the cooking water and measure approx. 400 ml. Heat butter. Sweat flour in it. Stir in cream, broccoli water and stock, bring to the boil.

  8. 8

    Simmer for about 5 minutes, season to taste. Add broccoli to the sauce.

  9. 9

    Arrange the pork tenderloin with any roast stock, creamed broccoli and potatoes. Garnish with the remaining parsley. Add the rest of the nut pesto.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
870 kcal
CARBS
34 g
FATS
56 g
PROTEINS
52 g