SAUCE FOR STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN RECIPES

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Saute onion, celery, and garlic for 4 minutes or until tender; remove from heat.
• Add in rice, cranberries, apricots, orange peel, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste; mix well.
• Stir in apple juice to moisten; set stuffing aside.
• Make a centered cut down the length of each pork tenderloin, cutting to but not through the other side of the meat.
• Make one cut on each side of the centered cut, also going to but not through the other side of the meat.
• Place each tenderloin between 2 pieces of plastic wrap (Saran).
• Pound lightly with a meat mallet to make an appoximate 10x8 inch rectangle, pounding from the center to the corners.
• Sprinkle each tenderloin with salt and pepper.
• Spoon half of the stuffing mix over each tenderloin, coming to within 1 inch of the edges.
• Roll each tenderloin jelly-roll style beginning with the short side.
• Tie each meat roll with cotton string in about 4-5 equally spaced places (This is to secure the meat roll and keep it from unrolling).
• Place roll seam side down on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• Roast, uncovered at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until done.
• Loosely cover with foil and let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Prepare Mustard Cranberry Sauce: In a small saucepan, melt butter or medium heat.
• Saute garlic for 1 minute.
• Stir in flour and mustard; mix well.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute more.
• Stir in half and half and dried cranberries; cook until heated through.
• Cut tenderloins into 1/2 inch thick slices; drizzle with Mustard Cranberry Sauce.

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, melt butter. Add walnuts; cook and stir over medium heat until toasted, about 2 minutes. Remove 1/2 cup for serving. Add apple to the remaining walnuts; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Cool slightly., Place the cranberries, parsley, oil, garlic and apple mixture in a food processor; cover and process until finely chopped., Cut a lengthwise slit down the center of the roast to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open roast so it lies flat; cover with plastic wrap. Flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Remove wrap; spread apple butter on 1 long side of tenderloin to within 1/4 in. of edges. Top with apple mixture. Close meat; tie with kitchen string. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; rub with salt and coriander., Bake at 350° until a thermometer inserted into center of stuffing reads 165° and thermometer inserted in pork reads at least 145°, 55-65 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened, 12-14 minutes. Serve with pork; top with reserved walnuts.