Pork Medallions With Chocolate-Orange Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pork tenderloins
• salt
• pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Directions

1. 1

   Rinse the tenderloins under running water and dry well with paper towels. Trim off any visible fat and silver skin.

2. 2

   Cut the tenderloins into 1-inch slices and with the flat meat mallet, pound until 3/4 inch thick. Sprinkle the slices with salt and pepper. You should have 24 to 28 slices total.

3. 3

   Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy 12-inch skillet. Add 6 to 7 of the pork slices taking care to crowd or they will not brown properly. Sear one side for 90 seconds or until brown. Turn slices and sear repeat.

4. 4

   Remove the cooked meat to a warm plate and cover to keep warm. Repeat with additional slices.

5. 5

   After cooking and removing the second batch of meat, pour in orange juice and scrape up browned bits with a wooden spoon. Pour orange juice mixture into a bowl and reserve.

6. 6

   Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons oil into skillet and heat. Repeat procedure for third and fourth batches of meat.

7. 7

   After removing the last batch of meat, return the orange juice to the skillet, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Boil the juice until thickened, approximately 3 to 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Stir in the chocolate and ginger until smooth; add the pork slices and heat through for 1 minute.

9. 9

   Serve immediately.