I’m all about flavor when it comes to creating a good dinner recipe. My family gets tired of having the same old thing for dinner, so I like to change things up and surprise them with new and flavorful options! And I definitely like to focus on recipes that are easy to make too- especially with the hectic beginning of the school year! This is another recipe I’ve created using Smithfield’s line of already marinated pork. It’s so easy to work with their products because you get to work with pork that already has a base of great flavor because it’s conveniently pre-seasoned. There is no extra prep or time needed to marinate the pork because it’s already done! You should be able to prepare this dinner in about 30 minutes.
This dinner is reminiscent of French Onion Soup! You’ll be using the Smithfield Marinated Pork, and then you’ll make some caramelized onions, bringing all the flavors together with Swiss cheese and garlic toast. Smithfield is helping at-home cooks save time in the kitchen with the “Real Fresh, Real Flavor, Real Fast” contest and sweepstakes. From now through September 13, visit SmithfieldRealFlavorRealFast.com to submit your time-saving cooking tips featuring Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork for a chance to win the ultimate Wine Country experience – a four-day/three night trip for two to Napa Valley, California. How fun does that sound?!
Caramelized onions are the absolute best. They take about 25 minutes to make, but they’re completely worth it (I promise!) You can get those going in a pan, and then prepare the rest of the meal while those are cooking. Onions are placed into a skillet with a little bit of olive oil, and then they are left to saute over medium heat until they begin to soften up. Then you’ll add a tiny bit of sugar and salt and continue to cook until they are browned and caramelized. They just need stirring every so often.
While your onions are cooking, you can get to work on the garlic toasts. Baguette slices are topped with garlic butter and toasted in the oven broiler. That’s it!
Next you’ll cook the pork. The already marinated pork tenderloin has a ton of flavor, so you don’t need to add any additional flavor to it at all. It’s simply cut into medallions and sauteed in a little bit of oil until browned on both sides. It cooks up very quickly since you’re cutting the pork into smaller pieces.
To finish up the dish, the caramelized onions are spooned on top of the cooked pork.
Swiss cheese is sprinkled on top with some thyme leaves too. The lid is placed onto the skillet at this point- giving the cheese a chance to melt. That’s all you do to prepare this meal. It’s such an easy dinner recipe, and it’s full of fabulous flavors.
To serve, plate a couple of pork medallions topped with that melted cheese. Add the garlic toast, and you’re good to go. It’s an impressive dinner! Smithfield marinated pork is available in assorted flavors and in a wide variety of fresh cuts. You can find it at select grocery stores and retailers nationwide, including ShopRite, Food Lion, Publix, Albertsons/Safeway, Save a Lot and Walmart. From September 18 through October 11, you can vote on your favorite tips and tricks to win hundreds of sweepstakes prizes. For official rules, entry details, recipe ideas and more, visit SmithfieldRealFlavorRealFast.com. Here are a few more pork recipes you might like to try:
Slow Cooked Swiss Pork Hoisin Pork Stir Fry Pork Chops with Creamy Apple Cranberry Sauce Creamy Dijon Pork Chops Pork with Peach Sauce BBQ Ranch Pulled Pork Taquitos Grilled Pork and Vegetable Teriyaki Noodle Bowls
