I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for something different to make for dinner. This protein packed almond pork tenderloin is a perfect dinner recipe. Both of my kids and my husband love almonds and this looks easy enough to make.
Protein-Packed Almond Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2lb Pork, tenderloin, lean, raw
- 1/2 cup cooking sherry
- 2 TBSP low sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp black pepper, ground
- 2 medium garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 cup fresh chopped onion
- 1 fresh carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 medium celery stalk, chopped
Preparation:
- In a small bowl, stir together sherry, soy sauce, pepper, and garlic; pour over pork in a sealing bag.
- Seal bag; marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Remove pork from marinade, reserving marinade; pat dry.
- Coat pork with almonds.
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
- Brown pork on all sides, for about 5 minutes, turning carefully.
- Reduce heat to low, add reserved marinade, onion, carrot, and celery; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes and serve.
Nutritional information:
Serves 6
Amount per serving:
Calories – 236
Fat – 8.7g
Protein – 29.4g
Carbs – 7.6g
Fiber – 1.9g
Sodium – 262mg
Recipe by Chef Jack, Lead Chef BistroMD
I never thought about using almonds with pork – I’m adding this to my recipe list.
This sounds SO good!
We love pork tenderloin, wnat a great new way to serve it. Thanks for the idea. =)
Pork isn’t usually one of my favorites, but this looks super yummy.
Looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe!