Pork Medallions with Sweet Potatoes

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 20 min 5
Pork Medallions with Sweet Potatoes
Health Highlights
Pork medallions baked in a honey mustard sauce with onions, served with sweet potatoes

Ingredients


1/4 tsp Black pepper (for dressing)
1/4 tsp Salt (for dressing)
2 tsp Thyme, fresh (or 1 tsp dried, for dressing)
1/4 cup Brown mustard (for dressing)
2 tbsp Honey (or maple syrup, for dressing)
2 tbsp Olive Oil, Extra Virgin
800 gm Pork, sirloin (boneless), lean (cut into 5 medallions)
1 medium Red onion (cut into wedges)
5 medium potato Sweet potato (peeled, cut into 1/2-inch slices)
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions


  1. Cook sweet potatoes in boiling salted water for 5 minutes or until par-cooked. Drain. Refresh in cold water and drain again.
  2. Preheat oven to 200C/400F. Combine mustard, thyme and honey in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  3. Heat a large ovenproof frying pan over high heat. Add onion, cook for 2 minutes. Brush pork medallions with 1 tsp oil and season to taste. Add to hot pan with onion. Cook pork for 2 minutes each side or until browned. Add mustard mixture to pan. Turn pork to coat.
  4. Transfer pan to oven. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until pork is cooked through.
  5. Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and cook, turning, for 5 minutes or until browned.
  6. Remove from heat. Add parmesan. Season to taste and toss to combine.
  7. Divide sweet potato among plates. Top with pork medallions. Spoon over mustard glaze and onion. Serve.

Notes:

For Dairy-Free - omit the parmesan cheese


Sweet Potato

is high in fiber and a great source of vitamin C and beta carotenes

Pork

is rich in B12, potassium and iron and may help to maintain muscle mass


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 397
Calories from fat 117
Calories from saturated fat 32
Total Fat 13.0 g
Saturated Fat 3.6 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.8 g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.1 g
Cholesterol 103 mg
Sodium 513 mg
Potassium 1098 mg
Total Carbohydrate 36 g
Dietary Fiber 4.8 g
Sugars 13.3 g
Protein 37 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Meat 1.8
Vegetables 2.1

Energy sources


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