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Pork With Apple Dijon Pan Sauce
with Chef John Mitzewich
Perk up your pork tenderloin with a delicious, homemade apple and Dijon sauce. A classically trained chef shows you how to prepare the pork, plus how to make sauce in five steps.


Ingredients:
Remove the Silver Skin From the Pork
There's our whole pork tenderloin. It's about a pound and a half -- a really beautiful piece of meat. The only trimming we have to do is to take off the silver skin with a sharp knife.

There's the slow-mo version of how to do it. Just put the knife in between the silver skin and the meat.

I didn't have three minutes to show you how to do it all, so three minutes later, all that was gone. It's very easy. You can do it, just use a sharp knife.
Fold the Tail Piece of the Pork Tenderloin
Now see that little tail piece, how that's thinner than the rest of the pork? I'm going to use a knot and just fold that up and tie it. That way, it's all the same thickness. See that? Pretty good trick.
Marinate the Pork Tenderloin
OK, cover that with black pepper. For our marinade, we're going to use some garlic, three cloves, and some rosemary, which we are going to bruise. This just means to pound it with the back of your knife.

Throw all that in a bag and add a tablespoon of olive oil and your pork. And then give it a nice little massage to distribute all the garlic and rosemary. All right, you are going to throw that in the fridge for four to 12 hours.

Preheat your oven to 375F. When you remove it from the marinade, take off the garlic and rosemary so it doesn't burn in the pan. We're going to salt it well.
Sear the Pork Tenderloin
And here are your 5 steps for any pan sauce: sear it, roast it, deglaze the pan, reduce the sauce, and finish with butter -- my favorite step!

So, here's the searing. We're going to put a tablespoon of oil in a very hot pan. We're going to sear that pork tenderloin - I'm going to put it fold side down - and we're going to sear it 3-4 minutes per side on high heat to get a nice crust going. So that's the searing.
Roast the Pork Tenderloin
The roasting is of course the roasting. I'm going to go 20 minutes at 375F, or if you want to go internal temperature, I go 165F, which comes out nice and moist. So now that we've taken that pork out to rest, we are ready to deglaze the bottom of the pan.
Deglaze the Bottom of the Pan and Reduce
We're going to add our liquids; our cider vinegar, which is a 1/4 cup; our couple tablespoons of Dijon; our two cups of apple cider. And that's the deglazing.

Now on high, heat the reduction. We're simply going to reduce that liquid down buy 3/4 until it kind of looks like that. Turn off the heat.
Add Butter to the Apple Dijon Pan Sauce
Add two tablespoons of cold butter, and whisk until incorporated. Just whisk it all in. It will come together, it will thicken it.

Now what's happening is the vinegar in the reduction is helping emulsify the butter into the sauce, and that's what gives it that shine and that incredible texture.
Season and Strain the Pan Sauce
Be sure to adjust for salt and pepper. And just to be fancy I'm going to strain mine, you know, just to look professional.

I'm going to add 1 teaspoon of fresh minced rosemary for some color after I strain it.
Top the Pork With the Pan Sauce
Slice your meat on the bias -- it just looks cool. Top with that amazing sauce, and you have an incredible, incredible pork dish.

And the important thing to remember is that if you follow those five steps you can make a delicious pan sauce out of any roasted meat. I hope you give it a try.

Enjoy!





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Turkey Tetrazzini
with Rachel Edelman


Ingredients:
For this recipe, you will need:
10 oz. sliced mushrooms
1 c. cooked peas
5 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 3/4 c. milk
2 c. chicken broth
1/4 c. dry white wine
3 c. chopped cooked turkey
2/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 c. bread crumbs
salt and pepper
10 oz. cooked spaghetti
Make the Cream Sauce
First pour 4 tbsp. of the butter into a heated saucepan. Once its started to melt, add the rinsed mushrooms. Cook and stir over a moderate heat, until most of the liquid they give off has evaporated. This will take about 7-10 minutes.

Stir in the flour and cook the mixture over low heat, and keep mixing for another 3 minutes.

Slowly add to the mushrooms the milk, the chicken broth, and the wine. Stir together and bring to a boil. Continue to stir and simmer the sauce for 5 minutes.
Assemble the Turkey Tetrazzini
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Also butter a shallow 3 qt. casserole dish.

Next, take your bowl with the spaghetti and ladle on the mushroom sauce. Next add the chopped turkey, the peas, and some salt and pepper. Mix these ingredients together. Then, add 1/3 of a cup of the Parmesan cheese and mix it in.

Now, pour the whole thing into the casserole dish. Top the dish with the rest of the Parmesan cheese, the bread crumbs and salt and pepper.
Bake the Turkey Tetrazzini
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. When it's done you'll see it has a nice crunchy top. I like using a pasta fork to help serve this creamy meal.

Enjoy!




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Tortilla Espanola
with Natasha Levitan
In this tasty Tortilla Espanola recipe, potatoes are blended with onions, eggs, and salt to create a perfect meal or snack.


Ingredients:
To make Tortillas Espanola, you will need:
6 potatoes
1 whole yellow onion
6 eggs
2 cups olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
Combine the Tortilla Espanola Ingredients
Peel the potatoes and slice them into thicker slices, about 1/8 inch. Peel the onion and chop it. Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl and whisk them.
Cook the Onions and Potatoes
In a large, heavy, non-stick frying pan, heat a tablespoon of olive oil on medium high heat. Add in the onions and fry them until they turn golden brown. Set them aside.

Then add your remaining oil and potatoes, so that the oil almost covers the potatoes. Fry them until you can poke the potato and it breaks into two.

Your potatoes should be done. Remove from the pan and place the potato in a colander for a few minutes to allow more oil to drain.
Cook the Tortilla Espanola
Add your fried potatoes and onions into your bowl of whisked eggs, and mix them together so potatoes are well coated.

Pour 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil into the pan, and heat on medium heat. When hot, pour your egg-potato-onion mixture into the pan and spread out evenly.

Allow it to cook until the egg browned around the edges. The inside of the mixture should not be completely cooked.
Flip Over the Tortilla Espanola
When the mixture has browned on the bottom to the degree you can slightly move it around the pan, carefully take the frying pan to a sink. Place a dinner plate large enough to cover your pan upside down over the frying pan. Quickly turn the frying pan over.

Be careful because the pan is very heavy. Slide the omelet into the frying pan to cook on the other side. Let the omelet cook for 3-4 minutes.
Serve the Tortilla Espanola
Carefully slide the omelet onto a plate. You can slice the omelet the same you would a pie. Serve it with toasted bread on the side.

ENJOY!



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Strawberry Streusel Cake
with Rachel Edelman
Warm up your kitchen by baking this sweet treat that combines fresh strawberries, fluffy cake, and a delicate streusel topping. See how to make strawberry streusel cake from scratch.



Ingredients:
For this recipe, you will need:
1 c. plain flour
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
2 tablespoons melted butter
1-1/2 c. sliced strawberries
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Strawberry Streusel Cake Prep
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9" round baking pan with cooking spray. Then, take some extra flour and coat the pan all the way around.
Mix the Cake Dry Ingredients
In a medium bowl, pour the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir these ingredients together with a whisk.
Add the Cake Wet Ingredients
Now add the vanilla, the egg and the melted butter. Beat this together so it's well mixed.

Then, pour the batter into the prepared pan. Next, arrange the sliced strawberries on the top, gently laying them evenly around the pan.
Prepare the Streusel Topping
In a small bowl, combine the flour and sugar for the topping. Using a pastry blender or two knifes, cut in the butter to create a crumbly topping.

Pour in the chopped nuts and mix it all together. Then, sprinkle the topping over the strawberries.
Bake the Strawberry Streusel Cake
Place the pan in the oven and bake for about 35-40 minutes. Take it out of the oven and let it cool a bit before slicing.

Serve this with a scoop of whipped cream and a fresh strawberry for garnish.
Enjoy!




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