Ingredients

  • 2 shallots
  • 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
  • 2 8-ounce pork tenderloins
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 teaspoons coarse black pepper, plus more to taste
  • 1 cup diced green beans
  • 2 cups instant polenta
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage
  • 2 cups carrot consomme (see recipe)

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Wrap the shallots in aluminum foil and roast for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Press the insides of the shallots out of the skin, and use a fork to mash with the mustard.
  • Rub pork loins with the mustard-shallot mixture and season on all sides with salt and pepper.
  • Place in a roasting pan and roast, turning every 5 minutes, for 20 minutes.
  • Blanch the beans, drain and cool under cold water.
  • Prepare the instant polenta according to the directions on the box.
  • Two minutes before it is through cooking, remove the polenta from the heat.
  • Stir in 2 teaspoons of pepper and the sage, cover and set aside.
  • Remove the pork from the oven and set aside.
  • Place the roasting pan over low heat and add half of the carrot broth, scraping well with a wooden spoon.
  • Add the remaining broth, adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper to taste and simmer until its volume is reduced by half.
  • Meanwhile, place a spoonful of the polenta in the center of 4 plates.
  • Slice the pork into thin disks and fan around the polenta.
  • Add the beans to the carrot broth and ladle over the pork slices and serve.