Braised Pork And Tomato Sauce For Orzo
Serves:
Ingredients:
12
oz
Pork tenderloin
1
ts
Olive oil
12
oz
Whole onion, chopped (or)
11
oz
Chopped (ready cut) (2 1/4
-to 2 1/2 cups)
2
lg
Garlic cloves, minced
3
tb
Chopped fresh basil
1
tb
Chopped fresh oregano
1
28 oz can no-salt added
-crushed tomatoes (or)
1 1/2
lb
Fresh tomatoes
1/2
c
Dry red wine
1
ts
Sugar
TT (to taste) freshly ground
-black pepper
1 1/2
c
Orzo
Method:
Serves 3 Trim any excess fat off tenderloin and cut into about 4 pieces.
In a hot non-stick skillet, saute pieces until they are brown on both sides, about 3-5 minutes.
Remove and set aside.
Add oil to skillet after removing pork; saute onion in oil until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes.
Add garlic and cook another minute.
Add herbs, tomatoes, wine, sugar and pepper to taste to skillet and cook over medium heat until orzo is ready.
Spoon pork & tomato sauce over orzo.
Serve.