Best 10 Pork Medallions With Lemon And Capers Recipes

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Pork medallions, also known as pork tenderloin steaks, are luxurious cuts of meat that are prized for their tenderness and flavor. In this article, we present a collection of delectable pork medallion recipes that will tantalize your taste buds and make any meal special. From the classic combination of lemon and capers to the bold flavors of Dijon mustard and herbs, these recipes offer a diverse range of culinary experiences. Whether you prefer a simple pan-seared medallion or a more elaborate dish with a creamy sauce, you're sure to find a recipe here that suits your preferences. So, prepare to indulge in the exquisite flavors of pork medallions and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving for more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS



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I found this recipe in an old pork and lamb cookbook. The picture is not mine. It is meant to be representative of the recipe. Have made this a few times, and it always receives raves from family and friends. Hope you enjoy it as well!

Provided by Patty Ward

Categories     Pork

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 pork tenderloins about 3/4 lb each, trimmed of excess fat
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
salt and freshly ground black pepper to your taste
4 tablespoons of olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
1/4 cup dry white wine or chicken stock
2 cups chicken stock - i use boxed low sodium
1/4 cup drained capers, rinsed
1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
lemon wedges for garnish

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 200 D/F. Cut the tenderloins crosswide into 1/2 inch slices. Place slices between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound the pork gently until it is about 1/4 inch thick. On a plate, combine flour, salt and pepper to taste. Coat the pork with seasoned flour, shaking off the excess. Continue until all pieces are coated.
  • 2. In a large 10-12 inch saute pan over medium high heat, warm 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Working in batches, add the pork to the pan in a single layer and saute turning once, until golden brown, 1 1/2 - 2 minutes on each side. As you add pieces to the saute pan, add the remaining olive oil if needed. Transfer to an oven proof platter and keep warm in 200 degree oven.
  • 3. Reduce the heat to low, add the garlic and rosemary and saute, stirring, for 30-60 seconds. Raise the heat to high add the wine (or extra chicken stock) and deglaze the pan to dislodge any browned bits on the pan bottom. Boil until reduced by half, about 1 minute. Add the chicken stock and again boil until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Stir in the capers, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Remove pork medallions from oven and pour sauce over it and garnish with the lemon wedges. Serve immediately.
  • 4. I serve this dish with potatoes that have been roasted with a little fresh lemon juice, olive oil and fresh rosemary. I like to use the small new potatoes as they will only take a short while to roast. Serve with a salad if you like and good, crusty bread. Enjoy!

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND CAPERS



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This is one meal to impress dinner guests that will not break the bank nor will it take very much time! Served with a green salad, red potatoes, and asparagus, this meal will turn out with a memorable presentation!

Provided by Marianne

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork     Pork Tenderloin Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon garlic salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
2 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
½ cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons minced lemon zest, or to taste
1 tablespoon capers, or to taste

Steps:

  • Place the flour, garlic salt, and pepper into a plastic bag. Shake to mix, the add the pork tenderloin pieces, and shake again to coat. Shake off the excess flour.
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the pork medallions in the hot oil until golden-brown on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Pour in the balsamic vinegar and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the pork is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pork to a serving platter, then stir the lemon zest and capers into the simmering sauce. Continue simmering until the sauce has thickened to your desired consistency.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.8 calories, Carbohydrate 6.4 g, Cholesterol 84.1 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 27.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 405.5 mg, Sugar 2 g

PORK CHOPS IN LEMON-CAPER SAUCE



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Here's my favorite recipe in Toni Tipton-Martin's excellent and invaluable "Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking" (2019). It's a remix of one that the chef Nathaniel Burton collected into his 1978 opus, "Creole Feast: Fifteen Master Chefs of New Orleans Reveal Their Secrets," and one that Tipton-Martin glossed-up with lemon zest, juice and extra butter, a technique she learned from the restaurateur B. Smith's 2009 collection of recipes, "B. Smith Cooks Southern-Style." It's a dish of smothered pork chops, essentially, made into something glorious and elegant. "The food history of Blacks in America has been a story of the food of survival," she told me in an interview. "We need to start celebrating the food they made at work."

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     dinner, easy, weeknight, meat, main course

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 bone-in pork chops (about 8 ounces each)
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 very small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
2 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 cup dry white wine
1 1/2 cups chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium, if store-bought
2 tablespoons drained capers
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons juice
Hot sauce (optional)

Steps:

  • Dry the chops with paper towels, and season aggressively with salt, pepper and the thyme. Swirl the olive oil into a large skillet, and heat over medium until the oil begins to shimmer. Add chops, and cook until well browned on each side and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
  • Drain the fat from the skillet, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in it over medium heat until sizzling. Add the shallot and garlic, and sauté until the aromatics soften, reducing the heat if necessary, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the wine and chicken stock, raise heat to high and bring the liquid to a boil, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half, 7 to 10 minutes.
  • Stir in the capers, parsley, lemon zest and juice and hot sauce to taste (if you're using it), and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it's melted and the sauce looks smooth. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce, and allow them to warm up for a couple of minutes, then serve, pouring sauce over each pork chop to taste. Garnish with more fresh parsley.

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS



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This was one of the first recipes I tried from Epicurious. I serve it with easy to prepare Uncle Ben's wild rice/long grain rice combo and sauteed cherry tomatoes. This meal can be for company or an easy week night dinner at the kitchen table. So versatile!

Provided by Penny Stettinius

Categories     Pork

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
1 1/2 lbs pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch-thick medallions
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons capers, drained
1/4 cup lemon (optional)
1/4 cup chives or 1/4 cup green onion top, chopped

Steps:

  • Preparation:.
  • Press pepper onto both sides of pork pieces.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
  • Season pork with salt and pepper.
  • Cook until just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
  • Transfer to plates and keep warm.
  • Add stock and lemon juice to skillet.
  • Boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 7 minutes.
  • Whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Add capers and lemon segments if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over pork. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.4, Fat 21.6, SaturatedFat 10.7, Cholesterol 144.6, Sodium 379.3, Carbohydrate 4.8, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 1.4, Protein 37

LEMON-CAPER PORK MEDALLIONS



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For an elegant but easy dinner you can put together in a twinkling for guests or unexpected visitors, these lightly breaded medallions are truly something special! -Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 pork tenderloin (1 pound), cut into 12 slices
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup white wine or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon capers, drained
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed

Steps:

  • Flatten pork slices to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large shallow dish, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add pork, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat., In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook pork in butter and oil in batches until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm., Add the broth, wine and garlic to the pan, stirring to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in the capers, lemon juice and rosemary; heat through. Serve with pork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 232 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 589mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

PORK CUTLETS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS



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Meat, breaded and fried, is a can't-lose dinner proposition from Milan to Texas and back. Here pork loin is pounded thin, dipped in flour and beaten egg, then coated in bread crumbs and shallow-fried until golden and crisp. A little messy to make? Yes, but less so than you'd think. Accompanied by a mixture of chopped parsley, lemon zest and capers and a sprinkling of chopped egg, it's an elegant weeknight splurge. But a wedge of lemon is all the garnish a well-fried cutlet really needs.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 slices center cut pork loin, 1/2-inch thick and about 4 ounces each
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs, divided 1/2 cup flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley
Zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and roughly chopped
2 eggs, hard-cooked for 8 minutes, cooled and peeled
Olive oil, for frying
Lemon wedges

Steps:

  • With a meat mallet, pound pork slices to flatten slightly. Season on both sides with salt and pepper.
  • Sprinkle a baking sheet or platter with bread crumbs. Dust pork slices with flour on both sides, then soak in beaten egg for 2 minutes. Using a fork or tongs, remove pork slices one at a time from egg mixture and place on top of crumbs. Sprinkle tops of slices with more bread crumbs, then turn over and sprinkle again so each slice is well coated. (They may be prepared up to this point an hour ahead and refrigerated, uncovered.)
  • Mix together parsley, lemon zest and capers in a small bowl. Chop hard-cooked egg and set aside.
  • Pour olive oil to a depth of 1/2 inch in a large cast-iron skillet (or use two pans to avoid crowding). Turn heat to medium high. When oil looks wavy, carefully place cutlets in pan and fry for 2 minutes, until golden. (Reduce heat if necessary.) Turn and cook for 2 minutes on other side, then remove and drain on paper towel. Season fried cutlets lightly with salt and pepper.
  • Arrange cutlets on a warm platter. Sprinkle with parsley mixture, then with chopped egg. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 607, UnsaturatedFat 36 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 49 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 30 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 535 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS



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Categories     Citrus     Pork     Sauté     Low Carb     Quick & Easy     Low/No Sugar     Dinner     Bon Appétit     Sugar Conscious     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch-thick medallions
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup chicken stock or canned broth
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons capers, drained
1/4 cup peeled diced lemon segments (optional)
Chopped fresh chives or green onion tops

Steps:

  • Press pepper onto both sides of pork pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Season pork with salt. Cook until just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plates and keep warm.
  • Add stock and lemon juice to skillet. Boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 7 minutes. Whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Add capers and lemon segments if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over pork. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

PORK MEDALLIONS



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My wife always raves about dinner when I make this recipe, but that may just be her way of getting me to do more of the cooking!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 pork tenderloin (about 1/2 pound)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-1/2 teaspoons butter
1 small onion, sliced
1/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 teaspoon dried savory
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Minced fresh parsley, optional

Steps:

  • Slice tenderloin into 1/2-in.-thick medallions. In a skillet, brown pork in oil for about 2 minutes on each side. Remove from skillet and set aside. , In same skillet melt butter. Add the onion, mushrooms and garlic; saute for 1 minute. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in the broth, rosemary, savory, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened., Lay pork medallions over mixture. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until meat juices run clear. Garnish with parsley if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 calories, Fat 15g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 83mg cholesterol, Sodium 631mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

PORK MEDALLIONS WITH MUSTARD-CAPER SAUCE



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Make and share this Pork Medallions With Mustard-Caper Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Tinat51796

Categories     Pork

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb pork tenderloin, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup shallot, sliced
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
4 tablespoons whipping cream
3 tablespoons drained capers
2 tablespoons coarse-grained Dijon mustard

Steps:

  • Using meat mallet or rolling pin, flatten pork rounds slightly to an even 1/2-inch thickness (if the cuts aren't an even 1/2 inch). Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork to skillet and sauté until brown and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer pork to plate.
  • Add shallots to skillet and stir 1 minute. Add chicken broth and cream. Boil until sauce is thick enough to coat spoon, stirring up browned bits, 3-5 minutes. Mix in capers and mustard. Return pork to sauce. Simmer mixture until pork is heated through, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

CRISP PORK MEDALLIONS WITH CREAMY CAPER SAUCE



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Categories     Herb     Pork     Roast     Quick & Easy     Yogurt     Mayonnaise     Pork Tenderloin     Pan-Fry     Capers     Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

For sauce:
2/3 cup plain yogurt (6 ounces; preferably whole-milk)
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons drained bottled capers, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
For pork:
1 1/2 to 1 3/4 lb pork tenderloin
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 large eggs
1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
About 1 cup vegetable oil for panfrying
Accompaniment: lemon wedges; watercress or other baby greens
Special Equipment
an instant-read thermometer

Steps:

  • Make sauce:
  • Stir together all sauce ingredients in a bowl until combined, then chill, covered, until ready to use.
  • Cook pork:
  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cut pork crosswise into 1 1/4-inch-thick slices (medallions).
  • Whisk together flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.
  • Whisk together eggs with a pinch of salt in another shallow bowl and put bread crumbs in a third shallow bowl.
  • Working with 1 medallion at a time, dredge medallions in flour, shaking off excess, and dip in egg, letting excess drip off, then coat with crumbs, pressing to help them adhere. Arrange pork in 1 layer on a baking sheet.
  • Heat 1/4 inch oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then panfry medallions, turning over once, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a clean baking sheet and roast in oven until thermometer inserted horizontally into center of meat registers 145 to 150°F, 6 to 7 minutes.
  • Serve pork with sauce, lemon wedges, and watercress.

Tips:

  • Choose high-quality pork medallions that are at least 1-inch thick. This will ensure that they cook evenly and remain juicy.
  • Pat the pork medallions dry with paper towels before cooking. This will help the seasonings adhere to the meat and prevent them from steaming.
  • Season the pork medallions generously with salt and pepper. You can also add other seasonings, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or paprika.
  • Sear the pork medallions in a hot skillet over medium-high heat. Sear for about 2-3 minutes per side, or until the pork is browned and slightly caramelized.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the lemon slices, capers, and white wine to the skillet. Simmer for about 5 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly.
  • Serve the pork medallions immediately, topped with the lemon-caper sauce.

Conclusion:

Pork medallions with lemon and capers is a quick and easy dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The pork is tender and juicy, and the lemon-caper sauce is bright and flavorful. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.

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