Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

 Here is a great recipe using Shiitake Mushrooms. We are about to start at the Farmers Market and we wanted to have some new recipes for our customers. The Shiitake guy loves this one! I hope you will too!

 Ingredients:
2 pork tenderloin
6-8 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled
1 pound of Grandview Farm Shiitake Mushrooms (just sayin)
fresh rosemary about 2 sprigs
fresh thyme
1 small onion, finely chopped
6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
4 handfuls of fresh spinach, chopped
salt and pepper 

Method: 
Preheat your oven to 375F. Set your oven rack in the middle of the oven. Start by cooking your bacon until crispy then remove to a paper towel. Using the same pan (I use a cast iron skillet) add your mushrooms to the bacon grease (yes, I said bacon grease) and cook for 3 -5 minutes. Then add onions, garlic, rosemary, thyme, spinach, salt, and pepper. Saute until onions are soft and spinach has wilted. Remove pan from heat and set aside. Next you want to butterfly your pork tenderloins. If you don't know how to butterfly tenderloin there are some great tutorials you can find on You Tube. After the tenderloins are butterflied open them like a book, cover them with plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet until they are about an inch thick. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 

 Next you want to spread the Shiitake mixture over the two tenderloins. Add your crumbled bacon. Then starting at the narrow end of the tenderloin, roll it, then tie it with kitchen string. You can also use tooth picks to secure it. Place tenderloins in a roasting pan. Cook the tenderloins for 45 minutes, or until the inside reaches 145F on a meat thermometer. When the pork is done, transfer to a cutting board and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Remove kitchen string. At this point I mix olive oil, lemon zest, chopped fresh parsley, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Then  when the pork is rested brush oil mixture over your tenderloins. Slice and serve. Bon appetite!

We will be at Pepper Place Farmers Market April 9th. We hope to see you there!