With just the right fat and salt from the pork married to this lusty derivative-named sauce, there is no way this quick dish won’t be a home run with a date night with your sweetie.
• Hands-On Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 12 minutes
Serves 4
2-pound pork tenderloin, cut into 1" rounds
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons avocado oil, divided
11/2 cups Puttanesca Sauce (see Chapter 4)
2 tablespoons water
1 Season pork medallions with salt and pepper on both sides. Set aside.
2 Press the Sauté button on the Instant Pot® and heat 1 tablespoon oil. Sear half the pork 1 minute on each side. Set aside. Repeat with remaining oil and pork.
3 Add Puttanesca Sauce and water to pot. Gently toss in pork medallions. Lock lid. Press the Manual or Pressure Cook button and adjust time to 8 minutes. When timer beeps, quick-release pressure until float valve drops and then unlock lid.
4 Transfer pork medallions and sauce to a dish and serve warm.