Pork tenderloin in pepper and bacon coating

AUTHOR
Lenora Decker
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3.9 27
A coat of coarse pepper and bacon adds a lot of spice to this very down-to-earth meal. But the side dishes are anything but boring and provide a Mediterranean flair.
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 100 g Breakfast bacon (Bacon)
  • 1 large pork fillet (approx. 600 g each)
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt and pepper
  • 2 TEASPOONS coarsely ground pepper
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 600 g Gnocchi (refrigerated counter)
  • 500 g Carrots
  • 1 Onion
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 3 TSP Tomato paste
  • 2 TEASPOONS Vegetable broth (instant)

Directions

  1. 1

    For the fillet, lay the slices of bacon next to each other, slightly overlapping. Dab the fillet dry. Season with salt and rub with pepper. Place the fillet on the bacon and wrap tightly around it.

  2. 2

    Heat the oil in a pan. Brown the fillet in it all around and put it on a baking tray. Cook in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 180 °C/gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 20 minutes.

  3. 3

    For the side dish, fry the gnocchi in hot frying fat. Meanwhile peel, wash and slice the carrots. Peel and finely chop the onion. Remove the gnocchi from the pan.

  4. 4

    Fry the carrots and onion in the frying fat. Season with salt, pepper and 1 pinch of sugar. Add tomato paste and sweat it. Stir in 500 ml water and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. Heat gnocchi in the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve everything.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
630 kcal
CARBS
54 g
FATS
25 g
PROTEINS
43 g