Chipotle-marinated pork tenderloin tacos a la plancha with sun-dried tomato salsa
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Read about tenderloin in the BrightCulinary Book
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- ½ whole pork tenderloin
Slice half a pork tenderloin in half lengthwise and open it out (butterfly it), then pound it to flatten a little more into a thin slice.
- canned chipotles
Puree canned chipotles in the blender; no extra seasoning needed. Dollop the puree onto the pork with one utensil and spread with another, keeping the puree clean for the salsa; coat both sides.
- sun-dried tomatoes
- orange juice
Warm sun-dried tomatoes with orange juice and let them cool, soak and soften about 20 minutes.
- 1 tbsp chipotle puree
Combine a tablespoon of the chipotle puree with the orange juice and soaked tomatoes in the food processor; pulse to a fine chop, not quite a puree. Scrape into a serving bowl.
- Kalamata olives
- red onion
- cilantro
- ½ whole lime
- salt
Add chopped Kalamata olives, a little red onion, chopped cilantro, the juice of half a lime and a dose of salt; stir.
- 3 tbsp water
- 12 whole corn tortillas
Dampen a kitchen towel with about three tablespoons of water, wring it, open it into a big heavy ceramic dish and lay in a dozen corn tortillas. Cover.
Microwave four minutes at 50% power; leave a couple of minutes after the buzzer for the steam to penetrate. They stay hot up to 20 minutes.
Sear the pork on a hot griddle a couple of minutes per side, until cooked through but juicy; a cool griddle leaves it grey and stewing.