Ingredients
- pork tenderloin
- 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1/3 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup dried currants
- clove sgarlic, minced
- sprigsfresh rosemary, chopped
- egg
- tablespoon solive oil
- teaspoon ssalt
- 1/2 teaspoon sground black pepper
- pinch cayenne pepper
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Remove flap of meat at wider end of tenderloin and trim last 2 inches off narrow end; chop trimmings and reserve.
- Place tenderloin with a short end toward you.
- Cut into tenderloin with knife parallel to cutting board about 1 inch from bottom (in the middle) along entire length of one long edge of tenderloin; continue cutting stopping about 1/2 inch from other long edge, without cutting all the way through.
- Open tenderloin like a book.
- Cut a few shallow slashes in the flattened meat, being careful not to cut all the way through.
- Cover flattened tenderloin with heavy plastic; pound with the smooth side of a meat mallet to about a 1/2 inch thickness. Roll up pounded tenderloin, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate to keep cold.
- Mix chopped pork trimmings, parsley, bread crumbs, currants, garlic, rosemary, egg, olive oil, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl with a fork until stuffing well combined.
- Unroll tenderloin on work surface. Spread stuffing over tenderloin, leaving a 2 inch border on one of the long edges. Roll up tenderloin, ending at the 2 inch border; tie with twine to secure shape. Season tenderloin on all sides with salt and black pepper.
- Heat an oven safe skillet on stovetop over high heat until hot. Add tenderloin; cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Cook in the preheated oven until tenderloin slightly pink in the center, about 30 minutes. An instant read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Transfer to a plate and let rest for 15 minutes before removing twine and slicing.