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Created by Chef Dimitra
Macedonian psaronefri is pork tenderloin treated plainly: a hard sear, a short roast, and a mustard-wine pan sauce sharp enough to wake the lean meat.
Macedonian psaronefri me moustarda kai krasi is pork tenderloin in a mustard and white-wine sauce, the kind of northern Greek plate that moves easily from a Tuesday table to a dinner with guests. The region is the dish's surname here: Macedonia has always cooked pork confidently, and this version keeps the meat lean, the sauce bright, and the method quick.
The whole dish turns on timing. Sear the tenderloin hard, roast it only to medium, and rest it before slicing. Psaronefri has almost no fat inside it, so the difference between tender and dry is not philosophy, it's minutes. Pull it while the center is still faintly pink and let the heat finish its work quietly.
The sauce is the useful one: pan juices, white wine, mustard, a little stock, lemon at the end. Nothing sweet, nothing heavy. I write it down this way because a cook should be able to make the same good plate again next Thursday, not just hope the pan remembers.
Quantity
2, about 800g total
silver skin removed
Quantity
8g
Quantity
1 teaspoon
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| pork tenderloins (psaronefri)silver skin removed | 2, about 800g total |
| fine sea salt | 8g |
| freshly ground black pepper | 1 teaspoon |
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