Caribbean Pork Medallions

None of my children would try this one either, but I had a neighbor come over and taste test it for us. She thought it was good. I might have even convinced her that she could make it herself. If you can peel and cut up a potato and an apple you can make this. The hardest part of the recipe was trying to roll up the silly paper and get it to stay. :)

Caribbean Pork Medallions

• 1 large sweet potato(es), peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 small apple(s), cored and thinly sliced
• 2 Tbsp dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 tsp ginger root, peeled and grated
• 1/4 tsp table salt
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3/4 pound lean pork tenderloin, trimmed of all visible fat and cut into twelve half-inch slices
• 2 medium scallion(s), sliced
• 1 medium scallion(s), chopped (for garnish)

1. Preheat oven to 400 °F. Tear off four 12-inch squares of parchment paper or foil; fold each in half, lengthwise, and cut into a heart shape with the fold running vertically down the center. Open each heart to lie flat.
2. In a medium bowl, mix sweet potato, apple and brown sugar; spoon onto center of one side of each heart.
3. In same bowl, mix apple juice, ginger, salt, allspice and cinnamon. With heel of your hand, press pork slices to 1/4-inch thickness; add to spice mixture and toss to coat. Place pork over sweet potatoes; sprinkle with sliced scallions.
4. Fold parchment over pork. Starting at top of each heart, make a series of tight overlapping folds to seal packets. Place on a baking sheet; bake until pork is no longer pink and sweet potatoes are tender, about 18 minutes.
5. Open packets carefully when testing for doneness, as steam will escape. Serve, drizzled with any juices and garnished with chopped scallions.

This is another weight watcher meal--sorry that is what we are doing this week. It only took about 30 minutes total to make and is worth 4pts. I'm not actually doing the points, I just like to find good recipes wherever I can.