Apple Cider Pork With Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Apple Cider Pork With Mashed Sweet Potatoes is a cozy, family-friendly dinner with tender pork in a sweet-savory cider sauce, served over creamy, buttery mashed sweet potatoes.
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Ingredients
For the Apple Cider Pork
- 1½ pounds pork tenderloin trimmed and cut into medallions
- 1 cup apple cider divided
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon thyme fresh or dried
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch optional
For the Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup heavy cream or milk
- Salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Marinate pork medallions with apple cider, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper for 15–30 minutes (up to 2 hours for more flavor).
- Boil cubed sweet potatoes 15–20 minutes until tender; drain.
- Sear pork in olive oil 3–4 minutes per side; remove and set aside.
- Sauté onion in the same skillet, add reserved marinade and remaining apple cider, return pork, cover, and cook 10–15 minutes until 145°F (63°C); thicken sauce with cornstarch slurry if desired.
- Mash sweet potatoes with butter, cream, salt, and cinnamon until smooth.
- Serve pork over mashed sweet potatoes, drizzle with sauce, and garnish with fresh thyme.