
Cuban Style Pork Medallions
If you have around 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Cuban Style Pork Medallions might be an outstanding gluten free and dairy free recipe to try. This recipe serves 4 and costs $4.05 per serving. This main course has 690 calories, 94g of protein, and 30g of fat per serving. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. A mixture of juice of lime, onion, cumin, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 81%. This score is excellent. Try Country-Style Pork Medallions, Spicy Korean-style Pork Medallions With Asian Slaw, and Cuban-Style Pork Chops for similar recipes.
- Serves: 4
- Time: 45 Mins
- Category: lunch, main course, main dish, dinner
- Health Rating: 48.0
Ingredients
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brown sugar | 1.0 | teaspoon | None |
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healthy of cilantro | 1.0 | handful | None |
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cinnamon | 0.5 | teaspoons | None |
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cloves | 1.0 | Dash | None |
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cumin | 1.0 | teaspoon | None |
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garlic | 4.0 | cloves | None |
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garlic powder | 0.5 | teaspoons | None |
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ground pepper | 0.5 | teaspoons | None |
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juice of lime | 1.0 | None | |
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olive oil | 4.0 | servings | None |
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pork tenderloin | 1.814 | kgs | None |
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onion | 0.5 | None | |
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pepper flakes | 0.5 | teaspoons | None |
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sea salt | 1.0 | teaspoon | None |

brown sugar
Qty: 1.0
Metric: teaspoon
Price: None

healthy of cilantro
Qty: 1.0
Metric: handful
Price: None

cinnamon
Qty: 0.5
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

cloves
Qty: 1.0
Metric: Dash
Price: None

cumin
Qty: 1.0
Metric: teaspoon
Price: None

garlic
Qty: 4.0
Metric: cloves
Price: None

garlic powder
Qty: 0.5
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

ground pepper
Qty: 0.5
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

juice of lime
Qty: 1.0
Metric:
Price: None

olive oil
Qty: 4.0
Metric: servings
Price: None

pork tenderloin
Qty: 1.814
Metric: kgs
Price: None

onion
Qty: 0.5
Metric:
Price: None

pepper flakes
Qty: 0.5
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

sea salt
Qty: 1.0
Metric: teaspoon
Price: None
Instructions
Step 1: Slice the pork thin and place in a large bowl.
Ingredients:
- pork
Equipment:
- bowl
Step 2: Combine all of the ingredients for the marinade and toss over the pork. Gently rub the marinade into the pork and let stand in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Ingredients:
- marinade
- pork
- dry seasoning rub
Step 3: Heat a large frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
Ingredients:
- olive oil
Equipment:
- frying pan
Step 4: Place the pork in the heated frying pan and let saut until a beautiful golden on each side, turning only once.When the pork is done, drizzle a little olive oil again in the pan and add the cilantro, lime zest, garlic and sliced onion. Saut this until the onion is slightly charred and then top over the pork. Squeeze the juice of the zested lime over the pork and serve.
Ingredients:
- lime zest
- olive oil
- cilantro
- garlic
- juice
- onion
- lime
- pork
Equipment:
- frying pan
Dietary Information
- Gluten-Free
- Dairy-Free
Nutrition Facts
Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Needs |
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Calories | 689.7 kcal | 34.48% |
Fat | 30.24 g | 46.53% |
Saturated Fat | 7.33 g | 45.79% |
Carbohydrates | 5.07 g | 1.69% |
Net Carbohydrates | 4.26 g | 1.55% |
Sugar | 1.77 g | 1.97% |
Cholesterol | 294.84 mg | 98.28% |
Sodium | 825.4 mg | 35.89% |
Alcohol | 0.0 g | 100.0% |
Alcohol % | 0.0 % | 100.0% |
Protein | 94.3 g | 188.6% |
Vitamin B1 | 4.48 mg | 298.35% |
Selenium | 138.17 µg | 197.38% |
Vitamin B6 | 3.54 mg | 177.21% |
Vitamin B3 | 30.11 mg | 150.54% |
Phosphorus | 1117.99 mg | 111.8% |
Vitamin B2 | 1.54 mg | 90.82% |
Zinc | 8.61 mg | 57.42% |
Potassium | 1855.54 mg | 53.02% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.36 µg | 39.31% |
Vitamin B5 | 3.86 mg | 38.58% |
Magnesium | 129.28 mg | 32.32% |
Iron | 5.07 mg | 28.14% |
Copper | 0.44 mg | 21.86% |
Vitamin E | 3.21 mg | 21.37% |
Manganese | 0.39 mg | 19.48% |
Vitamin K | 12.81 µg | 12.2% |
Vitamin D | 1.36 µg | 9.07% |
Vitamin C | 4.53 mg | 5.49% |
Calcium | 49.83 mg | 4.98% |
Vitamin A | 163.83 IU | 3.28% |
Fiber | 0.81 g | 3.23% |
Folate | 4.5 µg | 1.12% |