Ingredients

Pork

1 Pork Tenderloin

Salt & Pepper

Sunchoke Puree

1/2 lb of sunchokes, peeled, thinly sliced

1 cup of heavy cream

2 TBSP of butter

Salt & pepper to taste

Sunchoke chips (optional, but they add crunch)

1/4 lb of sunchokes, peeled thinly sliced

Canola oil (or vegetable oil)

Porcini Jus

1 cup water

1 oz dried porcinis

3 TBSP butter

1/2 cup chicken broth

2 tsp sherry wine vinegar

4 crimini mushrooms, sliced or roughly chopped

Preparation

Porcini Jus

  1. Bring water to boil, remove from heat and soak porcinis for 20 minutes. Using 1 TBSP butter, cook the crimini mushrooms, about 5 mins. Add the porcinis and liquid and cook down, 1 minute. Add broth and vinegar and cook down, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in remaining butter. Set aside.

Pork Tenderloin

  1. Preheat oven to 425°. Season the tenderloin with salt and pepper.
  2. In a large skillet sear the pork on each side, around 2 mins per side (around 6-8 min total).
  3. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and insert an instant read thermometer and put in the oven until it reaches 140°, about 17-20 minutes.
  4. Transfer to cutting board and let rest 5 minutes before cutting. Cut slices 1/4- 1/2" thick. Two slices per person. You should have some pork left over.

Sunchoke Puree

  1. In a medium sauce pan combine the sunchokes, cream, and butter and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to simmer and cook until the sunchokes are tender, about 8-10 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and pour mixture through strainer over a bowl, reserving the liquid. Add the drained sunchokes to a food processor or blender and start adding the liquid and puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. (For an extra pop of flavor you can also stir in 1 TBSP black truffle oil).

Sunchoke Chips

  1. Line a dish with paper towel to absorb oil.
  2. Add a 1/2" of canola oil to a deep pan or pot and add 8-10 slices of sunchoke at a time. Cook until lightly tan in color (they will keep cooking slightly so don’t pull them out at the last minute or they will look burned). 2-3 mins per batch.
  3. With a slotted spoon transfer slices to paper towel and sprinkle with kosher salt. Repeat until all are cooked. You want approx 24 chips per plate.

Plate: Using a tablespoon utensil, add dollop of sunchoke puree to plate, add 2 slices of pork, 1-2 tsp of porcini sauce, and sprinkle chips. (Add shaved black truffle for pop, if you have it).