with Couscous & Green Beans

Yield: 2

succulent pork tenderloin with roasted green beans and savory couscous. To finish things off, the pork is drizzled with a life-affirming creamy dill sauce.
Prep: 5 Cook: 30

• 6oz green beans
• 1tsp chili flakes
• 3TBS sour cream
• ¼oz dill
• 10oz pork tenderloin
• 2½oz Israeli couscous
• 2oz chicken stock concentrates
• 2tsp Dijon mustard
• salt & pepper
• 1TBS olive oil
• 2TBS butter

Prep:

Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Wash and dry produce.

Trim green beans if necessary. Pick and roughly chop fronds from dill.

Sear pork:

Pat pork dry with paper towels, season generously with salt and pepper.

Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and sear, turning occasionally, until browned all over, 4- to 8-minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step).

Turn off heat, transfer pork to one side of prepared baking sheet.

Roast pork & green beans:

Add green beans to empty side of baking sheet with pork, toss with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper, and chili flakes to taste.

Roast on top rack until green beans are tender and pork is cooked through, 12-15 minutes.

Remove from oven, transfer pork to a cutting board to rest for 5 minutes.

Cook couscous:

Meanwhile, add couscous and 1 TBS butter to a small pot over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until butter has melted, and couscous is lightly toasted, 2- to 3-minutes.

Add ¾ cup water, half the stock concentrates (you’ll use more in the next step), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until couscous is tender, 6- to 8-minutes.

Tip: Drain excess water if necessary.

Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Make sauce:

While couscous cooks, heat pan used for pork over medium-high heat. Add remaining stock concentrates and ¼ cup water, bring to a simmer and cook 1- to 2-minutes.

Reduce heat to low and whisk in sour cream, half the chopped dill, and mustard to taste. Turn off heat. Stir in 1 TBS butter and any resting juices from pork. Season with salt and pepper.

Finish & serve:

Fluff couscous with a fork and season with salt and pepper.

Slice pork crosswise.

Divide couscous, pork, and green beans between plates. Spoon sauce over pork and sprinkle with remaining chopped dill and any remaining chili flakes to taste. Serve.